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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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Assessing zoo giraffe survivorship: Methodological aspects, historical improvement and a rapid demographic shift

Authors: Lara Scherer, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Max Hahn-Klimroth, Dennis Müller, Marco Roller, Mads Bertelsen, Jörg Jebram, Paul Dierkes, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: giraffa camelopardalis, husbandry, mortality, progress, survival

2024

Environmental Enrichment for Ageing Animals in Zoos

Authors: Julian Chapman

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, enrichment programs, environmental enrichment, geriatric. welfare

2023

Facility Design for Ageing Wild Animals

Authors: Jon C. Coe

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, disabled, facility design, geriatric, habitat design, personalization, welfare, wellbeing

2023

Holistic Approaches to Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Sarah Chapman

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: ageing, assessment, compassionate care, geriatric, monitoring, wellbeing

2023

The Longevity Legacy: The Challenges of Old Animals in Zoos

Authors: Andrew C. Kitchener

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, behavior, enrichment, euthanasia, pathology, skeleton, teeth, welfare

2023

Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: ageing, animal welfare, animal well-being, environmental enrichment, exhibit design, facility design, geriatric animal, pain management, physiotherapy, veterinary care

2023

The Role of Learning and Training for Ageing Animal Care and Wellbeing

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Debra Marrin

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, animal care, animal welfare, geriatric, learning, training

2023

Can biomarkers of biological age be used to assess cumulative lifetime experience?

Authors: M. Bateson, C. Poirier

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, biological age, exposome, hippocampus, lifetime experience, telomere length

2019

What necropsy reports can tell us about menopausal and age-related changes in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Susan W Margulis, Kurt A Volle, Chase A LaDue, Sylvia Atsalis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cardiovascular disease, menopause, ovary, reproductive termination, uterus

2017

Ageing alters spider orb-web construction

Authors: M. Anotaux, J. Marchal, N. Châline, L. Desquilbet, R. Leborgne, C. Gilbert, A. Pasquet

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: ageing, orb-web, spider, web anomaly, web investment, zygiella-x-notata

2012

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