Scientific Advances in Zoo Animal Management
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Zoo Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 February 2024) | Viewed by 19918
Special Issue Editors
Interests: elephants; animal welfare; animal behavior; zoo animals; social behavior; sleep behavior; personality; social network analysis
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Interests: zoo research; animal behavior; zoological education; visitor effects; human–animal interactions; envi-ronmental enrichment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As climate change, biodiversity loss and habitat degradation continue to worsen, zoos have become an increasingly important place of refuge for many animal species. In fact, zoos are in a position to make substantial contributions to conservation and conservation education, research and animal welfare. Zoo animal science has advanced significantly in recent years, and this continues to be an area of ever-advancing scientific knowledge.
The aim of this special issue of Animals is to provide a platform to share advances in the science of zoo animal management. Manuscripts that are scientifically rigorous, and investigate any aspect of zoo practices, are welcomed, but research which advances our understanding of lesser known species or taxa will be particularly important. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to, animal behaviour including social interactions, animal welfare, animal experiences, animal nutrition, visitor effects including human-animal interactions and husbandry practices including animal training. Compiling the current research surrounding zoo animal science will progress this area of research, enhance the care of captive animals and highlight under-studied areas of zoo science that require further investigation.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ellen Williams
Dr. Courtney Collins
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- animal behavior
- social interactions
- animal welfare
- animal experiences
- animal nutrition
- visitor effects
- human-animal interactions
- husbandry practices
- animal training
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