Zoo professionals and volunteers in the U.S: experiences and prevalence of burnout, mental health, and animal loss

Authors: McDonald,Shelby E., Kogan,Lori R., Nageotte,Nichole L., Currin-McCulloch,Jennifer, Dickler-Mann,Rachel

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry

Keywords: animal care, animal health, burnout, grief, loss, mental-health, resilience, zoos

2024

Husbandry and propagation of the Chinese big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo

Authors: Nichole Shelmidine, Brittany Murphy, Katelyn Massarone

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, hibernation, incubation

2016

Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics

Authors: Matthew A. Brooks, Robyn M. Harvey, Nichole F. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Monty S. Kerley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bos taurus, ndf, odocoileus hemionus, ruminant, volatile fatty acid

2014

Survival Patterns and Mortality in the North American Population of Silvered Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus)

Authors: Nichole Shelmidine, Denise McAloose, Colleen McCann

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: colobine, infant survivorship, mortality rate

2013

Factors influencing weight changes in callitrichids at the Bronx zoo

Authors: Elena Kaplan, Nichole Shelmidine

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alloparenting, housing changes, illness, social changes, weight loss

2010

Tongue twisters: feeding enrichment to reduce oral stereotypy in giraffe

Authors: Loraine Tarou Fernandez, Meredith J. Bashaw, Richard L. Sartor, Nichole R. Bouwens, Todd S. Maki

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giraffe, housing, oral behavior, stereotypic behavior, welfare

2008