Simple Summary Visitors in zoos have a variable impact on animals; principally categorised
as positive, negative or neutral. This paper quantifies the impact of visitors in non-primate …

Animal habitats are changing around the world in many ways, presenting challenges to the
survival of species. Zoo animal populations are also challenged by small population sizes …

The development of evidence-based zoo animal welfare science and the use of the'five
domains' have inspired zoos to increase animal welfare, particularly recognising positive …

Individual animal personalities affect experiences of zoo environments, and thus potentially
welfare. Incorporating keeper knowledge of animal personality in a reliable way has great …

Personality is the essence of individuality in animals, affecting individual behaviours,
perceptions and lived experiences. Being able to reliably assess personality in animals …

Individual personalities affect animal experiences of zoo environments, impact on an
animal's coping ability and have potential implications for welfare. Keeper assessments …

The article deals with the sustainability and breeding problems as reported from many
captive populations of birds and mammals. The problems are considered under the …

Until recently it was considered inappropriate for scientists to apply the construct of
personality to nonhuman animals (see Loyer and Ha, 2017). Personality was sometimes …

Visitors are a prominent feature in the lives of zoo animals, and their presence provides
auditory, visual and olfactory stimuli to which animals may respond. While historically this …

Appropriate social groups in zoo-housed animals can enhance welfare, longevity, health
status and reproductive success of individuals, and consequently zoo populations. However …