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Trialling exudate-based enrichment efforts to improve the welfare of rescued slow lorises Nycticebus spp.

2014; Inter-Research; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/esr00654

1863-5407

AE Gray, Wirdateti, KAI Nekaris,

Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

ESR Endangered Species Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials ESR 27:21-29 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00654 Theme Section: Conservation and ecology of slow lorises Trialling exudate-based enrichment efforts to improve the welfare of rescued slow lorises Nycticebus spp. A. E. Gray1,2, Wirdateti3, K. A. I. Nekaris1,* 1Little Fireface Project, Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK 2Save the Chimps, Inc., PO Box 12220, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA 3Research Center for Biology—LIPI, JL. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46, Jakarta-Bogor, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia *Corresponding author: anekaris@brookes.ac.uk ABSTRACT: Slow lorises Nycticebus spp. are heavily targeted in the illegal animal trade throughout Southeast Asia. Because lorises are venomous, many have their teeth inhumanely removed by animal traders in order to 'tame' them to live as pets or to be used for tourist photography. Confiscated animals are brought to rescue centres where captive care and rehabilitation has proven challenging. Many rescue centres report high mortality, high rates of abnormal behaviour, and low rates of successful reintroductions. Most centres, however, provide little or no gums or saps to these highly specialised exudativorous primates. Our study evaluated the effects of exudate-based enrichment efforts on confiscated wild-born slow lorises at a rescue centre in Java, Indonesia, including methods to provide exudates to animals lacking teeth. We found that these enrichment efforts prolonged foraging and feeding times, but did not reduce abnormal behaviour or promote social behaviour. We found a strong relationship between the amount of time spent on the ground and the time spent performing abnormal behaviour. We discuss the positive implications of prolonging feeding periods, the practicality of each of the enrichment efforts for different types of captive settings, and methods for improving the welfare of captive slow lorises via dietary changes. KEY WORDS: Captive management · Exudativory · Primates · Conservation · Illegal wildlife trade Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Gray AE, Wirdateti, Nekaris KAI (2015) Trialling exudate-based enrichment efforts to improve the welfare of rescued slow lorises Nycticebus spp.. Endang Species Res 27:21-29. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00654 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in ESR Vol. 27, No. 1. Online publication date: February 11, 2015 Print ISSN: 1863-5407; Online ISSN: 1613-4796 Copyright © 2015 Inter-Research.