Integrating Individual Animal and Population Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums

Author:

DiVincenti Louis1,McDowell Allen2,Herrelko Elizabeth S.3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Independent Researcher, Hamlin, NY 14464, USA

2. North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, P.O. Box 967, Manteo, NC 27954, USA

3. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Abstract

Over the last 50 years, animal welfare science has advanced dramatically, especially in zoos and aquariums. A shifting focus from population-level welfare parameters such as reproductive success and longevity (macroscopic, big-picture concepts) to the subjective experience of individual animals (microscopic, focused concepts) has led to more effective animal welfare assessments and improvements in animal welfare. The interplay between individual animal and population welfare for captive animals is critical to the way zoos and aquariums operate to realize their welfare and conservation missions, especially when these missions conflict with one another. In this report, we explore the intersection of individual animal and population welfare in zoos and aquariums and how these two concepts may support one another or be in conflict.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology

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