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Ritzler CP, Lukas KE, Bernstein-Kurtycz LM, et al. The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2021;1-14doi: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1958684.
Ritzler, C. P., Lukas, K. E., Bernstein-Kurtycz, L. M., & Koester, D. C. (2021). The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (. Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2021.1958684
Ritzler, Charles P, et al. "The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (." Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS vol. (2021): 1-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2021.1958684
Ritzler CP, Lukas KE, Bernstein-Kurtycz LM, Koester DC. The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2021 Aug 06;1-14. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1958684. Epub 2021 Aug 06. PMID: 34353192.
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J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2021 Aug 06;1-14. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1958684. Epub 2021 Aug 06.

The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (.

Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS

Charles P Ritzler, Kristen E Lukas, Laura M Bernstein-Kurtycz, Diana C Koester

Affiliations

  1. Conservation & Science Department, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH, USA.
  2. Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 34353192 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1958684

Abstract

Choice-based design allows animals in human care opportunities to move at will between multiple interconnected spaces. Some evidence suggests providing environmental choice confers benefits to animals, but there is a dearth of research in this area with large carnivores. To understand the effects of this design strategy on large felids, behavioral and space use data were collected on three Amur tigers housed in a new habitat at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Data were collected in two conditions: 1) restricted to a single habitat, and 2) access to two habitats. With choice, tigers were less frequently inactive (

Keywords: Tiger; carnivore; design; environmental choice; space use

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