Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly detected in wildlife and present
concerning and unknown health risks. While there is a growing body of literature describing …

Simple Summary Oxidative stress is an adverse condition in animals that can cause tissue
damage and result in poor health. A number of factors can contribute to this condition …

Introduction Oxidative stress refers to an imbalance between oxidant and antioxidant activity
and accumulation of reactive oxygen species, which can have detrimental effects on animal …

Captive African elephants used in the tourism industry face numerous welfare issues which
are often stress related and linked to high numbers of tourists or human-elephant …

Free-living species exhibit seasonal variation in various life history traits, including vital rates
such as birth and death patterns. Different physiological mechanisms are thought to underlie …

A quarter of Asian elephants are captive, with greater than 90% of these tamed and cared for
by handlers (mahouts) in Asia. Although taming is a much-discussed welfare issue, no …

This chapter includes a review of relevant literature, an examination of related current
debates, and the identification of gaps within the areas of ethics, care, commodification …

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 …

Slowly reproducing and long-lived terrestrial mammals are often more at risk from
challenges that influence fitness and survival. It is, therefore, important to understand how …

Although social behaviour is common in group-living mammals, our understanding of its
mechanisms in long-lived animals is largely based on studies in human and non-human …