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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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Does zoo visitor presence and noise impact the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Siamese crocodiles? A case study

Authors: Kevin Gray, James Edward Brereton, Alexandros Theodorou

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: crocodilian, Electivity Index, enclosure design, post-occupancy evaluation, visitor presence

2024

From left to right all through the night: Characteristics of lying rest in zoo elephants

Authors: Christian Schiffmann, Linda Hellriegel, Marcus Clauss, Brother Stefan, Kevin Knibbs, Christian Wenker, Therese Hård, Cordula Galeffi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephants, rest, zoo

2022

From left to right all through the night: Characteristics of lying rest in zoo elephants

Authors: Christian Schiffmann, Linda Hellriegel, Marcus Clauss, Brother Stefan, Kevin Knibbs, Christian Wenker, Therese Hård, Cordula Galeffi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephant, rest, sleep, zoo

2022

Investigating the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Cuvier’s dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Authors: Kevin Leigh Gray, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Bulletin

Keywords: animal welfare, caiman, enclosure use

2022

Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans

Authors: Lance J Miller, Lisa K Lauderdale, Michael T Walsh, Jocelyn L Bryant, Kevin A Mitchell, Douglas A Granger, Jill D Mellen

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites

2021

Race and ethnicity are not primary determinants in utilizing veterinary services in underserved communities in the United States

Authors: Jessica L. Decker Sparks, Bridget Camacho, Philip Tedeschi, Kevin N. Morris

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: companion animals, race and ethnicity, spay/neuter

2018

The effect of the zoo setting on the behavioural diversity of captive gentoo penguins and the implications for their educational potential

Authors: Courtney Keane Collins, Quirke,Thomas, Louise Overy, Kevin Flannery, Ruth O’Riordan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavioral diversity, environmental enrichment, gentoo penguins, visitor presence

2016

Use of animals with partially known ancestries in scientifically managed breeding programs

Authors: Kevin Willis, Robert C. Lacy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: gene diversity, population management

2016

Are mixed diets beneficial for the welfare of captive axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)? Effects of feeding regimes on growth and behavior

Authors: Dean J. Slight, Hazel J. Nichols, Kevin Arbuckle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: activity, aquatic amphibian, development, environmental enrichment, folklore husbandry, nutrition

2015

Tenseness relaxed by vocalizing, illustrated by horses (Equus caballus) whinnying

Authors: Alban Lemasson, Kevin Remeuf, Martine Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal vocalizations, *physiological arousal, heart rate, horses, mammals

2015

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