Recent Publications

Pollastri, I., Normando, S., Contiero, B., Vogt, G., Gelli, D., Sergi, V., Stagni, E., Hensman, S., Mercugliano, E., de Mori, B. (2021). Emotional States of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Kept for Animal–Visitor Interactions, as Perceived by People Differing in Age and Knowledge of the Species. Animals, 11(3), 826.

Biasetti P, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Hermes R, Holtze S, Galli C, Lazzari G, Colleoni S, Pollastri I, Spiriti MM, Stejskal J, Seet S, Zwilling J, Ngulu S, Mutisya S, Kariuki L, Lokolool I, Omondo P, Ndeereh D and de Mori B (2022). Ethical Analysis of the Application of Assisted Reproduction Technologies in Biodiversity Conservation and the Case of White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Ovum Pick-Up Procedures. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9.

Pollastri, I., Normando, S., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Bandoli, F., Macchi, E., Muzzo, A., de Mori, B. (2022). The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos. PloS one, 17(7), e0271409.

Biasetti, P., Hildebrandt, T. B., Göritz, F., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Stejskal, J., Galli, C., Pollastri, I.,Muzzo, A., Lekolool, I., Ndereeh, D., Omondi, P., Kariuki, L., Mijele, D., Mutisya, S., Ngulu, S., & de Mori, B. (2022). Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology, 00, e14029.

de Mori, B., Spiriti, M. M., Pollastri, I., Normando, S., Biasetti, P., Florio, D., Andreucci, F., Colleoni, S., Galli, C., Göritz, F., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Lazzari, G., Seet, S., Zwilling, J., Stejskal, J., Mutisya, S., Ndeereh, D., Ngulu, S., Vigne, R., Hildebrandt, T.B. (2021). An ethical assessment tool (ETHAS) to evaluate the application of assisted reproductive technologies in mammals’ conservation: the case of the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Animals, 11(2), 312.

de Mori, B., Ferrante, L., Florio, D., Macchi, E., Pollastri, I., & Normando, S. (2019). A Protocol for the Ethical Assessment of Wild Animal–Visitor Interactions (AVIP) Evaluating Animal Welfare, Education, and Conservation Outcomes, “Animals”, 9(8), 487.

Rollin B., de Mori B., Gli altri Animali. Mimesis, Milano 2019 (in press)

de Mori B., (2019), Il benessere animale: un concetto ‘etico’ o ‘scientifico’? Un dibattito ancora attuale, Notizie di Politeia, 134, pp. 143-161.

de Mori B., Normando S., (2019) Is Histroy repeating itself? The case of fish and arthropods’ welfare, «Ethica&Politica/Ethics&Politics», 2, pp. 491-516   

de Mori B., Biasetti P., (2019) Le matrici etiche nella conservazione della biodiversità. Ethical Matrix in Biodiversity Conservation, «Ethica&Politica/Ethics&Politics», 1, pp. 233-254;

Farina L., de Santis M., Contalbrigo L., Simonato M., de Mori B., Ravarotto L., (2019) The 3R principle: a reflection on its application in AAI, Animals and Society.

Biasetti, P., Florio, D., Gili, C., & de Mori, B. (2019). The Ethical assessment of Touch Pools in Aquariums by means of the Ethical Matrix. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Ferrante, L., Samuels, W.E., Normando, S., Florio, D., Bordignon, F., Meers, L., & de Mori, B. (2019). Investigating visitors’ needs and behaviors to increase educational effectiveness and promote inclusiveness and the ethical reputations of zoos. Zoo Biology

Ferrante, L., & de Mori, B. (2018). Conservazione ed etica negli zoo “dopo Marius”. Etica & Politica/Ethics & Politics., 20(3), 703-729.

Normando, S., Pollastri, I., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Macchi, E., Isaja, V., & de Mori, B. (2018). Assessing Animal Welfare in Animal-Visitor Interactions in Zoos and Other Facilities. A Pilot Study Involving Giraffes. Animals, 8(9), 153.

Congress

Pollastri, I., Normando, S., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Bandoli, F., Macchi, E., Muzzo, A., de Mori, B. 2022. Application of the Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) on the ringtailed lemur walk-in enclosure at Pistoia Zoo (Italy). 31st International Society for Anthrozoology Conference - ISAZ 2022 - “Anthrozoology in translation: communicating research to and from multiple audiences” – Boise ID 7-9 July 2022. Oral Presentation, proceedings p. 51.

Meers, L.L., Walsh, E., Ulitina, O., Pereira, J., da Graça Pereira, G., Salgirli Demirbas, Y., Begum, S., Platto, S., Pollastri, I., de Mori, B., Normando, S. 2022. Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on companion animal welfare. 31st International Society for Anthrozoology Conference - ISAZ 2022 - “Anthrozoology in translation: communicating research to and from multiple audiences” – Boise ID 7-9 July 2022. Oral Presentation, proceedings p. 135.

