Undesired animals: 'Pest' management in zoos and aquariums
This short survey aims to gather insights of the current practices of dealing with animals labelled as pest and the management of these undesired animals in zoos and aquariums. This outcomes of this survey will be included in a current review. We thank you for your participation. If you have any questions regarding this study, please contact Sabrina Brando at sbrando@animalconcepts.eu.
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What is your job title? Leave your name and email if you want us to send you a little surprise!
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Where is the facility you work at located?
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Is your facility required by local, regional, or national law to exterminate undesirable animals?
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Rank in order of priority, with 1 being most important to your facility and 11 being least important, how important are the following issues in informing your management of undesirable animals. 
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Control of disease
Wellbeing of animals housed at the facility (competition for food, space etc)
Wellbeing of undesirable animals
Damage to infrastructure (wires, pipes, etc)
Food and water contamination
Visitor experience
Predation
Economic impacts
Legislative requirements
Conservation of local ecosystems
Environmental impact of pest control

Who in your facility has primary responsibility for the day management of undesirable animals?

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Which of the following animal species do you consider undesirable in your facility? (Please select all that apply) 
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable larger to smaller mammals in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable rodents in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable birds in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable reptiles in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable amphibians in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable fish in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Which methods do you use to manage the population of undesirable insects in your facility? (Please check all that apply):
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Does your facility have a written pest management policy?
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If you have a written policy, please write below which species/taxa are included specifically. Please write NA if this is not relevant. *
Is reducing harm and minimising suffering to undesirable animals considered in your facility’s approach to pest control?
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On a scale of 1 to 5, how much does concern for the wellbeing of undesirable animals influence your decisions regarding managing their populations?
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Not at all concerned
Extremely concerned
How likely is your facility to implement non-lethal undesirable animal management strategies in the next two years?  
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Very unlikely
Very likely
Is reducing harm and minimising suffering inflicted to pest species considered in your zoo's approach to pest control?
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For each of the following nonlethal pest control methods, indicate how likely your zoo is to consider implementing it in the next 2 years:

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Very unlikely
Somewhat unlikely
Unsure
Somewhat likely
Very likely
Improved habitat design
Exclusion methods (screening, netting, trapdoors)
Repellents (sonic devices, UV light traps)
Trap and relocate
How do you feel about your current pest management practices?
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Very unhappy
Somewhat unhappy
Neutral/no opinion
Somewhat happy
Very happy
Prefer not to say
How satisfied are you with your current pest management practices?
What are your thoughts and experiences around pest management?
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Thank you!
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