12 March 2025

A systematic review of fluralaner as a treatment for ectoparasitic infections in mammalian species

"The article analyzes data on fluralaner (FLU), highlighting its effectiveness, pharmacokinetics, and safety in various mammals, thus filling a gap in the literature regarding its use in wildlife. It offers valuable information and outlines future perspectives more comprehensively."

Travis Beddoe, Handling Editor

30 January 2025

A new species of parrot snake, Leptophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

"Describing new species of snake in an endangered habitat such as the Cerrado is a very important endeavor for our understanding of biodiversity."

Scott Edwards, Handling Editor

17 January 2025

Body size prediction in scorpions: a phylogenetic comparative examination of linear measurements of individual body parts

"This study will be important for all those working on scorpion morphometrics and will extend to others who are interested in invertebrate body scaling."

John Measey, Section Editor

13 December 2024

Companion animal foster caregiving: a scoping review exploring animal and caregiver welfare, barriers to caregiver recruitment and retention, and best practices for foster care programs in animal shelters

"This is a well written review, addressing a topic that would be of interest to many people interested in animal welfare, caregiver-animal relationships, pet-owner relationships and generally pets."

Anindita Bhadra, Handling Editor

28 October 2024

Development of a welfare assessment tool for tourist camp elephants in Asia

Shaw Badenhorst, Handling Editor

10 October 2024

Spring haul-out behavior of seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas: implications for abundance estimation

"This paper provides information that is of importance to understanding the ecology of the species."

Suzanne Prange, Handling Editor

30 September 2024

Continuing challenges of elephant captivity: the captive environment, health issues, and welfare implications

"I echo the comments of the editor."

Jennifer Vonk, Section Editor

27 September 2024

Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenarios

"Important conservation issue for a less well studied species!"

Jennifer Vonk, Section Editor

19 September 2024

Population structure and selective signature of Kirghiz sheep by Illumina Ovine SNP50 BeadChip

"Bioinformatic analysis to identify gen signatures in sheeps"

Carlos Fernandez-Lozano, Handling Editor

5 September 2024

Experimental assessment of diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) protocols

"Computed tomographic (CT) scans have become an increasingly standard way of assessing morphological features of hard and soft tissues in small animal. In tihs paper, the authors describe a new methodology to treat larger specimens (> 1 kg) with Lugol's iodine which should greatly increase the potential for the morphology of larger animals to be quantified."

John Measey, Section Editor