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Equine Behavior Problems In Relation To Humane Management, Katherine A. Houpt Jan 1981

Equine Behavior Problems In Relation To Humane Management, Katherine A. Houpt

Equines Collection

The behavior problems of horses are frequently related to management practices. Behaviors that are termed stall vices appear to be either stereotyped behaviors that occur in reaction to stress, or patterns that emerge when natural behaviors such as grazing are prevented. The behavior cases presented to the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, were tabulated: 27% were stall vices and 27% were some form of aggression. The stall vices were circling, digging, kicking the stall, chewing wood, swallowing air or self-mutilation. Management of horses on pasture rather than in stalls prevents the development of many of these …


The Role And Responsibility Of Zoos: An Animal Protection Viewpoint, John E. Cooper Jan 1981

The Role And Responsibility Of Zoos: An Animal Protection Viewpoint, John E. Cooper

Zoos and Aquariums Collection

The aim of this paper is to look at zoological collections from the viewpoint of the animal and, in particular, to draw attention to areas where welfare considerations should be paramount. I do not intend to cover the capture and transportation of zoo animals, although this is obviously of great importance and must be included in any overall consideration of the welfare of zoo animals. In this paper, however, I shall concentrate upon the care of the animal within the zoo environment.


Roadside Zoos Are Not Zoos Aug 1980

Roadside Zoos Are Not Zoos

Close Up Reports

The HSUS was one of the first national animal welfare organizations to take a long, hard look at all zoos, including roadside menageries. During the last nine years, we have worked intensively, conducting zoo inspections, public education and awareness programs, and developing a working relationship with the professional zoological community as well as U.S. Government agencies charged with the welfare of animals.


A Review Of The Behavioural Mechanism Of Milk Ejection Of The Domestic Pig, David Fraser Jul 1980

A Review Of The Behavioural Mechanism Of Milk Ejection Of The Domestic Pig, David Fraser

Feeding Behavior Collection

The domestic pig has complex nursing and suckling behaviour, consisting of several distinct phases of suckling by the piglets and a characteristic pattern of grunting by the sow. A review of observations and experimental findings suggests cause-and-effect relationships between the different elements of sow and piglet behaviour, and the relationship of the behaviour to milk ejection. Characteristic features of pig nursing and suckling behaviour are interpreted as an adaptation promoting even distribution of milk among a number of precocious litter-mates.


Sampling Problems And Interpretation Of Chemical Analysis Of Mineral Springs Used By Wildlife, D. Fraser, E. Reardon, F. Dieken, B. Loescher Jul 1980

Sampling Problems And Interpretation Of Chemical Analysis Of Mineral Springs Used By Wildlife, D. Fraser, E. Reardon, F. Dieken, B. Loescher

Habitat Assessment and Management Collection

Mineral-rich springs used by wildlife were studied in order to develop an appropriate sampling technique. The mineral content of the water varied spatially within a lick, apparently because of contamination by nonlick water and animal urine. The spring source usually could be located with a conductivity meter. Samples contaminated by animal urine could be recognized by their high N content and usually by their color. The distinctive chemical composition of licks is best appreciated by comparing filtered samples of lick water with nonlick water collected nearby. Field filtration was necessary when samples were preserved with acid for trace-metal analysis. Soil …


The Social Ecology Of Coyotes, Marc Bekoff, Michael C. Wells Apr 1980

The Social Ecology Of Coyotes, Marc Bekoff, Michael C. Wells

Ethology Collection

No abstract provided.


Bringing Nature Into The Zoo: Inexpensive Solutions For Zoo Environments, David Hancocks Jan 1980

Bringing Nature Into The Zoo: Inexpensive Solutions For Zoo Environments, David Hancocks

Zoos and Aquariums Collection

Animals in captivity have traditionally been kept in sterile and inappropriate environments. Typically this situation still prevails in zoos. Cages are designed only for restraint of the animals, expediency for the public, and convenient maintenance by keepers. The animals' behavioral needs are often ignored. By using nature as a norm, and by using natural materials, the spatial and temporal environment of a captive animal can be easily and greatly enriched. Several examples which have been used at Woodland Park Zoological Gardens are discussed. Their application and expansion are appropriate for most urban zoos.


Edging Toward Extinction: The Status Of Wildlife In Latin America, Douglas R. Shane Jan 1980

Edging Toward Extinction: The Status Of Wildlife In Latin America, Douglas R. Shane

eBooks

No abstract provided.


Sightings Of Moose, Deer, And Bears On Roads In Northern Ontario, D. Fraser Oct 1979

Sightings Of Moose, Deer, And Bears On Roads In Northern Ontario, D. Fraser

Anthropogenics and Population Decline Collection

No abstract provided.


