Orban David A, Soltis Joseph, Perkins Lori, Mellen Jill D
Disney's Animals, Science, and Environment, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Zoo Biol. 2017 May;36(3):231-236. doi: 10.1002/zoo.21366. Epub 2017 May 23.
A clear need for evidence-based animal management in zoos and aquariums has been expressed by industry leaders. Here, we show how individual animal welfare monitoring can be combined with measurement of environmental conditions to inform science-based animal management decisions. Over the last several years, Disney's Animal Kingdom® has been undergoing significant construction and exhibit renovation, warranting institution-wide animal welfare monitoring. Animal care and science staff developed a model that tracked animal keepers' daily assessments of an animal's physical health, behavior, and responses to husbandry activity; these data were matched to different external stimuli and environmental conditions, including sound levels. A case study of a female giant anteater and her environment is presented to illustrate how this process worked. Associated with this case, several sound-reducing barriers were tested for efficacy in mitigating sound. Integrating daily animal welfare assessment with environmental monitoring can lead to a better understanding of animals and their sensory environment and positively impact animal welfare.
行业领导者已明确表示动物园和水族馆对基于证据的动物管理有需求。在此，我们展示了如何将个体动物福利监测与环境条件测量相结合，为基于科学的动物管理决策提供依据。在过去几年里，迪士尼动物王国一直在进行重大建设和展览翻新，这就需要在整个机构范围内进行动物福利监测。动物护理和科学工作人员开发了一个模型，该模型跟踪动物饲养员对动物身体健康、行为以及对饲养活动反应的日常评估；这些数据与不同的外部刺激和环境条件相匹配，包括声音水平。本文呈现了一个关于雌性巨型食蚁兽及其环境的案例研究，以说明这一过程是如何运作的。与此案例相关，测试了几种隔音屏障在减轻噪音方面的效果。将每日动物福利评估与环境监测相结合，可以更好地了解动物及其感官环境，并对动物福利产生积极影响。
