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Long-Term Macroevaluation of Environmental Enrichment in Three Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) at Barcelona Zoo

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The evaluation of enrichment programs is important to determine their effect on nonhuman animal welfare. The daily activity pattern and use of space of 3 brown bears (Ursus arctos) were used for long-term macroevaluation of enrichment to compare the baseline and enrichment phases. Focal sampling methods were used for data collection, and instantaneous scans were made at 2-min intervals during 15 sessions of 1 hr for each animal during the 2 study periods. The enrichment devices were categorized as feeding, occupational, and sensorial. The long-term macroevaluation in 3 bears showed statistically significant differences in some types of activity but not in others. There were also statistically significant differences for the use of space in 4 of the 8 zones in which the enclosures were divided. A more homogenous pattern in the use of space was only observed during the enrichment phase in the old female. The 3 brown bears followed different patterns concerning the enrichment program.

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Óssos (Mamífers), Parcs zoològics, Etologia, Barcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)

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Bears, Zoos, Animal behavior, Barcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)

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SORIANO JIMÉNEZ, Ana Isabel, VINYOLES CARTANYÀ, Dolors and MATÉ GARCÍA, Carmen. Long-Term Macroevaluation of Environmental Enrichment in Three Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) at Barcelona Zoo. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 2015. Vol. 19, num. 1, pags. 49-61. ISSN 1088-8705. [consulted: 10 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/108114

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