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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.
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  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
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Impacts of Socialization on Bull Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Stereotypical Behavior

Authors: T.S. Readyhough, S. Joseph, M. Davis, A. Moresco, A.L. Schreier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bachelor herd, musth, stereotypy

2022

Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, age, behavioral development, cross-sectional, early social behavior, play

2021

Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, interaction, ontogeny, sociality

2021

Effects of Positive Reinforcement Training and Novel Object Exposure on Salivary Cortisol Levels under Consideration of Individual Variation in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Susan Hambrecht, Ann-Kathrin Oerke, Michael Heistermann, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: glucocorticoid response, individuality, physiological stress, zoo elephants

2021

Enclosure Use as a Measure of Behavioral Welfare in Zoo-Housed African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Eduardo Fernandez, Emma Harvey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: african wild dogs, captive welfare, enclosure use, entropy, spatial distribution, zoos

2021

Estimates of locomotion in Asian elephants Elephas maximus using video monitoring at Dublin Zoo, Ireland

Authors: Alison Brady, Barry J McMahon, Favel Naulty

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: CCTV video, elephas maximus, locomotion, zoo

2021

Evaluation of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Response to a Change in Social and Handling Conditions in African Lions (Panthera leo bleyenberghi)

Authors: Paula Serres-Corral, Hugo Fernández-Bellon, Pilar Padilla-Solé, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel López-Béjar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cortisol, felids, management, non-invasive, welfare

2021

Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants

Authors: JAH Crawley, O Lierhmann, DJ Franco dos Santos, J Brown, UK Nyein, HH Aung, W Htut, Z Min Oo, MW Seltmann, JL Webb

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: asian elephants, human-animal relationship, welfare

2021

Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior

2021

Multiple assessments of personality and problem-solving performance in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Lisa P Barrett, Sarah Benson-Amram

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: elephants, personality, problem solving

2021

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