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Long-Term Macroevaluation of Environmental Enrichment in Three Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) at Barcelona Zoo Soriano Jiménez, Ana Isabel Vinyoles Cartanyà, Dolors Maté García, Carmen Óssos (Mamífers) Parcs zoològics Etologia Barcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana) Bears Zoos Animal behavior Barcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area) The evaluation of enrichment programs is important to determine their effect on nonhuman animal welfare. The daily activity pattern and use of space of 3 brown bears (Ursus arctos) were used for long-term macroevaluation of enrichment to compare the baseline and enrichment phases. Focal sampling methods were used for data collection, and instantaneous scans were made at 2-min intervals during 15 sessions of 1 hr for each animal during the 2 study periods. The enrichment devices were categorized as feeding, occupational, and sensorial. The long-term macroevaluation in 3 bears showed statistically significant differences in some types of activity but not in others. There were also statistically significant differences for the use of space in 4 of the 8 zones in which the enclosures were divided. A more homogenous pattern in the use of space was only observed during the enrichment phase in the old female. The 3 brown bears followed different patterns concerning the enrichment program. 2017-03-08T15:30:54Z 2017-03-08T15:30:54Z 2015-12-28 2017-03-08T15:30:54Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2015.1106320 Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2015, vol. 19, num. 1, p. 49-61 https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2015.1106320. (c) Taylor and Francis, 2015 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Taylor and Francis Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)