Compassion Fatigue in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Caregivers: Prevalence, Contributing Factors, and Coping Mechanisms
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: caregiver, chimpanzee, compassion fatigue, sanctuary, zoo, zookeeper
2023
The perception of felid welfare by zookeepers in North America and the implications for zoo managers
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare management, felids, five freedoms, zookeepers, zoos
2023
Should Zoo Food Be Chopped for Captive Turacos?
Publication/Journal: Birds
Keywords: behavior, chopped food, Fischer's Turaco, food intake, food preparation, Tauraco fischeri, Tauraco leucotis, White-cheeked Turaco, zoo nutrition, zookeeper time
2021
Should zoo foods be chopped: macaws for consideration
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: Ara ararauna, avian, evidence-based husbandry, food presentation, keeper time, parrot
2021
Formal behavioral evaluation of enrichment programs on a zookeeper’s schedule: a case study with a polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) at the Bronx Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: data collection, enrichment, evaluation, polar bear, stereotypy
2010
A comparative approach to the study of Keeper–Animal Relationships in the zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, black rhinoceros, body posture, cheetah, great hornbill, job satisfaction, maned wolf, multi-institutional
2009
A Close Keeper–Nonhuman Animal Distance Does Not Reduce Undesirable Behavior in Contact Yard Goats and Sheep
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: african pygmy goats, animal, behavior, behaviour, capra hircus, keeper-animal distance, ovis aries, romanov sheep, zoo visitors, zookeeper
2004
Behavioral response of 12 ungulate species in captivity to the presence of humans
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: sex differences, size, species, vigilance, zookeeper
1989