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Date: 09/20/21
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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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Activity Budget Comparisons Using Long-Term Observations of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care: Implications for Animal Welfare

Authors: Tim Huettner, Sandra Dollhaeupl, Ralph Simon, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budgets, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, dolphin behavior, keeper ratings, zoo animal behavior

2021

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

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

Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Eli Baskir, Helen L Clawitter, Ashley D Franklin, Tim Thier, Martha Fischer, David M Powell, Cheryl S Asa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing

2021

Behavioural Diversity Study in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Groups and Its Implications for Welfare Assessments

Authors: Fabienne Delfour, Ruta Vaicekauskaite, Daniel García-Párraga, Cristina Pilenga, Agathe Serres, Isabelle Brasseur, Ana Pascaud, Enrique Perlado-Campos, Guillermo J Sánchez-Contreras, Katrin Baumgartner

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural diversity, bottlenose dolphin, marine mammals, welfare assessment, welfare indicator

2021

Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals

Authors: Irina Clavadetscher, Monica Bond, Louise Martin, Christian Schiffmann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo

2021

Does the social network structure of wild animal populations differ from that of animals in captivity?

Authors: Xareni P Pacheco, Joah R Madden

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, dominance, grooming, network position, social network analysis

2021

The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse

Authors: Greening Linda, Downing Josh, Amiouny Daniela, Lekang Line, McBride Sebastian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep

2021

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and recommendations for future studies

Authors: Malin Larm, Anne Lene Hovland, Rupert Palme, Anne-Mathilde Thierry, Andrea L Miller, Arild Landa, Anders Angerbjörn, Nina E Eide

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: arctic fox, fecal glucocorticoid

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

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