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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=M.%20Ward&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Animal–Staff Interactions

Authors: Vicky Melfi, Samantha Ward, Chris Pawson, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: HAI, human-animal interactions

2024

Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores

Authors: Samantha J. Ward, Geoff Hosey, Ellen Williams, Richard Bailey

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, affective state, behaviour, captive, interaction, Phylogenetic, play

2024

An examination of salivary cortisol concentrations and behaviour in three African elephants Loxodonta africana at Zoo Atlanta

Authors: Angela Kelling, Rebecca Snyder, Christoper Ward, Mollie Bloomsmith, Mark Laudenslager, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive elephant, non-invasive, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2024

Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of bonobo emotional expressivity across observer groups and zoo housing environments

Authors: Daan W. Laméris, Marina Salas, Marcel Eens, Lisa Gillespie, Nicky Staes, Jonas R. R. Torfs, Jonas Verspeek, Hilde Vervaecke, Samantha J. Ward, Jeroen M. G. Stevens

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, emotion, Fixed List, free choice profiling, primate, qba

2024

Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of bonobo emotional expressivity across observer groups and zoo housing environments

Authors: D. W. Laméris, M. Salas, M. Eens, L. Gillespie, N. Staes, J. R. Torfs, J. Verspeek, H. Vervaecke, S. J. Ward, J. M. Stevens

Publication/Journal: Anim Welf

Keywords: animal welfare, emotion, Fixed List, free choice profiling, primate, qba

2024

The Visitor Effect in Primates

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Georgia Oaten, Samantha Ward, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: physiological measures, primate behaviors, primates, space use, visitor effects

2024

The ‘Visitor Effect’in Non-primate Zoo Species: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go Next?

Authors: Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Samantha J Ward, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: amphibians, animal welfare, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, multi taxa, positive welfare, reptiles, visitor effects

2024

The Impact of Visitors on Non-Primate Species in Zoos: A Quantitative Review

Authors: Ellen Williams, Violet Hunton, Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: non-primate species, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare, zoo visitors

2023

Quality-of-Life Assessments in Zoo Animals: Not Just for the Aged and Charismatic

Authors: Michelle Campbell-Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, decision-making, euthanasia, geriatric, quality of life, zoo animal

2023

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

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