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20 Citations
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17 Pages

22 September 2023

Zoological institutions, which were once exclusively for entertainment, are now leaders of wildlife conservation. This centuries-long transition was punctuated by key milestones that reformed wild animal exploitation into a mission of protection. Mod...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
13,555 Views
18 Pages

Measurement of zoo animal welfare states enables improvement to husbandry and management to be evidence-based and implemented according to species’ needs. Theoretical welfare concepts are often discussed, and whilst it is helpful to ensure wide...

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13 Citations
10,789 Views
16 Pages

Botanic gardens are increasingly important agents of plant research and conservation. A large number of botanic gardens have been established throughout the globe since the mid-20th century to pursue new socio-environmental missions. Others, with his...

  • Review
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12 Citations
9,660 Views
32 Pages

Ethnomedicinal Use, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Euphorbia resinifera O. Berg. (B): A Review

  • Oumaima Hmidouche,
  • Khadija Bouftini,
  • Abdelbasset Chafik,
  • Sara Khouri,
  • Halima Rchid,
  • Abdessadek Rahimi,
  • Mostafa Mimouni,
  • Elbekay Maarouf,
  • Fatna Zaakour and
  • Aya Khouchlaa
  • + 1 author

28 April 2023

Euphorbia resinifera (Zaggûm or Tikiut) is an endemic species of Morocco that grows in the Middle Atlas Mountain range. It is used in folk medicine to treat several diseases, especially various types of cancer. Aim of the review: In this review...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,448 Views
16 Pages

Cognitive enrichment for professionally managed species has become more prevalent in recent years in both zoological and research settings and has been encouraged as a means of welfare enhancement. However, the task’s difficulty must be specifi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,318 Views
19 Pages

A Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Plant Endemism during the Period of 1991–2022

  • Zishan Ahmad Wani,
  • Fareeda Akhter,
  • Qamer Ridwan,
  • Yashwant S. Rawat,
  • Zeeshan Ahmad and
  • Shreekar Pant

8 November 2023

A bibliometric analysis of 349 scholarly documents published on the topic plant nativity and endemism from 1991–2022 was carried out using the ‘bibliometrix’ tool, developed through the R programming language. The results revealed a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,109 Views
17 Pages

A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Endemic Plant Species Research, Conservation, and Popularization

  • Marco D’Antraccoli,
  • Angelino Carta,
  • Giovanni Astuti,
  • Jacopo Franzoni,
  • Antonio Giacò,
  • Manuel Tiburtini,
  • Lorenzo Pinzani and
  • Lorenzo Peruzzi

Scientific research is the main driver to push forward and disseminate botanical knowledge. Despite many institutions having this fundamental aim as a core activity, many of them do not have a complete set of facilities, expertise, staff, and resourc...

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8 Citations
3,985 Views
14 Pages

Botanic gardens play an increasingly important role in the conservation of global biodiversity. However, although botanical gardens periodically report the results of introducing certain species of native flora, they rarely attempt to summarize exist...

  • Commentary
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8 Citations
9,386 Views
13 Pages

Botanic Garden Tourism, Social Value, Health, and Well-Being

  • Nicholas Catahan,
  • Michelle Hopwood and
  • Piumie Suraweera

28 April 2024

Many botanic gardens are flourishing, and many others can learn from those leading the way; at the same time, all can form new allegiances informed by service research. We developed this paper to plant seeds for different stakeholders interested in p...

  • Article
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8 Citations
19,803 Views
11 Pages

20 September 2023

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) pose one of the most significant threats to native biodiversity. Swietenia macrophylla, or big leaf mahogany, is among the most threatening invasive plants in the Philippines. This article aimed to formally documen...

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7 Citations
11,379 Views
17 Pages

The Role of Zoos and Aquariums in Contributing to the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

  • Andrew Moss,
  • Matea Vukelic,
  • Susan L. Walker,
  • Charlotte Smith and
  • Sarah L. Spooner

It is now well established that human-induced species extinctions and habitat degradation are currently occurring at unprecedented rates. To halt and reverse this decline, the international community adopted the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiver...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,056 Views
29 Pages

A Review of Two Decades of In Situ Conservation Powered by Public Aquaria

  • João Correia,
  • Nicole Kube,
  • Lauren Florisson,
  • Max Janse,
  • Brian Zimmerman,
  • Doris Preininger,
  • Jonas Nowaczek,
  • Anton Weissenbacher,
  • Hugo Batista and
  • Philippe Jouk

