Expanding the role of the future zoo: Wellbeing should become the fifth aim for modern zoos

Learning outcomes measured in zoo and aquaria conservation education

(2022) Jana Schilbert et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Adaptive management in a conservation breeding program: Mimicking habitat complexities facilitates reproductive success in narrow‐headed gartersnakes ( Thamnophis rufipunctatus )

(2022) Brian R. Blais et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Individuals Matter: Dilemmas and Solutions in Conservation and Animal Welfare Practices in Zoos

(2022) Anne Safiya Clay et al.   Animals

Working with animals: Implications for employees’ compassion, awe, prosocial behavior, and task performance

(2022) Kai Chi Yam et al.   PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY

Best practices are never best: Evaluating primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) with a decolonial perspective

(2022) Michelle Bezanson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Beyond inspiration: Translating zoo and aquarium experiences into conservation behavior

(2022) Emily O. Routman et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

The Anchoring Model as a Tool to Improve Visitors’ Perceptions of Zoos

(2021) Marilian Boachá Sampaio et al.   ANTHROZOOS

The Health Benefits of Visiting a Zoo, Park, and Aquarium for Older Japanese

(2021) Junko Akiyama et al.   ANTHROZOOS

Global trends in research output by zoos and aquariums

(2021) Nora Escribano et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

(2021) Mathew P. White et al.   Scientific Reports

A Qualitative Analysis of UK Wetland Visitor Centres as a Health Resource

(2021) Jonathan P. Reeves et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Zoo Visitor Attitudes Are More Influenced by Animal Behaviour than Environmental Enrichment Appearance

(2021) Marina Salas et al.   Animals

Lonely in a crowd: investigating the association between overcrowding and loneliness using smartphone technologies

(2021) Ryan Hammoud et al.   Scientific Reports

A system wide approach to managing zoo collections for visitor attendance and in situ conservation

(2020) Andrew Mooney et al.   Nature Communications

Social and Reproductive Behavior of Captive Malayan Tapirs’ (Tapirus indicus): Interactions with Maternal Experience and Environmental Conditions

(2020) Kalai Arasi Arumugam et al.   Scientific Reports

Changes in human health parameters associated with an immersive exhibit experience at a zoological institution

(2020) Audrey A. Coolman et al.   PLoS One

Mission impossible or mission accomplished: Do zoo organizational missions influence conservation practices?

(2020) Lily Maynard et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Zoo animals as “proxy species” for threatened sister taxa: Defining a novel form of species surrogacy

(2020) Kevin C. R. Kerr   ZOO BIOLOGY

Effects of antipredator training, environmental enrichment, and soft release on wildlife translocations: A review and meta-analysis

(2019) Sasha J. Tetzlaff et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Improved Wellbeing for Both Caretakers and Users from A Zoo-Related Nature Based Intervention—A Study at Nordens Ark Zoo, Sweden

(2019) Eva Sahlin et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Visitor Perceptions of Nature Conservation at Helsinki Zoo

(2018) Sanna Ojalammi et al.   ANTHROZOOS

Research methods and reporting practices in zoo and aquarium conservation-education evaluation

(2018) Sarah Mellish et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Assessing Animal Welfare in Animal-Visitor Interactions in Zoos and Other Facilities. A Pilot Study Involving Giraffes

(2018) Simona Normando et al.   Animals

To pace or not to pace? A review of what abnormal repetitive behavior tells us about zoo animal management

(2017) Paul E. Rose et al.   Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

To pace or not to pace? A review of what abnormal repetitive behavior tells us about zoo animal management

(2017) Paul E. Rose et al.   Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Improving quality of science through better animal welfare: the NC3Rs strategy

(2017) Mark J Prescott et al.   LAB ANIMAL

Quantifying long-term impact of zoo and aquarium visits on biodiversity-related learning outcomes

(2017) Eric A. Jensen et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Training Reduces Stress in Human-Socialised Wolves to the Same Degree as in Dogs

(2016) Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos et al.   PLoS One

Zoo visitor perceptions, attitudes, and conservation intent after viewing African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

(2016) Charlotte E. Hacker et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the “Five Freedoms” towards “A Life Worth Living”

(2016) David Mellor   Animals

Free mate choice enhances conservation breeding in the endangered giant panda

(2015) Meghan S. Martin-Wintle et al.   Nature Communications

The Role of Zoos in Modern Society—A Comparison of Zoos' Reported Priorities and What Visitors Believe They Should Be

(2014) Katie Roe et al.   ANTHROZOOS

Evaluating Group Housing Strategies for the Ex-Situ Conservation of Harlequin Frogs (Atelopus spp.) Using Behavioral and Physiological Indicators

(2014) Shawna J. Cikanek et al.   PLoS One

Visitor Behaviors and Perceptions of Jaguar Activities

(2013) Andrea M. Godinez et al.   ANTHROZOOS

The Value of Enrichment to Reintroduction Success

(2013) Richard P. Reading et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

The impacts of nature experience on human cognitive function and mental health

(2012) Gregory N. Bratman et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

The Educational Claims of Zoos: Where Do We Go from Here?

(2012) Andrew Moss et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

The Public Face of Zoos: Images of Entertainment, Education and Conservation

(2011) Neil Carr et al.   ANTHROZOOS

Visitor reaction to pacing behavior: influence on the perception of animal care and interest in supporting zoological institutions

(2011) Lance J. Miller   ZOO BIOLOGY

Species differences in responses to captivity: stress, welfare and the comparative method

(2010) Georgia J. Mason   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Buying Time for wild animals With Zoos

(2010) William G. Conway   ZOO BIOLOGY

The global reach of zoos and aquariums in visitor numbers and conservation expenditures

(2010) Markus Gusset et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

Human-Animal Bonds Between Zoo Professionals and the Animals in Their Care

(2010) Geoff Hosey et al.   ZOO BIOLOGY

There are big gaps in our knowledge, and thus approach, to zoo animal welfare: a case for evidence-based zoo animal management

(2009) V. A. Melfi   ZOO BIOLOGY