PS18 – From Tradition to Transition: The Future of Czech Castle Bears
Eva Filipczykova, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Bears have been kept in castle moats in what is now Czechia since at least 1707, a practice that has increasingly raised […]
PS26 – Rescue of Farm Bears and Operation of a Sanctuary Led by the Korea National Park Service
Ockju Im, Korea National Park Institute for Wildlife Conservation South Korea’s captive bear industry, initiated in 1981, has steadily declined since the country acceded to the Convention on International Trade […]
PS05 – Understanding bear necessities: one-year monitoring of a pair of zoo-housed brown bears
Francesca Bandoli, Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia Animal welfare encompasses the physical, psychological, and emotional well-being of an animal, as well as its ability to express species-specific behaviours. Long-term monitoring that […]
OS37 – Vatinoxan, a breakthrough for bear welfare during anesthesia? Experiences from Scandinavia.
Alexandra Thiel, Boris Fuchs, Andrea Miller, David Ahlqvist, Andrea Friebe, Aimee G Tallian, Stamatios Tahas, Jonas Kindberg, Alina L Evans Hypertension, hypoxemia, hyperthermia and tissue hypoperfusion are reported in brown […]
OS29 – Validation of a welfare assessment tool for Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) and sun bears (Helarctos malayanus): implications for refinement in sanctuaries
Vanhkham Xayoudoum, Chanhlalee Khonemany, Sengphet Chanthaluck, Fatong Yang, Sorphea Phorn, Vi Le Tuong, Zachary A. David, Judy Blythe, Da-in Lee, Yu Lee Shin, Ji Yoon Kang, Yu-jin Lee, Jeong-Jin Yang, […]
OS12 – Bridging welfare and rewilding: developing a pre-release program for rescued bears in Southeast Asia
Brian Crudge, Matt Hunt For decades, Free the Bears has provided lifelong sanctuary care to Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) and sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) rescued from the illegal wildlife […]