Predictors of psychological stress and behavioural diversity among captive red panda in Indian zoos and their implications for global captive management.

ABSTRACT: At high elevations, biodiversity is at elevated risk from extinctions due to rapid environmental changes. In the most of its range in Himalayas, the red panda, an endangered species, is struggling to survive in the wild, and a global captive breeding programme has been launched to conserve the species. Because captivity can have negative impacts on animals, reducing the chance of successful reintroduction, we investigated the predictors of stereotyped behaviour and behavioural diversity of red panda (n = 26), and the effect of stereotypy on their behavioural diversity in three Indian zoos. Multivariate analysis showed that stereotypy increased with density of logs on the ground, age and higher among pandas in zoo 3 compared to zoo 2, but decreased with number of nests, sociality, tree dens

SUBMITTER: Sohel Khan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9388642 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature