Assessing preferences of two zoo‐housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test

Authors: Mark James Learmonth, Sally Sherwen, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, giant tortoise, preference testing, reptile behavior, tortoise, zoo animals

2020

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

Space use and enrichment in a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) exhibit

Authors: Preston Foerder, Sally B Swanson, David Collins

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: environmental enrichment, exhibit space use, lontra canadensis, otters, SPI score

2020

Status of animal welfare research in zoos and aquariums: Where are we, where to next?

Authors: Sally Binding, Holly Farmer, Laura Krusin, Katherine Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, research, zoos

2020

Effects of Regulating Visitor Viewing Proximity and the Intensity of Visitor Behaviour on Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Behaviour and Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Chiew, Kym L. Butler, Sally L. Sherwen, Grahame J. Coleman, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2019

The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare

Authors: Sally L. Sherwen, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, human-animal relationships, stress physiology, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2019

An Animal Welfare Risk Assessment Process for Zoos

Authors: S. L. Sherwen, L. M. Hemsworth, N. J. Beausoleil, A. Embury, D. J. Mellor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: assessment, Five Domains, welfare, zoo

2018

“Feelings and Fitness” Not “Feelings or Fitness”–The Raison d’être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives

Authors: Ngaio J. Beausoleil, David J. Mellor, Liv Baker, Sandra E. Baker, Mariagrazia Bellio, Alison S. Clarke, Arnja Dale, Steve Garlick, Bidda Jones, Andrea Harvey, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Sally Sherwen, Karen A. Stockin, Sarah Zito

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare assessment, conservation welfare, environmental ethics, wild animal welfare, wildlife conservation.

2018

Serotonin 1A agonism decreases affiliative behavior in pair-bonded titi monkeys

Authors: Rebecca H. Larke, Nicole Maninger, Benjamin J. Ragen, Sally P. Mendoza, Karen L. Bales

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 8-oh-dpat, cortisol, monogamy, oxytocin, pair-bonding, primate, social behavior, vasopressin

2016

Effects of visual contact with zoo visitors on black-capped capuchin welfare

Authors: Sally L. Sherwen, Trista J. Harvey, Michael J. L. Magrath, Kym L. Butler, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: human-animal interactions, primates, stress physiology, visitor effect, xoo welfare

2015