2 February 2024

The European Union of Aquarium Curators (EUAC) boasts a membership of 150 dedicated individuals, standing as a vital cornerstone within the European public aquarium community. Since 2004, the EUAC Conservation Fund has granted over a quarter of a mil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,921 Views
17 Pages

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Biodiversity Conservation in a Tropical Arboretum

  • Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida,
  • Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho and
  • Ariane Luna Peixoto

In light of increasing human impacts on natural areas and climate change, urgent action is required to accelerate species conservation efforts. Ex situ conservation has gained importance, yet the increasing endangered species challenge is magnified i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,783 Views
22 Pages

Knowledge about ecological conditions and processes in centers of endemism (CoEs) is still limited with respect to various systematic groups of organisms, ecosystem types, ecological conditions, and ecosystem services. We review the characterization,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,560 Views
10 Pages

12 April 2023

Although rare and threatened species are maintained in many botanical gardens around the world, detailed reports on the success or failure of their introduction appear infrequently, which makes it difficult to understand the major constraints of grow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,778 Views
9 Pages

Insects are commonly utilized in biomedical research and have become increasingly popular in museum collections and as pets. Despite this, objective evaluation of insect euthanasia is scarce. This study investigated the effectiveness of targeted inje...

  • Review
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5 Citations
4,200 Views
18 Pages

Understanding How the Unique Context of the Minnesota Zoo Shapes Our Local Conservation Initiatives

  • Mary Mallinger,
  • Tricia Markle,
  • Ben Minerich,
  • Cale Nordmeyer,
  • Erik Runquist and
  • Seth Stapleton

The field of wildlife conservation is comprised of a variety of players with different contexts and approaches. Zoos and aquariums, historically largely focused on public entertainment, are shifting more towards conservation-minded missions and can p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,307 Views
22 Pages

12 April 2024

Humans are biased in their preferences for animals, and this may impact the composition of zoological collections. We assessed which kinds of animals the public and zoo professionals want to preserve in zoos for the future and analyzed these lists fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,753 Views
20 Pages

Parasitic Protozoa and Other Vector-Borne Pathogens in Captive Mammals from Brazil

  • Anisleidy Pérez Castillo,
  • Nicolas Colácio,
  • Pedro Henrique Cotrin Rodrigues,
  • João Victor Oliveira Miranda,
  • Paula Cristina Senra Lima,
  • Rafael Otávio Cançado Motta,
  • Herlandes Penha Tinoco,
  • Carlyle Mendes Coelho and
  • Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira

2 December 2024

In captive environments, mammals are frequently exposed to various parasitic protozoa and other vector-borne pathogens that can impact both animal health and public health. Monitoring these pathogens is essential for animal welfare and zoonotic disea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,006 Views
15 Pages

The Study of Exotic and Invasive Plant Species in Gullele Botanic Garden, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Mehari Girmay,
  • Kflay Gebrehiwot,
  • Ergua Atinafe,
  • Yared Tareke and
  • Birhanu Belay

The Gullele Botanic Garden was established to preserve and safeguard indigenous, rare, endemic, endangered, and economically important plant species. The objective of this study was to identify and map the exotic, invasive, and potentially invasive p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
18,447 Views
15 Pages

The Sierra Madre Mountain Range (SMMR) is the backbone of the Luzon Islands that contains a high concentration of highly important ecological resources distributed among the 68 protected areas therewith. The present study aimed to assess the composit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
11,374 Views
14 Pages

This study explored Toronto Zoo animal-care professionals’ (ACPs) experiences with compassion fatigue (CF) using a two-phase participatory methodology. In phase one, 11 participants took photographs of their workplace. In phase two, participant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,104 Views
14 Pages

One of the main goals of zoos and aquariums (hereafter ‘zoos’) is to connect visitors with animals. Unfortunately, COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in these organizations closing around the globe, making this goal exceedingly difficult. During...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,936 Views
21 Pages

10 March 2023

This communication discusses the Bear Care Group’s “behavior-based” enrichment philosophy, focusing on the importance of enrichment programs built on the knowledge of species’ natural histories, living strategies, and observed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,797 Views
17 Pages

25 December 2023

Wildlife tourism is one of the strongest-performing sectors in the global tourism market. While tourists’ preferences for and affection towards animals are a cornerstone of the industry, a better understanding of how experiences, including anim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,194 Views
15 Pages

This study investigates how virtual reality (VR) experiences influence tourists’ intentions to visit Da Lat, Vietnam, as a botanical destination, emphasizing the mediating roles of enjoyment and immersion. By integrating flow theory with the In...

