Cetaceans are long-lived, social species that are valued as ambassadors inspiring the
public to engage in conservation action. Under professional care, they are critical partners …

In nature, animals need to actively engage with the environment in order to prosper in
survival and reproduction. Hence, agency is a central adaptive characteristic of animal life …

Captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are well-documented as being prone to behavioural
disorders and, as a result, their welfare is the cause of increasing concern. There is therefore …

Simple Summary To retain social license to operate, achieving and maintaining high
standards of animal welfare need to be institutional priorities for zoos. In order to be …

Simple Summary Human–animal interactions are an important focus of modern animal
welfare research. A subset of this interest includes animal–visitor interactions that occur in …

Zoological institutions have come a long way over the past 20 years in their measurement
and evaluation of animal behaviour and welfare. Environments that enable the performance …

Stereotypies in captive animals have been defined as repetitive, largely invariant patterns of
behavior that serve no obvious goal or function. Stereotypies are commonly attributed to …

The field of applied behavior analysis has been directly involved in both research and
applications of behavioral principles to improve the lives of captive zoo animals. Thirty years …

The way an animal uses its habitat can serve as an indicator of habitat appropriateness for
the species and individuals. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops aduncus) …

Ensuring good health and welfare is an increasingly important consideration for
conservation of endangered species, whether free-ranging or managed to varying degrees …