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ERZINÇLIOĞLU, T.S., GROVES, G. and WARD, S., 2024. An analysis of welfare standards within tiger (Panthera tigris) facilities in Thailand. Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188

WILLIAMS, E., SADLER, J., RUTTER, S.M., MANCINI, C., NAWROTH, C., NEARY, J.M., WARD, S.J., CHARLTON, G. and BEAVER, A., 2024. Human-animal interactions and machine-animal interactions in animals under human care: a summary of stakeholder and researcher perceptions and future directions. Animal Welfare, 33: e27. ISSN 0962-7286

WARD, S.J., HOSEY, G., WILLIAMS, E. and BAILEY, R., 2024. Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 270: 106006. ISSN 0168-1591

HAMILL, K.R.J., 2023. The ecology and conservation of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in an urban environment. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.

HOSEY, G., WARD, S. and MELFI, V., 2023. The effect of visitors on the behaviour of zoo-housed primates: a test of four hypotheses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science: 105938. ISSN 0168-1591

WILLIAMS, E., HUNTON, V., HOSEY, G. and WARD, S.J., 2023. The impact of visitors on non-primate species in zoos: a quantitative review. Animals, 13 (7): 1178. ISSN 2076-2615

BURKHARD, M.E., RANGE, F., WARD, S.J. and ROBINSON, L.M., 2023. Bonded by nature: humans form equally strong and reciprocated bonds with similar raised dogs and wolves. Frontiers in Psychology, 13: 1044940. ISSN 1664-1078

FROST, N., CARTER, A., VERNON, M., ARMSTRONG, S., WALSH, N.D., COLWILL, M., TURNER-JEPSON, L., WARD, S.J. and WILLIAMS, E., 2022. Behavioural changes in zoo animals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a long-term, multi species comparison. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3 (4), pp. 586-615. ISSN 2673-5636

LEWTON, J. and WARD, S., 2022. Behavioural biology methods and data collection in the zoo. In: P. ROSE, ed., The behavioural biology of zoo animals. Boca Raton: CRC Press, pp. 37-46. ISBN 9781032077161

WELSH, T., BRANDO, S., HOSEY, G. and WARD, S., 2022. Members of the pod: do marine mammal trainers perceive a bond with the animals they care for? Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3 (3), pp. 409-419. ISSN 2673-5636

WILLIAMS, E., CARTER, A., RENDLE, J., FONTANI, S., WALSH, N.D., ARMSTRONG, S., HICKMAN, S., VAGLIO, S. and WARD, S.J., 2022. The impact of COVID-19 zoo closures on behavioural and physiological parameters of welfare in primates. Animals, 12 (13): 1622.

TUITE, E.K., MOSS, S.A., PHILLIPS, C.J. and WARD, S.J., 2022. Why are enrichment practices in zoos difficult to implement effectively? Animals, 12 (5): 554. ISSN 2076-2615

WELSH, T. and WARD, S., 2021. Visitor attachment to dolphins during an interaction programme, are there implications to dolphin behaviour? Zoo Biology, 40 (6), pp. 551-562. ISSN 0733-3188

MELFI, V., SKYNER, L., BIRKE, L., WARD, S.J., SHAW, W.S. and HOSEY, G., 2021. Furred and feathered friends: how attached are zookeepers to the animals in their care? Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188

FINGLAND, K., WARD, S.J., BATES, A.J. and BREMNER‐HARRISON, S., 2021. A systematic review into the suitability of urban refugia for the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris. Mammal Review. ISSN 0305-1838

WILLIAMS, E., CARTER, A., RENDLE, J. and WARD, S.J., 2021. Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures. Applied Animal Behaviour Science: 105253. ISSN 0168-1591

SPOONER, S.L., FARNWORTH, M.J., WARD, S.J. and WHITEHOUSE-TEDD, K.M., 2021. Conservation education: are zoo animals effective ambassadors and is there any cost to their welfare? Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2 (1), pp. 41-65. ISSN 2673-5636

WILLIAMS, E., CARTER, A., RENDLE, J. and WARD, S.J., 2021. Impacts of COVID-19 on animals in zoos: a longitudinal multi-species analysis. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2 (2), pp. 130-145. ISSN 2673-5636

FOREMAN-WORSLEY, R., FINKA, L.R., WARD, S.J. and FARNWORTH, M.J., 2021. Indoors or outdoors? An international exploration of owner demographics and decision making associated with lifestyle of pet cats. Animals, 11 (2): 253. ISSN 2076-2615

WARD, S., 2021. Secretary of State standards for modern zoo practice. UNSPECIFIED.

WARD, S.J., WILLIAMS, E., GROVES, G., MARSH, S. and MORGAN, D., 2020. Using zoo welfare assessments to identify common issues in developing country zoos. Animals, 10 (11): 2101. ISSN 2076-2615

RENDLE, J., JACKSON, B., HOORN, S.V., YEAP, L., WARREN, K., DONALDSON, R., WARD, S.J., VOGELNEST, L., MCLELLAND, D., LYNCH, M., VITALI, S., SAYERS, G., WYSS, F., WEBSTER, D., SNIPP, R. and VAUGHAN-HIGGINS, R., 2020. A retrospective study of macropod progressive periodontal disease ("lumpy jaw") in captive macropods across Australia and Europe: using data from the past to inform future macropod management. Animals.

HOSEY, G., WARD, S.J., FERGUSON, A., JENKINS, H. and HILL, S.P., 2020. Zoo‐housed mammals do not avoid giving birth on weekends. Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188

RENDLE, J., YEAP, L., JACKSON, B., WARREN, K., WARD, S.J., DONALDSON, R., MAYBERRY, C., RICHARDSON, J. and VAUGHAN-HIGGINS, R., 2020. Prevalence of macropod progressive periodontal disease ("lumpy jaw") in wild western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus). Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 69 (4). ISSN 2694-7684

WARD, S., 2020. A brief observation of the Endangered Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) feeding on red mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata) vegetation in a mangrove environment, northwest Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology. ISSN 0164-0291

WARD, S., HOSEY, G. and MELFI, V., 2020. Problematic animals in the zoo: the issue of charismatic megafauna. In: F.M. ANGELICI and L. ROSSI, eds., Problematic wildlife II: new conservation and management challenges in the human-wildlife interactions. Cham: Springer, pp. 485-508. ISBN 9783030423346

WARD, S. and MELFI, V., 2020. Welfare implications of zoo animal training. In: V.A. MELFI, N.R. DOREY and S.J. WARD, eds., Zoo animal learning and training. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, pp. 271-288. ISBN 9781118968536

MELFI, V.A., DOREY, N.R. and WARD, S.J., 2020. Zoo animal learning and training. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 9781118968536

WELSH, T. and WARD, S., 2019. Implications of human-animal interactions on mother-calf interactions in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyad. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 7 (4), pp. 162-169. ISSN 2214-7594

HOSEY, G., HARLEY, J.J. and WARD, S., 2019. Research and research training in BIAZA zoos and aquariums: an analysis of the BIAZA research database. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 7 (4), pp. 210-217. ISSN 2214-7594

WARD, S. and HOSEY, G., 2019. The need for a convergence of agricultural/laboratory and zoo-based approaches to animal welfare. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. ISSN 1088-8705

PATEL, F., WHITEHOUSE-TEDD, K. and WARD, S., 2019. Redefining human-animal relationships: an evaluation of methods to allow their empirical measurement in zoos. Animal Welfare, 28 (3), pp. 247-259. ISSN 0962-7286

PATEL, F., WEMELSFELDER, F. and WARD, S.J., 2019. Using qualitative behaviour assessment to investigate human-animal relationships in zoo-Housed giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis). Animals, 9 (6), p. 381. ISSN 2076-2615

