Articles on General Environmental Enrichment"Articles on General Environmental Enrichment" is a chapter from: Kreger, Michael D. (March 1999). Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide. AWIC Resource Series No. 5. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Animal Welfare Information Center, Beltsville, MD. E-mail: Contact us: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/contact.php .
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Acuna M. (1993). Christmas trees for environmental enrichment. Shape of Enrichment 2(4):1-2.
NAL call number: HV4737 S53
Descriptors: zoo animals, birds, mammals, Christmas tree as enrichment.
Baer J.F. (1998). A veterinary perspective of potential risk factors in environmental enrichment. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. D.J. Shepherdson, J. Mellen, M. Hutchins, eds., Smithsonian Inst
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tution Press: Washington and London, pp. 277-301.
NAL call number: SF408 S435 1998
Descriptors: zoos, animal care, parasites, stress, risks from enrichment.
Brent, L. (1995). Improving the laboratory environment for nonhuman primates. Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly 44(1):14-15.
NAL call number: HV4761 A5
Descriptors: primates, laboratory, enrichment.
Bryant, L. and C. Kinzley (1994). Environmental enrichment at the Oakland Zoo. American Zoo And Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1994:183-184.
NAL call number: QL76.5 U6A472
Descriptors: zoos, environmental enrichment.
Carlstead, K. (1996). Effects of captivity on the behavior of wild mammals. In: Wild Mammals in Captivity Principles and Techniques. D.G. Kleiman, M.E. Allen, K.V. Thompson, and S. Lumpkin, eds., University of Chicago Pres
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:Chicago, pp. 317-333.
NAL call number: SF408 W55 1996
Descriptors: zoo mammals, stress, behavior, enrichment options, environmental complexity.
Carlstead, K. and D. Shepherdson (1994). Effects of environmental enrichment on reproduction. Zoo Biology13(5):447-58.
NAL call number: QL77.5 Z6
Descriptors: stress, zoo animals, social behavior, environmental enrichment.
Coe, J.C. (1995). Opinion: Giving laboratory animals choices. Lab Animal 24(7):41-42.
NAL call number: QL55 A133
Descriptors: novelty, benefits, stimulus, laboratory animals.
Desmond, T. and G. Laule (1994). Use of positive reinforcement training in the management of species for reproduction. Zoo Biology 13(5):471-477.
NAL call number: QL77.5 Z6
Descriptors: training, animal care, social interaction, psychological well-being, techniques.
Embury, A.S. (1997). Planting for environmental enrichment at Melbourne Zoo. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, 21-25 August 1995, Copenhagen B. Holst, ed., Copenhagen Zoo: Fred
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riksberg, pp. 290-298.
Descriptors: foraging, food as environmental enrichment, behavior stimulus.
Frew, L. (1994). Rags to enrichment. Environmental enrichment at Belfast Zoo. RATEL 21(5):166-167.
NAL call number: QL77.5 R37
Descriptors: zoo primates, environmental enrichment.
Irven, P.M. (1997). Some thoughts on behavioural and environmental enrichment. RATEL 24(3):87-89.
NAL call number: QL77.5 R37
Descriptors: zoo animal enrichment, wildlife parks.
Isbister, K. (1993). Building a behavioral enrichment program at Brookfield Zoo. Shape of Enrichment 2(3):6-7.
NAL call number: HV4737 S53
Descriptors: zoo animal enrichment, enrichment programs.
Johnson, S. (1996). Mixing it up: Enhancing the visitor experience and enriching the animal environment. Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association 1996:183-89.
NAL call number: QL76.5 U6A472
Descriptors: animal welfare, zoos, visitors.
Koene, P. (1997). Time budgets of zoo mammals in relation to housing. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, 21-25 August 1995, Copenhagen, B. Holst, ed., Copenhagen Zoo: Frederiksberg
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pp. 179-187.
Descriptors: zoo mammals, housing, activity, behavior.
Kreger, M.D., M. Hutchins, and N. Fascione (1998). Context, ethics, and environmental enrichment in zoos and aquariums. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals D.J. Shepherdson, J.D. Mellen, and M.
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utchins, eds., Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 59-82.
NAL call number: SF408 5435 1998
Descriptors: context, social housing, novelty, exhibit animals, reintroduction programs, animal welfare.
Laule, G. (1993). The use of behavioral management techniques to reduce or eliminate abnormal behavior. Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter 4(4):1-2, 8-11.
NAL call number: aHV4701 A952
Descriptors: data collection, behavioral goals, strategies, social behavior.
Laule, G. (1995). The role of behavioral management in enhancing exhibit design and use. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1995:84-88.
