Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 737
• Main Authors: Brown, Janine L., Bansiddhi, Pakkanut, Khonmee, Jaruwan, Thitaram, Chatchote
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 23.04.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Aquariums; Asian elephant; Behavior; biochemical pathways; body condition; Camps; diet; Elephants; exercise; Feces; Females; glucocorticoids; health; life history; Males; Metabolism; Metabolites; North America; Physiology; Proboscidea; Protection and preservation; Review; Skin; Studies; temperament; Thailand; tourists; Veterinarians; welfare; zoos; Thailand; North America; zoos; glucose; lipids; tourist camps; Asian elephant; insulin; body condition; health; glucocorticoids; Thailand; welfare; North America

This review paper is a synthesis of results from multiple studies that we have conducted over the past several years using similar methodologies to identify factors related to welfare of captive populations of elephants in North American zoos and Thailand tourist camps. Using multiple conservation p...