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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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Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in US zoos, sanctuaries, and research facilities: A survey-based comparison of species-typical behaviors

Authors: Andrea W Clay, Stephen R Ross, Susan Lambeth, Maribel Vazquez, Sarah Breaux, Rhonda Pietsch, Amy Fultz, Michael Lammey, Sarah L Jacobson, Jaine E Perlman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: ape, chimpanzee, primate, species-typical behavior, welfare

2023


Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research

Authors: Jessica C Whitham, Katie Hall, Lisa K Lauderdale, Jocelyn L Bryant, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, reference interval

2023


Review of the Effects of Enclosure Complexity and Design on the Behaviour and Physiology of Zoo Animals

Authors: Cristiano S. de Azevedo, Cynthia F. Cipreste, Cristiane S. Pizzutto, Robert J. Young

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captivity, enclosure, habitat complexity, welfare

2023


Differing animal welfare conceptions and what they mean for the future of zoos and aquariums, insights from an animal welfare audit

Authors: Jake S Veasey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, audit

2022


Does Accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Correlate with Animal Welfare Act Compliance?

Authors: Kailer K Riedman, Gregory B Cunningham, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, aza, oversight, zoo

2022


Does the sound environment influence the behaviour of zoo-housed birds? A preliminary investigation of ten species across two zoos

Authors: Paul Rose, Adam Reed, Samantha Hurn, Alex Badman-King, Tom Rice

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal behaviour, soundscape, visitor effect, welfare, zoo sound

2022


Frog in the Well: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Amphibian Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Angie Elwin, Neil D’Cruze

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: amphibian, pet trade, sentience

2022


Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants

Authors: Anneke Moresco, Natalia Prado, Maura Davis, Amy L Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Charlie Gray, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare

2022


Maximum longevity and juvenile mortality in zoo‐housed mangabeys

Authors: Manon de Visser, Emile Prins, Mirte Bosse, Richard Crooijmans, Tjerk ter Meulen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: longevity, mangabeys, mortality, population, zoo

2022


The Measurability of Subjective Animal Welfare

Authors: Heather Browning

Publication/Journal: Journal of Consciousness Studies

Keywords: animal welfare, research

2022


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