NAL call number: QL76.5 U6A472
Descriptors: exhibit design, behavioral stimulation, positive reinforcement, zoos.
Laule,G. and T. Desmond (1998). Positive reinforcement training as an enrichment strategy. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals D.J. Shepherdson, J.D. Mellen, and M. Hutchins, eds., Smithsonian In
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titution Press: Washington, D.C., pp. 302-313.
NAL call number: SF408 5435 1998
Descriptors: positive reinforcement, behavioral enrichment, stimulus.
Lawrence, A.B. and J.Rushen, eds. (1993). Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. CAB International: Wallingford, United Kingdom, 212p.
NAL call number: QL751.6 S75 1993
Descriptors: livestock, causes, motivation, stimulus, repetition.
Lindburg, D.G. (1998). Enrichment of captive mammals through provisioning. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals D.J. Shepherdson, J.D. Mellen, and M. Hutchins, eds., Smithsonian Institution Press:
Washington, D.C., pp. 262-276.
NAL call number: SF408 5435 1998
Descriptors: zoo mammals, behavioral enrichment.
Mahoney, C.J. (1992). Opinion: Some thoughts on psychological enrichment. Lab Animal 21(5):27-37.
NAL call number: QL55 A1L33
Descriptors: psychological well-being, laboratory animals, environmental complexity.
Maple, T.L. and L.A. Perkins(1996). Enclosure furnishings and structural environmental enrichment. In: Wild Mammals in Captivity Principles and Techniques D.G. Kleiman, M.E. Allen, K.V. Thompson, and S. Lumpkin, eds., Unive
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sity of Chicago Press: Chicago, pp. 212-222.
NAL call number: SF408 W55 1996
Descriptors: zoo mammals, design, behavior, enrichment options, environmental complexity.
Markowitz, H. (1997). Environmental enrichment and the conservation of behavior. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, 21-25 August 1995, Copenhagen B. Holst, ed., Copenhagen Zoo: Frede
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iksberg, pp. 17-23.
Descriptors: species-typical behavior, zoos, mammals.
Markowitz, H. and C. Aday (1998). Power for captive animals: contingencies and nature. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals D.J. Shepherdson, J.D. Mellen, and M. Hutchins, eds. Smithsonian Instit
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tion Press: Washington, D.C., 350p.
NAL call number: SF408 5435 1998
Descriptors: philosophy, zoo animals, environmental enrichment methods.
Martin, S. (1996). Training as enrichment. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1996:139-143.
NAL call number: QL76.5 U6A472
Descriptors: positive reinforcement, mammals, behavioral management.
Mason, A. (1993). Environmental enrichment at Twycross Zoo, United Kingdom. Shape of Enrichment 2(3):8.
NAL call number: HV4737 S53
Descriptors: zoos, mammals, environmental enrichment.
Mellen, J.D., D.J. Shepherdson, and M. Hutchins (1998). Epilogue: The future of environmental enrichment. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. D.J. Shepherdson, J. Mellen, M. Hutchins, eds., Smit
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sonian Institution Press: Washington and London, pp. 329-336.
NAL call number: SF408 S435 1998
Descriptors: Zoos, future areas for research, applications.
Morgan, K.N., S.W. Line, and H. Markowitz (1998). Zoos, enrichment, and the skeptical observer: the practical value of assessment. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. D.J. Shepherdson, J. Mellen
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M. Hutchins, eds., Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington and London, pp. 153-171.
NAL call number: SF408 S435 1998
Descriptors: methods of assessment, zoos, review.
Morimura, N. and U. Yoshikazu (1998). Behavior patterns of 9 mammals in the zoo: The comparison among species, and different environments. Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology 48(1):33-45.
Descriptors: wallaby, lion, wolf, bear, elephant, zebra, deer, Japanese macaque, chimpanzee, behavioral repetoire, activity budgets, feeding behavior.
National Research Council (1996). Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C., 127p.
NAL call number: SF406 G95 1996
Descriptors: guidelines, laboratory animal housing, management, veterinary medicine, physical plant.
Newberry, R.C. (1995). Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44:229-243.
NAL call number: QL750 A6
Descriptors: natural behavior, activity levels, zoos, farms, laboratories.
Partridge, J. (1996). From rags to enrichment: Enriching our animals' lives. RATEL 23(1):28-30.
NAL call number: QL77.5 R37
Descriptors: environmental enrichment, zoos, mammals.
Partridge, J. (1993). Some potential enrichment ideas. RATEL 20(2):48-52.
