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Age and growth of the spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela (Elasmobranchii, Gymnuridae) in the Southwest Atlantic (in situ) and under human care in a public aquarium (ex situ): Plasticity and population patterns

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study provides the first age and growth assessment of the endangered spiny butterfly ray, Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Southwest Atlantic, while also updating the growth parameters (asymptotic disc width—DW∞ and growth coefficient—k) estimated in an ex situ a marine aquarium setting.
Clara V. Teixeira‐Leite   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Percepção ambiental no zoológico de Pomerode [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Agrárias. Curso de Zootecnia.Os zoológicos são locais que possuem um grande potencial educativo, onde se tem o animal como tema gerador de assuntos ligados à preservação ...
Mendes, Paula de Carvalho
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Nutrição e manejo de animais silvestres e exóticos em zoológico [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Curso de Agronomia.O estágio foi realizado na Fundação Hermann Weege (Zoo Pomerode), situado no médio vale do Rio Itajaí-Açú, localizada no município de Pomerode – SC,
Altrak , Georg
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Serosurvey of bluetongue, caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE) and Maedi-Visna in Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of a southern Brazilian zoo

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
: Bluetongue (BT) is an infectious and non-contagious disease of compulsory notification which may affect domestic and wild ruminants, transmitted by Culicoides spp. midges.
Vivien M. Morikawa   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animal minds in applied ecology: Implications for wildlife management, conflict and conservation

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 11, November 2026.
Animal cognition should be a routine input to applied ecology rather than a peripheral concern. We recommend that practitioners (i) audit interventions for implicit cognitive assumptions, particularly where deterrence relies on aversive conditioning that invites habituation; (ii) work with zoos, aquaria and sanctuaries to generate cognitive data on the
Luz Carvajal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plan Estratégico del Parque Zoológico Nacional 2018 / 2021 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
El Parque Zoológico Nacional procura la conservación de las especies, ya sean nativas o no, y tenemos como responsabilidad, Mantener el equilibrio del ecosistema, mediante conservación, educación y protección de las especies como del medio ambiente, así ...
Parque Zoológico Nacional (ZOODOM)
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Ticks infesting captive and free-roaming wild animal species at the São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Ticks are ectoparasites of worldwide distribution that affect vertebrates and can transmit pathogens to animals and humans. The Zoological Park Foundation of São Paulo (FPZSP) is located in a Conservation Unit in one of the most important remaining ...
Irys Hany Lima Gonzalez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estudo comportamental com enriquecimento ambiental para pequenos felinos cativos no zoológico do Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva

open access: yesPubvet, 2020
Na floresta amazônica, várias espécies de animais silvestres estão ameaçadas de extinção correspondendo à exploração indevida do homem na natureza. Desta forma, o zoológico desenvolve um papel importante na educação ambiental, preservação e manutenção ...
Anne Karoline Pereira da Silva   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Misperceptions of charismatic species' conservation status: Zoo visits and virtual exposure shape perceptions of extinction risk

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 10, Page 3648-3662, October 2026.
Abstract Biodiversity loss is accelerating globally, yet species are not equally affected, and public perceptions of extinction risk often diverge from scientific assessments. Understanding what shapes public perceptions is critical for effective conservation communication, particularly in zoos, where many people encounter exotic and endangered ...
Andrea Rizzardi Orlandi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lafora’s disease in a free-ranging toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) with neurologic disease

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2023
Lafora’s disease is a genetic disease associated to mutations in genes that encodes laforin and malin, which results in intracellular polyglucan storage.
Clarissa Helena Santana   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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