Walsh, E., Meers, L., de Mori, B., Platto, S., Pereira, J., Ferreira, P., Da Graça Pereira, G., Salgirli Demirbas, Y., Begun, S., Pollastri, I., Ulitina, O., Normando, S., 2022. Moral distress in companion animal veterinarians: a comparison between Belgium, China, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey - 4th annual meeting European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare –  EVCBMAW 2022 – Palma (Mallorca) – 28 September – 1 October 2022. Oral presentation, proceedings p. 45.

Normando, S., Pereira, J., de Mori, B., Ferreira, P., Walsh, E.A., Platto, S., Meers, L.L., Salgirli Demirbas, Y., Begun, S., Pollastri, I., Ulitina, O., da Graça Pereira, G. 2022. Potentially stressful situation in the veterinary practice that can affect animal welfare: is practice with shelter animals different from that with privately owned ones? - 4th annual meeting European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare – EVCBMAW 2022 - Palma (Mallorca) – 28 September – 1 October 2022. Poster, proceedings p. 93

Pollastri, I., Muzzo, A., Biasetti, P., Vogt, G., Manenti, R., de Mori, B. 2022. Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVIs) in South Africa: a participatory approach to facilitate ethical reasoning - 6th European Congress of Conservation Biology – ECCB 2022 – Prague (Czech Republic) – August 22-26, 2022. Oral Presentation

de Mori, B., Pollastri, I., Spiriti, M.M., Biasetti, P., Galli, C., Goeritz, F., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Stejskal, J., Hidebrandt, T.B. 2022. A tool for the Ethical Assessment of the application of Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART) in conservation. 6th European Congress of Conservation Biology – ECCB 2022 – Prague (Czech Republic) – August 22-26, 2022. Oral Presentation

Biasetti, P., Hildebrandt, T.B., Göritz, F., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Galli, C., Lazzari, G., Colleoni, S., Pollastri, I., Spiriti, M.M., Stejskal, J., de Mori, B. 2022. Applying Decision-Making Tools in Ethical Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation. Society for Conservation Biology North America. North American Congress for Conservation Biology «Restoring connection and building resilience in a changing world», Reno (NV), USA 2022. Oral Presentation

Pollastri, I., Normando, S., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Bandoli, F., Macchi, E., Muzzo, A., de Mori, B. 2022. The animal-visitor interaction protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos. EAZA Annual Conference 2022 – Zoomarine, Portugal - 27 September to 1 October, 2022. Poster

Pollastri, I., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Bandoli, F., Macchi, E., Muzzo, A., de Mori, B. 2022. The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP): first application to a ring-tailed lemur walk-in enclosure at Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia - XXIV Congresso Nazionale Associazione Primatologi Italiani – Torino (Italy) – September 21-23, 2022. Oral Presentation

Pollastri, I., Giardullo, P., Bandoli, F., Avesani, C., Cavicchio, P., Capasso, M., Zanella, A., de Mori, B. 2022. Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on zoos and aquariums: assessing staff perception in Italian facilities – 12° Convegno Nazionale della Ricerca nei Parchi, Parco Natura Viva - Garda Zoological Park srl, Bussolengo (VR) – October 7-9, 2022. Oral Presentation

Pollastri, I., Bandoli, F., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Macchi, E., Muzzo, A., de Mori, B. 2022. First application of the Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) to a ring-tailed lemur walk-in - 12° Convegno Nazionale della Ricerca nei Parchi, Parco Natura Viva - Garda Zoological Park srl, Bussolengo (VR) – October 7-9, 2022. Poster

Mercugliano, E., Pollastri, I., Spiriti, M.M., Biasetti, P., Florio, D., Andreucci, F., Colleoni, S., Galli, C., Goeritz, F., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Lazzeri, G., Seet, S., Zwilling, J., Stejskal J., Mutisya, S., Ndeereh, D., Ngulu, S., Vigne, R., Hildebrandt, T.B., de Mori, B. 2022. ETHAS: the revised Ethical Assessment Tool for the application of Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART) in conservation breeding programs. - 12° Convegno Nazionale della Ricerca nei Parchi, Parco Natura Viva - Garda Zoological Park srl, Bussolengo (VR) – October 7-9, 2022. Poster

Pollastri, I., Spiriti, M.M., Normando, S., Biasetti, P., Florio, D., Andreucci, F., Colleoni, S., Galli, C., Goeritz, F., Hermes, R., Holtze, S., Lazzari, G., Seet, S., Zwilling, J., Stejskal, J., Mutisya, S., Ndeereh, D., Ngulu, S., Vigne, R., Hildebrandt, T.B., de Mori B. 2021. First trials of an ethical assessment tool (ETHAS) for the evaluation of the acceptability of art procedures in wildlife conservation - XI Convegno Nazionale della Ricerca nei Parchi, Parco Natura Viva - Garda Zoological Park srl, Bussolengo (VR) – October 1-3, 2021. Poster

