Effects of personality and life-history on the welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

• Published in: PeerJ preprints
• Main Authors: Goswami, Sitendu, Tyagi, Praveen C, Malik, Pradeep K, Pandit, Shwetank J, Kadivar, Riyazahmed F, Fitzpatrick, Malcolm, Mondol, Samrat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego PeerJ, Inc 19.01.2019
• Subjects: Animal care; Animal husbandry; Animal welfare; Behavior; Conservation; Latency; Life history; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Panthera leo persica; Personality; Personality traits; Stereotyped behavior; Use statistics; Variation; Zoological gardens

Background The long-term success of ex-situ conservation programmes depends on husbandry and enrichment practices complemented by a robust welfare assessment protocol. Most zoos and conservation programmes continue to employ a bottom-up approach to measure animal welfare that often fails to account...