NAL call number: QL77.5 R37
Descriptors: environmental enrichment, zoos, mammals.
Pecenko, N., S. Baebler, and T. Cirman (1997). Visitors as an environmental enrichment. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, 21-25 August 1995 Copenhagen B. Holst, ed., Copenhage
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Zoo: Frederiksberg, pp. 325-333.
Descriptors: macaques, chimpanzees, visitor effects on animal activity, zoos.
Pereira, M.E. (1991). Primate preference for outdoors. Humane Innovations and Alternatives 5:313-315.
NAL call number: QL55 H8
Descriptors: housing preferences, animal welfare, enrichment.
Poole, T. (1997). Behavioral problems in captivity in general and their management. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, 21-25 August 1995, Copenhagen B. Holst, ed., Copenhagen Zoo,
Frederiksberg, pp. 118-130.
Descriptors: zoos, stereotypies, mammals.
Poole, T. (1997). Happy animals make good science. Laboratory Animals 31:116-124.
NAL call number: QL55 A1L3
Descriptors: enrichment, behavior, activity levels, distress, confounding.
Poole, T. (1997). Identifying the behavioural needs of zoo mammals and providing appropriate captive environments. RATEL 24(6):200-211.
NAL call number: QL77.5 R37
Descriptors: behavior, enrichment, zoos, mammals.
Poole, T. (1998). Meeting a mammal's psychological needs: basic principles. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. D.J. Shepherdson, J. Mellen, M. Hutchins, eds., Smithsonian Institution Press: Wash
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ngton and London, pp. 83-94.
NAL call number: SF408 S435 1998
Descriptors: behavior, enrichment, zoos, mammals.
Rice, J.M. (1994). Zoo husbandry and research: an integrated approach. Humane Innovations and Alternatives 8:597-600.
NAL call number: QL55 H8
Descriptors: enrichment, animal training, husbandry.
Robinson, M.H. (1998). Enriching the lives of zoo animals, and their welfare: Where research can be fundamental. Animal Welfare 7(2):151-175.
NAL call number: HV4701 A557
Descriptors: role of enrichment in context of zoo missions, tradeoffs, visitor expectations, animal welfare, naturalitic exhibits.
Schwammer, H.M. (1997). Time management for zoo-animals: Behavioral problems in captivity in general and their management. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, 21-25 August 1995, Copen
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agen B. Holst, ed., Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, pp. 239-243.
Descriptors: environmental enrichment, behavior, zoo animals.
Seidensticker, J. and D.L. Forthman (1998). Evolution, ecology, and enrichment: Basic considerations for wild animals in zoos. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals D.J. Shepherdson, J. Mellen, M.
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utchins, eds., Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington and London, pp. 15-29.
NAL call number: SF408 S435 1998
Descriptors: zoo animals, life history, behavioral ecology.
Shepherdson, D.J. (1998). Introduction: Tracing the path of environmental enrichment in zoos. In: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. D.J. Shepherdson, J. Mellen, M. Hutchins, eds., Smithsonian Insti
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ution Press: Washington and London, pp. 1-12.
NAL call number: SF408 S435 1998
Descriptors: review, history, rewards, zoos.
Shepherdson, D. (1992). Environmental enrichment: Back to the future. Proceedings of Symposium of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers 15:42-54.
NAL call number: SK351 A8
Descriptors: zoos, housing, animal welfare.
Shepherdson, D. (1991). A wild time at the zoo: Practical enrichment for zoo animals. AAZPA Annual Conference Proceedings 1991:413-420.
NAL call number: QL76.5 U6A472
Descriptors: zoos, environmental enrichment.
Shields, J. (1995). Behavioral enrichment for the rest of the zoo. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Regional Conference Proceedings 1995:456-457.
NAL call number: QL76.5 U6A472
Descriptors: zoos, behavioral enichment, Alabama.
Shikha, N.M. (1996). Environmental enrichment: to ward off boredom in zoo animals. Indian Zoo Year Book 1:3-6.
Descriptors: zoos, boredom, environmental enrichment.
Tardona, D.R. (1997). Animal behavioral enrichment and public perception: an opportunity to inform and educate. Animal Keepers' Forum 24(7):320-321.
NAL call number: QL77.5 A54
Descriptors: zoos, public perception, animal care.
Veasey, J.S., N.K. Waran, and R.J. Young (1996). On comparing the behaviour of zoo housed animals with wild conspecifics as a welfare indicator. Animal Welfare 5(1):13-24.
NAL call number: HV4701 A557
Descriptors: comparisons, preferences, behavioral flexibility, adaptation, animal welfare.
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