Enrichment for Captive Bears

Item

Title
Enrichment for Captive Bears
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Contributor
ArtTower,
Tombako the Jaguar,
3analytics
Creator
Zinke, Natasha
Description
This infographic talks about the problems that zookeepers and conservationists face when working with captive bears and potential solutions. More specifically, it looks at pacing as a boredom behaviour in bears and types of enrichment that can be employed in order to decrease the frequencies of this behaviour.
References
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Carlstead, K., Seidensticker, J., & Baldwin, R. (1991). Environmental enrichment for zoo bears. Zoo Biology, 10(1), 3–16.
Fischbacher, M., & Schmid, H. (1999). Feeding enrichment and stereotypic behavior in spectacled bears. Zoo Biology, 18(5), 363–371. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:5<363::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-H
Forthman, D. L., Elder, S. D., Bakeman, R., Kurkowski, T. W., Noble, C. C., & Winslow, S. W. (1992). Effects of feeding enrichment on behavior of three species of captive bears. Zoo Biology, 11(3), 187–195. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.1430110307
Law, G., & Reid, A. (2010). Enriching the lives of bears in zoos. International Zoo Yearbook, 44(1), 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.2009.00096.x
Vickery, S. S., & Mason, G. J. (2003). Behavioral persistence in captive bears: Implications for reintroduction. Ursus, 14(1), 35–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3872955
Wagman, J. D., Lukas, K. E., Dennis, P. M., Willis, M. A., Carroscia, J., Gindlesperger, C., & Schook, M. W. (2018). A work-for-food enrichment program increases exploration and decreases stereotypies in four species of bears. Zoo Biology, 37(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21391
Date
12/01/2021
Category
Learning, Memory, & Cognition