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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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Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: applications for monitoring health and welfare

Authors: Lydia M Hopper, Benjamin R Lake, Jesse G Leinwand, Amy Fultz, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aging, geriatric care, locomotion, mobility, primate, quality of life

2022

Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics

Authors: Joaquin Gabaldon, Ding Zhang, Lisa Lauderdale, Lance Miller, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Kira Barton, K Alex Shorter

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics

2022

The Measurability of Subjective Animal Welfare

Authors: Heather Browning

Publication/Journal: Journal of Consciousness Studies

Keywords: animal welfare, research

2022

Members of the Pod: Do Marine Mammal Trainers Perceive a Bond with the Animals They Care For?

Authors: Thomas Welsh, Sabrina Brando, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological Botanical Gardens

Keywords: attachment, companion animal, dolphin, human-animal bond (HAB), human-animal relationship (har), zoo

2022

Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021

Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey

Authors: Ines Windschnurer, Lisa Fischer, Takuya Yanagida, Cassandra Eibl, Sonja Franz, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids

2021

Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey

Authors: Alexandra L Whittaker, Brianna Golder-Dewar, Jordyn L Triggs, Sally L Sherwen, David J McLelland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based assessment, Delphi, reptile, welfare

2021

Physical enrichment research for captive fish: time to focus on the DETAILS

Authors: Nick AR Jones, Mike Webster, Anne Gro Vea Salvanes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Fish Biology

Keywords: environmental complexity, environmental enrichment, fish husbandry, fish welfare, structural complexity., structural enrichment

2021

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