Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species

Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species

Animal welfare assessments are essential for the identification of welfare hazards and benchmarking of welfare improvements, though welfare assessments for zoo species are lacking. Bears are commonly housed in zoos but currently no composite welfare assessment tool exists for captive bears. This stu...

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Main Authors:	Chloe J. Maher, Angela Gibson, Laura M. Dixon, Heather Bacon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:	Animals
Subjects:	welfare assessment <i>Ursidae</i> animal welfare bear keeper ratings zoo animal welfare
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3090

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