  • Review
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5 Citations
6,660 Views
11 Pages

Numerous previous studies indicate that both wild hedgehogs and those kept as pets pose a significant risk to human health. At the same time, humans can also transmit various pathogens to hedgehogs (e.g., human herpesvirus 1). The risk of human infec...

  • Review
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4 Citations
5,608 Views
20 Pages

Conservation through Collaboration: Regional Conservation Programs of the North Carolina Zoo

  • Elizabeth A. Roznik,
  • Halley Buckanoff,
  • Robert W. Langston,
  • Christopher J. Shupp and
  • Dustin Smith

24 March 2023

In response to rapid biodiversity losses in recent decades, zoos have become more engaged in conservation issues. Solutions to conservation challenges are complex and require collaborative efforts across organizations. Zoos can be effective partners...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,076 Views
17 Pages

Local Plant and Insect Conservation Evaluated with Organizational Identity Theory

  • Lily Maynard,
  • Bailey Cadena,
  • T’Noya Thompson,
  • Valerie Pence,
  • Megan Philpott,
  • Mollie O’Neil,
  • Mandy Pritchard,
  • Julia Glenn,
  • Bridget Reilly and
  • David Jenike
  • + 1 author

With a range of programs focused on local plant and insect conservation, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden works with partners and our communities to restore landscapes and thriving ecosystems for wildlife and people. We used organizational i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,304 Views
17 Pages

Conservation Innovations and Future Directions for the Study of Rhinoceros Gut Microbiome

  • Christina M. Burnham,
  • Kimberly Ange-van Heugten,
  • Erin A. McKenney,
  • Larry J. Minter and
  • Shweta Trivedi

Rhinoceros are among the largest and most endangered herbivores in the world. Three of the five extant species are critically endangered, with poaching and habitat loss contributing heavily to declines. The gut microbiome is an essential facet of hos...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,686 Views
11 Pages

5 August 2024

Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA, USA) is working toward a future where the beauty of nature can be enjoyed by all through its sustainability and stewardship efforts. Using case studies highlighting water quality and conservation, carbon footprin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,918 Views
13 Pages

The Impact of Food Enrichment on the Behavior of Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) Kept under Human Care

  • Isabella Brosens Barros,
  • Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo,
  • Cynthia Fernandes Cipreste,
  • Laura Chrispim Reisfeld,
  • Thais Suzana,
  • Rafael Gutierrez Capriolli and
  • Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) faces vulnerability primarily due to unregulated fishing, resource overexploitation, and habitat degradation. Consequently, individuals maintained under human care play a pivotal role in species conservation, part...

  • Review
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4 Citations
5,048 Views
16 Pages

30 September 2024

Conservation and animal wellbeing are two key goals of the modern zoo and aquarium. In the case of ex situ conservation breeding programs, there is a unique paradox between these concepts; on some occasions, facilities must balance and mitigate arisi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,980 Views
11 Pages

Quantifying the Carbon Stocks in Urban Trees: The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden as an Important Tropical Carbon Sink

  • Bruno Coutinho Kurtz,
  • Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida,
  • Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho,
  • Lara Serpa Jaegge Deccache,
  • Ricardo Maximo Tortorelli,
  • Diego Rafael Gonzaga,
  • Louise Klein Madureira,
  • Ramon Guedes-Oliveira,
  • Claudia Franca Barros and
  • Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira

4 October 2024

The rapid urbanization process in recent decades has altered the carbon cycle and exacerbated the impact of climate change, prompting many cities to develop tree planting and green area preservation as mitigation and adaptation measures. While numero...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,658 Views
14 Pages

15 November 2024

Urban botanical gardens collect, preserve, research, and utilize important regional plant resources and serve as ecologically friendly cores of development and renewal for urban organisms. Meanwhile, they offer garden landscape displays and public sc...

  • Review
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4 Citations
8,843 Views
24 Pages

Update on Current Hormonal and Non-Hormonal Contraceptive Options in Non-Human Primates

  • Remco A. Nederlof,
  • Linda G. R. Bruins-van Sonsbeek,
  • Job B. G. Stumpel and
  • Jaco Bakker

9 October 2024

Reproductive success in captive non-human primates (NHPs) has increased the demand for safe, effective, and reversible population control methods. This review provides an overview of the current literature on hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,817 Views
12 Pages

6 November 2023

The Fisher principle states that species should produce offspring at a ratio of 1:1 unless there are sex-specific differences in rearing costs. Research conducted across taxa has found that animals will vary the sex ratio of their offspring so as to...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,658 Views
15 Pages

Twenty Years of Managed Epilepsy for a Stranded Male Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) Secondary to Suspect Domoic Acid Toxicosis

