The visitor effect on zoo animals: Implications and opportunities for zoo animal welfare

SL Sherwen, PH Hemsworth - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Research has shown that an animal's welfare is highly dependent on how
various individual animal factors (eg, species traits, genetics, temperament and previous …

Little penguins, Eudyptula minor, show increased avoidance, aggression and vigilance in response to zoo visitors

SL Sherwen, MJL Magrath, KL Butler… - Applied Animal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Multiple studies have shown that human disturbance can have negative impacts on wild
penguin populations. Penguins in zoos may also be susceptible to negative impacts from …

A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors

SL Sherwen, MJL Magrath, KL Butler… - Applied Animal …, 2014 - Elsevier
The scientific literature indicates that visitors may affect both the behaviour and welfare of
zoo animals. Captive born slender-tailed meerkats, Suricata suricatta, at three exhibits were …

Evaluating the Effect of Visitor Presence on Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) Behavior

A Riley, M Terry, H Freeman, AC Alba, J Soltis… - Journal of Zoological …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Visitor presence has been shown to affect the behavior of animals in zoos. However, studies
to date have not included a wide range of taxonomic groupings, and thus, the effect is poorly …

Impact of Zoo Visitors on the Fecal Cortisol Levels and Behavior of an Endangered Species: Indian Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra L.)

T Rajagopal, G Archunan, M Sekar - Journal of applied animal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated behavioral activities (resting, moving, aggressive, social, and
reproductive behavior) and fecal cortisol levels in 8 individually identified adult male …

Comparing space use and fecal glucocorticoid concentrations during and after the COVID-19 closure to investigate visitor effects in multiple species

AN Edes, NC Liu, E Baskir, KL Bauman… - Journal of Zoological …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We used the COVID-19 pandemic closure at the Saint Louis Zoo to examine visitor effects
on space use and glucocorticoid levels in banteng, grizzly bears, polar bears, and western …

Diversity and community structure of butterfly of Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

T Rajagopal, M Sekar, A Manimozhi… - Journal of …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Investigation was carried out on the diversity of butterfly fauna in selected localities of
conservation and breeding center of Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), Chennai, Tamil …

Stress hormone level and the welfare of captive European bison (Bison bonasus): the effects of visitor pressure and the social structure of herds

D Klich, R Łopucki, M Gałązka, A Ścibior… - Acta veterinaria …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Captive European bison (Bison bonasus) play an active role in
conservation measures for this species; this includes education, which may conflict with …

The visitor effect in petting zoo-housed animals: Aversive or enriching?

A Farrand, G Hosey, HM Buchanan-Smith - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2014 - Elsevier
Two studies were carried out on the effect of visitors on mixed-breed goats, llama, and
Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs housed in a petting zoo display within a safari park. In the first …

Visitor Influence on the Behavior of Captive Greater Rheas (Rhea americana, Rheidae Aves)

CS Azevedo, MFF Lima, VCA Silva… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Visitors can affect and reduce the welfare of nonhuman animals. The Belo Horizonte Zoo,
Brazil, had a group of greater rheas intended for reintroduction to the wild. Because this …