Sally Sherwen

Building wildlife resilience in disasters

A Lamont, M Parrott, L Wicker, C Banks, M Lang, M Lynch, B McMeekin, K Miller, F Ryan, K Selwood, S Sherwen, C Whiteford, Z Victoria

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Journal of Emergency Management

Cognitive Enrichment in Practice: A Survey of Factors Affecting Its Implementation in Zoos Globally

Belinda A Hall, David M McGill, Sally L Sherwen, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANIMALS

Information on the practical use of cognitive enrichment in zoos is scarce. This survey aimed to identify where cognitive enrichme..

Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Kerry V Fanson, Simon Eyre, Grahame J Coleman, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Little penguins (Eudyptula minor), or Kororā in Māori, show variation in their behavioural responses towards zoo visitors in Austr..

Visitor Attitudes Toward Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Two Australian Zoos

Samantha J Chiew, Paul H Hemsworth, Vicky Melfi, Sally L Sherwen, Alicia Burns, Grahame J Coleman

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

This study identified and compared the attitudes of visitors toward zoo-housed little penguins, their enclosure and visitor experi..

Assessing preferences of two zoo-housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test

Mark James Learmonth, Sally Sherwen, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2020  |  ZOO BIOLOGY

Recent research has uncovered many complex cognitive traits and affective processes in many reptile species, such as the ability t..

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANIMALS

Studies on the effects of visitors on zoo animals have shown mixed findings and as a result, the manner in which visitors affect z..

The Effect of Regulating Zoo Visitor-Penguin Interactions on Zoo Visitor Attitudes

Samantha J Chiew, Paul H Hemsworth, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Grahame J Coleman

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Understanding visitor attitudes toward zoo animals can inform the way zoos manage visitor-animal interactions by identifying the f..

The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare

Sally L Sherwen, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2019  |  Animals

Achieving and maintaining high standards of animal welfare is critical to the success of a modern zoo. Research has shown that an ..

An Animal Welfare Risk Assessment Process for Zoos

Sally L Sherwen, Lauren M Hemsworth, Ngaio J Beausoleil, Amanda Embury, David J Mellor

Journal article  |  2018  |  ANIMALS

There is a growing interest and need for zoos to develop and implement welfare assessment tools that are practical to use and prov..

The effects of zoo visitors on Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) avoidance behavior in a walk-through exhibit

Mark James Learmonth, Sally Sherwen, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2018  |  ZOO BIOLOGY

The behavior of zoo animals may be influenced by visitors, with possible implications on animal welfare. We examined the effects o..