  • Todd L. Schmitt,
  • Judy St. Leger,
  • Ben A. Inglis,
  • Isabella Michal,
  • Nancy Stedman,
  • Hendrik H. Nollens,
  • Sophie Dennison-Gibby,
  • Kelsey Herrick,
  • Elsburgh O. Clarke and
  • Peter F. Cook
  • + 1 author

31 October 2023

Many wild otariids (sea lions and fur seals) strand along the California coast annually with seizures following presumed exposure to harmful algal blooms (HABs). This is a long-term case study of a stranded subadult male Guadalupe fur seal (Arctoceph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,586 Views
29 Pages

12 April 2023

Research studies that shed light on cognitive and perceptual abilities in otters can utilize tasks that provide environmental, structural, food-based, sensory, or cognitive enrichment. The current study examined the use of the novel object recognitio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,138 Views
11 Pages

13 March 2023

Scientific research has long been recognized as one of the four pillars of the zoo or aquarium mission, alongside recreation, conservation, and education. This study sought to quantify a sample of zoos’ participation in scientific research via...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,209 Views
11 Pages

Novel Food-Based Enrichment Increases Captive Cownose Stingray (Rhinoptera bonasus) Engagement with Enrichment Item

  • Mia C. Y. Harris,
  • Heidi Frazier,
  • Sean Mayall,
  • Alexandra D. Frey and
  • Sarah A. Boyle

27 September 2024

Environmental enrichment can provide captive animals with stimuli that increase physical and mental activity. We investigated the extent to which a novel enrichment item, defined as enrichment that individuals have never experienced prior to the stud...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
3 Citations
12,748 Views
20 Pages

Understanding animal behaviour can feel like deciphering a foreign language. In 1963, pioneering ethologist Nikolaas Tinbergen offered a key: four fundamental questions to dissect behaviour’s complexities and reduce interpretive bias. These &ld...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,363 Views
17 Pages

Susceptibility of Different Aesculus Species to the Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner Moth: Chemical Composition and Morphological Features of Leaves

  • Liliya R. Bogoutdinova,
  • Olga V. Shelepova,
  • Ludmila N. Konovalova,
  • Oleg B. Tkachenko,
  • Alexander A. Gulevich,
  • Ekaterina N. Baranova and
  • Irina V. Mitrofanova

2 November 2024

The susceptibility of seven species of chestnuts to the horse chestnut leaf miner was studied in the arboretum of the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MBG RAS), taking into account their interspecific characteristics. Using p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,143 Views
11 Pages

16 August 2023

Swimming is an important behavior for all penguin species. However, zoo-housed penguins typically do not swim as often as their wild counterparts, which may have consequences for their health and welfare. In an effort to increase the swimming time of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,513 Views
14 Pages

Allostatic Load Index Effectively Measures Chronic Stress Status in Zoo-Housed Giraffes

  • Haley N. Beer,
  • Lisa K. Karr,
  • Trenton C. Shrader and
  • Dustin T. Yates

19 September 2023

For giraffes, few standardized methods exist for quantifying chronic stress. Allostatic load index is quantified from a panel of multi-system stress biomarkers to estimate cumulative stress. Our objective was to determine whether a panel of biomarker...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,815 Views
17 Pages

10 November 2023

Emotions in animals may be expressed by arousal and understanding this often relies upon the monitoring of their behaviour. Under human care, animals’ arousal states may be linked to husbandry decisions, whereby animals may display arousal resp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,804 Views
9 Pages

Gastrointestinal Parasites in Reptiles from a Portuguese Zoo

  • David Dantas,
  • Cláudia Luís Batista,
  • Maria João Castro,
  • Nuno Alvura and
  • Teresa Letra Mateus

The growing popularity of reptiles has contributed to their reproduction in captivity. When subjected to stressful environments, such as the presence of a higher number of humans and animals, reptiles may become more susceptible to parasites. Endopar...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
8,637 Views
31 Pages

Preventative Vaccination of Nonhuman Primates

  • Remco A. Nederlof,
  • Sanna Sainmaa,
  • Nathalie Wissink-Argilaga,
  • Bon-Sang Koo and
  • Jaco Bakker

Vaccination constitutes one of the most important means of preventing infectious disease in captive nonhuman primates (NHPs). Vaccination protocols for NHPs vary, as they are mostly guided by institutional preference, infection pressure, local availa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,525 Views
17 Pages

Although long neglected, sound is now an increasing topic of interest in zoo and aquarium science. Research has examined the impact of sounds, from various sources, on zoo-housed species, noting that the influence of sound is varied and very context...

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