2nd International Meeting on Zoo Research, Conservation and Biodiversity (2022) - Session 3 and 4

From the 31st of March to April 2, 2022, the Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen held its 2nd International Meeting on Zoo Research, Conservation and Biodiversity (IMZRCB) as a hybrid event. Please see timeline below for the presentation of your interest.

Session 3 (Behavioural Assessments)
0:00 - Annette Pedersen, Copenhagen Zoo - A Solid Foundation Rocks! Exploring the benefits and potentials of foundation behaviors

29:47 – Dr. Angela Stoeger, University of Vienna - Understanding elephant vocal communication: The value of studying trained and wild individuals

51:22 - Anton Baotic, University of Vienna - Acoustic communication in Giraffes

1:05:02 - Franziska Hörner, Bergische Universität Wuppertal - Greeting an Elephant: Re-unifications and Greeting Ceremony in Loxodonta africana

Session 4 (Husbandry)
1:22:44 - Dr. Marcus Clauss, University of Zurich - Birth and death: simple data on the beginning and end of life as indicators of husbandry success

2:04:59 - Christian Schiffmann, Tier-Erlebnispark Bell - From left to right all through the night: characteristics of lying rest in zoo elephants

2:18:23 - Ricardo Lemos de Figuieredo, University of Birmingham - Modifying captive parrot enclosures to enable wild-type behaviours

Poster session
2:42:49 - Christian Roos, Chances for Nature e.V. - Primate conservation in Myanmar

2:48:36 - Nora Weger, Wilhelma, Zoological and Botanical Gardens Stuttgart - In-house diagnostics for Giardia SPP. and Cryptosporidium SPP. in zoos

2:53:50 - Michou Weimar and Rick Meulendijks, Wageningen University & Research, Rotterdam Zoo - Visual barriers reduce pacing in captive Tigers

2:58:59 - Viktoria Feucht, Goethe University Frankfurt - A visit as conservation experience: possible impacts of a trip to the zoo

3:03:14 - Pablo Morón-Elorza, Fundación Oceanografic - Determination of Juvenile Hematological Reference Intervals in the Undulate Skate (Raja undulata) under human care

3:08:14 - Christoph Eichler, ORA - Observe, Record, Analyze: A modern approach to behavioural analysis

We thank you all for your participation!