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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.
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Effects of Background Color on Stress-Linked Behavior in the Critically Endangered Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)

Authors: Arabella E Graves, Jemma E Dias, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, husbandry, welfare, zoo research

2023

Baseline Behavioral Data and Behavioral Correlates of Disturbance for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)

Authors: Jemma E Dias, Charlotte Ellis, Tessa E Smith, Charlotte A Hosie, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, welfare, zoo research

2022

Social behaviour in zoo bachelor groups: a case study of related South American fur seals

Authors: Christa Emmett, Mathilda Digby, Jemma Pope, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Arctocephalus australis, bachelor groups, evidence-based management, social behavior, social needs, South American fur seals

2021

Social Behaviour in Zoo Bachelor Groups: A Case Study of Related South American Fur Seals

Authors: Christa Emmett, Mathilda Digby, Jemma Pope, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Archocephalus australis, bachelor groups, evidence-based management, social behavior, social needs, South American fur seals

2021

Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Authors: S. A. Boyle, B. Roberts, B. M. Pope, M. R. Blake, S. E. Leavelle, J. J. Marshall, A. Smith, A. Hadicke, J. F. Falcone, K. Knott, A. J. Kouba

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: asian elephant, captive elephants, endocrinology, maximus, multidisciplinary sciences, national-park, nocturnal behavior, serum cortisol, stress, walking rates, zoo elephants

2015

The response of untamed (unbroken) ponies to conditions of road transport

Authors: T.G. Knowles, S.N. Brown, S.J. Pope, C.J. Nicol, P.D. Warriss, C.A. Weeks

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, group-size, ponies, stocking density, transport, unbroken

2011

Dominance hierarchy in a herd of female eland antelope (Taurotragus oryx) in captivity

Authors: G. Wirtu, C. E. Pope, J. Vaccaro, E. Sarrat, A. Cole, R. A. Godke, B. L. Dresser

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antelope, behavioral training, dominance value, social rank, stress, taming

2004

Young female pigs can discriminate individual differences in odours from conspecific urine

Authors: Michael Mendl, Kate Randle, Stuart Pope

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: odor discrimination, pigs

2002

Influence of prior exposure to wood shavings on feather pecking, dustbathing and foraging in adult laying hens

Authors: C.J Nicol, A.C Lindberg, A.J Phillips, S.J Pope, L.J Wilkins, L.E Green

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: chicken, dustbathing, feather pecking, foraging, rearing, substrate

2001

A Comparison of the Behaviour of Solitary and Group-Housed Budgerigars

Authors: C.J. Nicol, S.J. Pope

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, aviaries, budgerigars, cages, housing, social isolation

1993

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