The Ontogeny And Organization Of Comfort Behavior In Adelie Penguins, Marc Bekoff, David G. Ainley, Anne Bekoff Jun 1979

The Ontogeny And Organization Of Comfort Behavior In Adelie Penguins, Marc Bekoff, David G. Ainley, Anne Bekoff

Ethology Collection

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Elephant Editors May 1979

Front Matter, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Table of Contents and Cover credits


Observations In Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Evans E. Mgaah May 1979

Observations In Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Evans E. Mgaah

Elephant

Personal observations from four years as a game ranger in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.


Captive Elephant Population Of North America: 1979 Update, Elephant Editors May 1979

Captive Elephant Population Of North America: 1979 Update, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Survey of elephants in captivity, 1979.


Observations Of Elephants In East And Southern Africa, Jeheskel Shoshani May 1979

Observations Of Elephants In East And Southern Africa, Jeheskel Shoshani

Elephant

Selected short observations on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) made during 1978 in East and Southern Africa.


Iucn/Wwf Help Wanted, Elephant Editors May 1979

Iucn/Wwf Help Wanted, Elephant Editors

Elephant

A published plea from the IUCN/World Wildlife Fund Conservation Programme in Indonesia asking for information regarding endangered elephants in Sumatra.


Homeless Cats And Dogs Are Suffering And Dying May 1979

Homeless Cats And Dogs Are Suffering And Dying

Close Up Reports

Last year more than 13 million homeless cats and dogs were euthanized at humane societies and municipal animal shelters. As a statistic, 13 million may be meaningless. But think of it another way. Think of the 13 million as individual animals with individual personalities--each with their own beating heart, each with their own wretched story of how they found their way to the animal shelter. Each one was an individual breathing creature whose life was ended because there was no home to go to.


Elephant Symposium And Related Activities, Elephant Editors May 1979

Elephant Symposium And Related Activities, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Agenda for the upcoming Elephant Symposium at the American Society of Mammalogists 59th Annual Meeting, June 20th, 1979.


Information From The Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors May 1979

Information From The Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Elephant-related activities of answering respondents to the newsletter's questionnaire.


Report On The Elephants Of Tongaland, Clive Walker May 1979

Report On The Elephants Of Tongaland, Clive Walker

Elephant

Report from a preliminary survey of elephants in Southern Africa by the Endangered Wildlife Trust Elephant Group.


Financial Report And Acknowledgments, Elephant Editors May 1979

Financial Report And Acknowledgments, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Accounting of the Elephant Interest Group for production of the journal.


Bibliography, Elephant Editors May 1979

Bibliography, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Updates to the selected bibliography covering references from 1970 - mid-1979.


Isolation Of Mycoplasma From The Genital Tracts Of Elephants, Harold W. Clark, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jack S. Bailey, Thomas Mcp Brown May 1979

Isolation Of Mycoplasma From The Genital Tracts Of Elephants, Harold W. Clark, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jack S. Bailey, Thomas Mcp Brown

Elephant

The authors report finding arthritogenic agents, mycoplasmas, for the first time in a large group of captive elephants that are frequently crippled with rheumatism.


Iucn Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme: Summary Of Interim Report On Elephants In Kenya, Alison K. K. Hillman May 1979

Iucn Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme: Summary Of Interim Report On Elephants In Kenya, Alison K. K. Hillman

Elephant

Preliminary summary of evidence on the status and population trends of elephants in Kenya, condensed from the original.


Klaserie Elephant Project: Progress Report, Clive Walker May 1979

Klaserie Elephant Project: Progress Report, Clive Walker

Elephant

Report from an aerial survey of elephant population in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in South Africa.


The Elephants Of Interview Island, Romulus Whitaker May 1979

The Elephants Of Interview Island, Romulus Whitaker

Elephant

Report from survey work on elephants living on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, June, 1977.


Known Elephant Distribution In Africa: An Updated Map, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alison K.K. Hillman May 1979

Known Elephant Distribution In Africa: An Updated Map, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alison K.K. Hillman

Elephant

Map depicting the elephant distribution in Africa as of Spring 1979.


Suggested Mechanical Model Of Elephant Trunk Muscle Tissue And Its Sheer Conjecture, Norris Whitehall May 1979

Suggested Mechanical Model Of Elephant Trunk Muscle Tissue And Its Sheer Conjecture, Norris Whitehall

Elephant

A detailed simile modeling elephant trunk muscle tissue.


The Addo Elephant Research Project: A Brief Introduction, Anthony Hall-Martin May 1979

The Addo Elephant Research Project: A Brief Introduction, Anthony Hall-Martin

Elephant

Description of "an intensive research programme on the ecology, population dynamics, and behaviour" of elephants in the Addo Bush area of Cape Province, South Africa, launched in May 1976.


Ivory And Ivorine, Elephant Editors May 1979

Ivory And Ivorine, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Items from news and other reports relating to ivory and ivorine.


Iucn/Wwf Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme Questionnaire, Elephant Editors May 1979

Iucn/Wwf Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

A survey soliciting data from captive elephants.