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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=G.%20Forrester&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Short-term welfare implications of capture-mark-recapture trapping of medium-sized mammals: the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) as a case study

Authors: P. Cowan, G. Forrester, B. Warburton

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: activity patterns, animal welfare, mark-recapture, possum, trichosurus vulpecula, weight loss

2013

Structured bimanual actions and hand transfers reveal population-level right-handedness in captive gorillas

Authors: Ernest Tabiowo, Gillian S. Forrester

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cerebral lateralization, evolution, gorilla, gorilla gorilla gorilla, great ape, handedness, language

2013

Demographic correlates of bite wounding in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles L., in stable and perturbed populations

Authors: R. J. Delahay, N. J. Walker, G. J. Forrester, B. Harmsen, P. Riordan, D. W. Macdonald, C. Newman, C. L. Cheeseman

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggression, badgers, bite wounds, territory

2006

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