WARD, S.J. and SHERWEN, S., 2019. Zoo animals. In: G. HOSEY and V. MELFI, eds., Anthrozoology: human-animal interactions in domesticated and wild animals. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 81-103. ISBN 9780198753636

WARD, S.J., SHERWEN, S. and CLARK, F.E., 2018. Advances in applied zoo animal welfare science. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 21 (sup1), pp. 23-33. ISSN 1088-8705

RENDLE, J., MCCORMICK, W. and WARD, S.J., 2018. Behaviour and enclosure use of captive parma wallabies (Macropus parma): an assessment of compatibility within a mixed-species exhibit. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 6 (2), pp. 63-68. ISSN 2214-7594

WILLIAMS, E., BREMNER-HARRISON, S. and WARD, S.J., 2018. Can we meet the needs of social species in zoos? An overview of the impact of group housing on welfare in socially housed zoo mammals. In: M. BERGER and S. CORBETT, eds., Zoo animals: husbandry, welfare and public interactions. Animal science, issues and research . Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 9781536135350

WARD, S.J., 2017. Animal welfare implications of keeper-animal-interactions & relationships. In: Zoos and Aquariums as Welfare Centres: Ethical Dimensions and Global Commitment. 4th International Animal Welfare Symposium/Congress, Detroit Zoological Society, Detroit, MI, USA, 4-6 May 2017.

WARD, S.J., CAMPO, M. and LISTE, G., 2017. The effects of artificial rearing and fostering on the growth, carcass and meat quality of lambs. Small Ruminant Research, 149, pp. 16-22. ISSN 0921-4488

WARD, S., 2016. Three ways zoos can deal with extreme food shortages and starving animals. The Conversation.

WARD, S.J., 2016. In defence of zoos: how captivity helps conservation. The Conversation.

WARD, S.J., 2016. Human-animal-interactions and their impact on zoo animal behaviour. In: CIRCLE Research Conference, Flamingo Land, Malton, North Yorks, 2016.

HOSEY, G., MELFI, V., FORMELLA, I., WARD, S.J., TOKARSKI, M., BRUNGER, D., BRICE, S. and HILL, S.P., 2016. Is wounding aggression in zoo-housed chimpanzees and ring-tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers? Zoo Biology. ISSN 0733-3188

WARD, S.J. and MELFI, V., 2015. Keeper-animal interactions: differences between the behaviour of zoo animals affect stockmanship. PLoS ONE, 10 (10): e0140237. ISSN 1932-6203

WARD, S.J., 2015. Keeper-animal interactions: differences in stockmanship affect zoo animal behaviour. In: Behaviour 2015 International Symposium, Cairns, Australia, 9-14 August 2015.

WARD, S.J., 2015. What can we (zoo scientists) learn from agricultural research? And what can they learn from us? In: 17th Annual BIAZA Research Conference, Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Ireland, 7-8 July 2015.

WARD, S.J., 2013. The positive reinforcement training effect: reduction of an animal's latency to respond to keeper cues. In: 2nd International Symposium on Zoo Animal Welfare: Innovations and Future Direction, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, ILL, USA, 5-6 June 2013.

WARD, S.J. and MELFI, V., 2013. The implications of husbandry training on zoo animal response rates. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 147 (12), pp. 179-185. ISSN 0168-1591

WARD, S.J., LISTE, G. and TINARWO, A., 2011. Attitudes of UK sheep farmers towards fostering methods: a national survey. Small Ruminant Research, 99 (23), pp. 87-92. ISSN 0921-4488

WARD, S.J. and MELFI, V., 2011. The positive reinforcement effect: reduction of an animal's latency to respond to keepers' cues. In: E.A. PAJOR and J.N. MARCHANT-FORDE, eds., Proceedings of the 45th Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE), Indianapolis, USA, 31 July - 4 August 2011. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 82. ISBN 9789086861798

WARD, S. and MAY, V., 2009. Enrichment: the Moulton way. , pp. 7-9.