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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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The first year of behavioral development and maternal care of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) calves in human care

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Carolyn Campbell, Les Dalton, Steven Osborn

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral development, beluga, calf behavior, cetacean, delphinapterus leucas, maternal care

2013

Opportunities for Public Aquariums to Increase the Sustainability of the Aquatic Animal Trade

Authors: Michael F. Tlusty, Andrew L. Rhyne, Les Kaufman, Michael Hutchins, Gordon McGregor Reid, Chris Andrews, Paul Boyle, Jay Hemdal, Frazer McGilvray, Scott Dowd

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquaculture, fisheries, ornamental fish hobby, pet trade, public aquarium, sustainability, tropical fish

2013

The effect of flipper banding on the breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus at Boulders Beach, South Africa

Authors: Shannon L Hampton, Peter G Ryan, Les G Underhill

Publication/Journal: Ostrich

Keywords: african penguin, flipper banding, penguin, reproductive success, spheniscus demersus, survival

2009

Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins Spheniscus demersus and Cape gannets Morus capensis, 1983-2005

Authors: A. C. Wolfaardt, A. J. Williams, L. G. Underhill, R. J. M. Crawford, P. A. Whittington

Publication/Journal: African Journal of Marine Science

Keywords: african penguin, cape gannet, dassen island, de-oiled, morus capensis, oil spills, rehabilitation, rescue, restoration, sanccob, spheniscus demersus

2009

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