The international travel ban initiated in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic greatly
affected how captive elephants were managed in Thailand. A lack of tourists and associated …

Captive breeding programs for endangered species can increase population numbers for
eventual reintroduction to the wild. Captive populations are typically small and isolated …

A number of potential stressors are present in captive environments and it is critically
important to identify them in order to improve health and welfare in ex situ animal …

This study investigated how camp management and tourist activities affect body condition,
adrenocortical function, lipid profiles and metabolic status in female tourist elephants. We …

Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are increasingly subject to multiple new stressors associated
with unprecedented climate change and increased anthropogenic activities across much of …

We previously found relationships between body condition and physiological function
affecting health and welfare of female tourist camp elephants in Thailand, and used that …

Abstract The Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus) is a small goat-like animal, which is
considered “vulnerable” due to its rapid decline in population in the wild. Captive breeding …

The international travel ban instituted by the Thai government in March 2020 in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected how tourist camp elephants were managed, with …

 Abstract Gorals represent ungulate mammals of the Palearctic and Indo-Malayan realms
that face habitat destruction and intense hunting pressure. Their classification has been the …

This paper describes an assessment of the Impact of weather changes and human visitation
on behavior and activity level of Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) in captivity. The …