Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Sumatran tigres monitoring during ZSL London zoo events (panthera tigris Sumatrae) / G. QUINTAVALLE PASTORINO, P. Pearce-Kelly, A. Ferguson, M. Albertini, S.M. Mazzola, N. Soares, R. Preziosi, M. Faustini, D. Vigo. ((Intervento presentato al 8. convegno Convegno Nazionale della Ricerca nei Parchi tenutosi a Bussolengo nel 2017.
Abstract:
The main focus of this research is to investigate the response of five Sumatran tigers in the zoo
environment, during evening events. Animal response is behavioural as well as physiological and the
zoo environment includes climatic, intraspecific and interspecific contact factors that can vary
significantly from the in-situ habitat where the species evolved. Monitoring these responses is
essential to animal welfare and offer insight of the species’ behaviour and ex-situ adaptability,
producing valuable data relevant for their husbandry. For this project, we monitored a group of five
Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) comparing their behaviour during evening social events
(Zoo late Nights and Sunset Safari) and control evening during Summer 2014 and 2015. Tiger
behaviour was monitored using focal animal sampling technique, crowd level around tiger enclosure
recorded every minute, flash photography as it occurred, and noise levels (maximum and minimum
levels) every five minutes using a portable decibel reader. In order to evaluate the potential
disturbance of the aforementioned factors on tigers, the probability of changing a zone of a subject in
the 9-minute period of observation was analysed by a logistic regression model. Direct observations
indicate that the behaviour of these species was not significantly altered on Zoo Lates while the
logistic model applied underlined the significance impact of several variables on the displacement of
subjects. In particular, the total camera flashes and the maximum decibels resulted statistically
significant, whereas the minimum decibels were borderline for significance. Qualitative variables
(subject, crowd, and year) did not influence the displacement, although a slight difference between
subjects was observed. The distribution of the subjects on the zones for the three degrees of crowd
was analysed by the chi-square test. This study outlines the importance of monitoring animal
behaviour during potential stressing events and individual response to environment stimuli.
Tipologia IRIS:
14 - Intervento a convegno non pubblicato
Elenco autori:
G. QUINTAVALLE PASTORINO, P. Pearce-Kelly, A. Ferguson, M. Albertini, S.M. Mazzola, N. Soares, R. Preziosi, M. Faustini, D. Vigo
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