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  1. 1. Besökarpåverkan och hägnutnyttjande hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Tove Brohede; [2022]
    Keywords : Röd panda; Ailurus fulgens; besökarpåverkan; hägnutnyttjande; välfärd; djurpark;

    Abstract : Visitors at zoos have an effect on zoo animals' behaviour and enclosure utilisation. This is something that most studies agree on, but whether that effect is positive or negative is disputed and seems to depend on many different elements ranging from species to habitat to routines at the zoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. Besökarpåverkan hos lodjur (Lynx lynx) på djurpark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Blenda Lindau; [2022]
    Keywords : besökarpåverkan; lodjur; stereotypier; djurvälfärd; hägnutnyttjande;

    Abstract : Zoo visitors can affect captive animals in a negative, neutral or positive way. To achieve great welfare for the animals we need a better understanding of how visitors influence their behaviours. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is not as studied as other Felidae and there is a lack of knowledge on how to manage stereotypies, such as pacing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hägnutnyttjande och besökarpåverkan på Humboldtpingviner (Spheniscus humboldti) : en observationsstudie på Slottsskogen i Göteborg, Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Victoria Källström; [2020]
    Keywords : Humboldtpingvin; hägnutnyttjande; besökarpåverkan; besökarantal; besökarintensitet; fångenskap; djurpark;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine enclosure utilization and visitor effect on the Humboldt penguin at Slottsskogen located in Gothenburg, Sweden in order to use the results to possibly improve welfare for both this flock and other flocks in captivity. The Humboldt penguin is a threatened species and therefor it is of the most importance to work towards conservation and a way to do this is by keeping and letting them reproduce in zoos. READ MORE