Learning outcomes measured in zoo and aquarium conservation education

J Schilbert, A Scheersoi - Conservation Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Communicating the topic of conservation to the public and encouraging proenvironmental
behaviors can mitigate loss of biodiversity. Thus, the evaluation of educational efforts is …

Behavioural Diversity Study in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Groups and Its Implications for Welfare Assessments

F Delfour, R Vaicekauskaite, D García-Párraga… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For the first time, a behavioural diversity study was conducted on several
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) groups within European Association of Aquatic …

Global Overview of Environmental Enrichment Studies: What Has Been Done and Future Directions

ÉS Bachetti, LY Viol, AB Viana-Junior, RJ Young… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The technique of environmental enrichment is used for animals kept under
human care and aims to provide adequate environmental stimulation to allow the animal to …

Cognitive foraging enrichment (but not non-cognitive enrichment) improved several longer-term welfare indicators in bottlenose dolphins

ILK Clegg, M Domingues, E Ström, L Berggren - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cognitive foraging enrichment is not commonly provided to dolphins in
zoos, and research with other species suggests the potential for significant welfare benefits …

Quantitative behavioral analysis and qualitative classification of attachment styles in domestic dogs: Are dogs with a secure and an insecure-avoidant attachment …

G Riggio, A Gazzano, B Zsilák, B Carlone, C Mariti - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Previous limited literature suggest that dogs present the same attachment
styles as those observed in children towards their caregivers, namely secure, insecure …

Diversity and novelty in environmental enrichment increases enrichment use in juvenile American mink (Neogale vison)

GB Clark, M Díez-León, RK Meagher - Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
It is standard practice on mink farms in Canada to provide one manipulable environmental
enrichment (EE) in each cage to benefit animal health and welfare, and once an enrichment …

Zookeepers' perception of zoo canid welfare and its effect on job satisfaction, worldwide

G Riggio, F Pirrone, E Lunghini, A Gazzano, C Mariti - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary An important part of zookeepers' work consists of monitoring and
assessing zoo animal welfare. In this study, we investigated zookeepers' perception of the …

Zoo visitor attitudes are more influenced by animal behaviour than environmental enrichment appearance

M Salas, DW Laméris, A Depoortere, L Plessers… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Environmental enrichment is a combination of techniques that aim to
improve the quality of life of zoo animals. However, institutions might be reluctant to add …

Effects of food-based enrichment on enclosure use and behavioral patterns in captive mammalian predators: a case study from an Austrian wildlife park

V Puehringer-Sturmayr, M Fiby, S Bachmann, S Filz… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Combining naturalistic enclosure design and animal welfare with visitor
interests and education can be challenging for zoos and wildlife parks. To accomplish both …

Preliminary Study of Scent Rolling in Captive Wolves (Canis lupus L. 1758) in Response to Olfactory Enrichment

N Boić, N Jukić, A Mikuška, D Bjedov, M Kovačić… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Scent rolling, a behaviour observed in large carnivores like wolves,
involves lowering the chin and neck towards a scent, then rubbing the head, neck …