Spiriti, M.M., Pollastri I., Bandoli, F., Giardullo, P., Florio D., Normando, S., Zanella A., Gesuato, E., Neresini, F., de Mori B. 2021. A preliminary evaluation of public perceptions of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian Zoological Institutions - XI Convegno Nazionale della Ricerca nei Parchi, Parco Natura Viva - Garda Zoological Park srl, Bussolengo (VR) – October 1-3, 2021. Poster

de Mori, B., Ferrante, L., Florio, D., Pollastri, I., Macchi, E., Isaia, V., Normando, S. 2018. Animal- visitor interaction in zoos: an assessment protocol dealing with different educational, ethical and animal welfare aspects. Annual Meeting of the Congress of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare – ECVBMAW 2018 – Berlin (Germany) - 28 September 2018 – Oral Presentation

de Mori B., Ferrante L., Dierkes P., Avesani Zaborra C., Florio D. & Normando S. (2018). A toolkit to improve the Ethical Review Process in Conservation. 73rd Waza Conference, Bangkok, 21 – 25 October 2018 – oral presentation, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AxD_u_2PqXUcvORUaca1E8LIHcnw-um9/view

de Mori B., Ferrante, L., Vogt, G., Normando, S., & Florio, D. (2018) The importance of the Ethical Review Process (ERP) in Conservation. V European Congress of Conservation Biology, Jyväskylä University, Open Science Centre, 12 – 15 June 2018 – oral presentation, https://doi.org/10.17011/conference/eccb2018/108151

Ferrante, L., Bonelli, M., Scaccini, D., Manenti, R., Normando, S., Florio, D., & de Mori, B. (2018). The extinction risk for threatened species in protected areas: the case of the freshwater crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Italy. V European Congress of Conservation Biology, Jyvaskyla University, Open Science Centre, 12 - 15 June 2018 - oral presentation, https://doi.org/10.17011/conference/eccb2018/107432

de Mori B., Ferrante L., Florio D. & Normando S. (2018). The Ethical Checklist for Conservation Projects (ECCP): a Tool to Improve the Ethical Review Process. IX National Congress on Wildlife Research in Parks, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo (VR), 4-7 October 2018 – oral presentation, proceedings p. 18.

Normando S., Stagni E., Sergi V., Bettin E., Sgarbossa A., Mazzola A., Bordignon F., Kotze A., Vogt G., Ramsay K. A., Contiero B., Ferrante L., Florio D., Gelli D., de Mori B. (2018). Are Semi-Captive African Elephants Different From Their Zoo Counterparts? IX National Congress on Wildlife Research in Parks, Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo (VR), 4-7 October 2018 - poster, proceedings p. 56.

Ferrante, L., Normando, S., Florio, D., & de Mori, B., (2018) Ethics and inclusive conservation: a bottom-up approach to promoting conservation for Testudines in Italy. EAZA Conservation Forum 2018, Tallin, 21 – 25 May 2018 – poster, proceedings.

Rossetto, Y., de Mori, B., Normando, S., Florio, D., Ferrante, L., Laguardia, D., Cotignoli, C., & Martini, M. (2017) Zoonotic risk analysis in a walk-in enclosure of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at Safari Park Ravenna, Italy. VIII National Congress on Wildlife Research in Parks, Bussolengo (VR), 28 September – 1 October 2017 – poster, proceedings p. 80.

Stagni, E., Normando, S., & de Mori, B. (2017). Distances between individuals in an artificial herd of African elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) during resource utilisation in a semi-captive environment. Research in veterinary science, 113, 122-129.

Ferrante L., Samuels W.E., Normando S., Florio D., Bordignon F., Meers L., & de Mori B., (2017) What do Italian visitors think about zoos? European Zoo Educators Conference (EZE), Paris, 13 – 16 March 2017 – poster, proceedings.

Ferrante, L., Normando, S., Florio, D., & de Mori, B. (2017, June). Animal welfare and Ethics course for post-graduate at Veterinary School: how to improve assessment methodologies with a bottom up approach. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances (pp. 1147-1155). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/head17.2017.6713

Ferrante L., Normando S., Florio D., & de Mori B. (2017). Let the expert speak: preliminary data of a survey that promotes conservation and knowledge of Testudines. VIII National Congress on Wildlife Research in Parks, Bussolengo (VR), 28 September – 1 October 2017 – oral presentation, proceedings p. 18.

de Mori B., Ferrante L., Florio D., Spiezio C., Gili C., Avesari Zaborra C., & Normando S. (2017). The importance of the Ethical Review Process in Conservation Welfare Issues in Italy. VIII National Congress on Wildlife Research in Parks, Bussolengo (VR), 28 September – 1 October 2017 – oral presentation, proceedings p. 17.

Pollastri, I., Ferrante L., Normando S., Florio D., Macchi, E., Isaja, V., & de Mori B. (2017). Preliminary data on a new protocol that investigates animal-visitor interactions in zoos. VIII National Congress on Wildlife Research in Parks, Bussolengo (VR), 28 September – 1 October 2017 – poster, proceedings p. 72.