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Date: 10/21/21
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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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Age-Dependent Enclosure Use in Juvenile Chinese Crocodile Lizards, Shinisaurus crocodilurus crocodilurus

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, James J Hicks, Daniel Kane, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, niche use, resource

2021

Assessing the behaviour, welfare and husbandry of mouse deer (Tragulus spp.) in European zoos

Authors: Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo, Matthew Hartley, Alison W Fletcher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, captive breeding, chevrotain, lesser mouse deer, Philippine mouse deer

2021

Computer vision based individual fish identification using skin dot pattern

Authors: Petr Cisar, Dinara Bekkozhayeva, Oleksandr Movchan, Mohammadmehdi Saberioon, Rudolf Schraml

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: fish, individual identification, management

2021

The effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) in aviaries

Authors: April Stevens, Robert Doneley, Aurore Cogny, Clive JC Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avaries, cockatiel, enrichment, flight, parrot, substrate

2021

Fish Behavior: Training and Enrichment

Authors: Ilana R Alderman, Leigh A Clayton

Publication/Journal: Clinical Guide to Fish Medicine

Keywords: enrichment, fish, training

2021

Habitat characteristics and animal management factors associated with habitat use by bottlenose dolphins in zoological environments

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, K Alex Shorter, Ding Zhang, Joaquin Gabaldon, Jill D Mellen, Michael T Walsh, Douglas A Granger, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming, water columns

2021

Tank cleaning temporarily increases stress and decreases affiliative behavior in zebrafish

Authors: Christine Powell, Marina AG von Keyserlingk, Becca Franks

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic behavior, fish welfare, husbandry, social behavior, zebrafish

2021

What do we know about flamingo behaviors? A systematic review of the ethological research on the Phoenicopteridae (1978–2020)

Authors: Henrique Cardoso Delfino, Caio J Carlos

Publication/Journal: acta ethologica

Keywords: behavior, flamingos, review

2021

Activity and Pool Use in Relation to Temperature and Water Changes in Zoo Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibious)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Martin Ramirez, Nancy C Hawkes

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: exhibit use, hippo, hippo enclosures, pool temperature, pool use, water change, welfare, zoo

2020

Behavioural response, welfare, and performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under different water temperatures

Authors: Enas N Said, Fayza Abd Allah Ahmed, Al-Sadik Y Saleem, Hesham H Mohammed, Mohamed YI Youssef, Azhar F Abdel Fattah

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies

Keywords: behaviour, crossing test, nile tilapia, water temperature, welfare

2020

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