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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.
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Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos

Authors: Caterina Spiezio, Elena Giulia Galardi, Camillo Sandri, Barbara Regaiolli

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors

2023

Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs

Authors: Aimee Holland, Elena Giulia Galardi, Martina Fabbroni, Anita Hashmi, Jerome Catinaud, Richard Preziosi, James Edward Brereton, Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: affiliative, felidae, Panthera tigris jacksoni, sociality, solitary, tiger, tolerance, welfare

2023

Effects of a modern exhibit design on captive tiger welfare

Authors: Kirsten D Smith, Richard J Snider, Daniel P Dembiec, Janice M Siegford, Ahmed B Ali

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exhibit design, tiger, welfare

2022

Behaviour change in Amur tigers Panthera tigris altaica after an enclosure move

Authors: Bridget Johnson, Jack Langton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: amur tiger, enclosure, environmental enrichment

2021

The effects of choice-based design and management on the behavior and space use of zoo-housed amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Authors: Charles P Ritzler, Kristen E Lukas, Laura M Bernstein-Kurtycz, Diana C Koester

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: carnivore, design, enviornmental choice, space use, tiger

2021

The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Authors: Charles P Ritzler, Kristen E Lukas, Laura M Bernstein-Kurtycz, Diana C Koester

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: carnivore, design, environmental choice, space use, tiger

2021

Impacts of COVID-19 on Animals in Zoos: A Longitudinal Multi-Species Analysis

Authors: Ellen Williams, Anne Carter, Jessica Rendle, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, multi-species, visitor–animal interactions, zoo

2021

An investigation into the Behavior, Sociality and Enclosure Use of Group-Housed Lions and Tigers

Authors: Elena Giulia Galardi, Martina Fabbroni, Fabio A Rausa, Richard Preziosi, James Edward Brereton, Giovanni Quintavalle

Publication/Journal: MedDocs

Keywords: affiliative behavior, felid, keeper, panthera leo, panthera tigris, paw treading, social interaction, social network

2021

Using Keeper Questionnaires to Capture Zoo-Housed Tiger (Panthera tigris) Personality: Considerations for Animal Management

Authors: Natalie Bullock, Charlotte James, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amur tiger, animal husbandry, Keeper expertise, personality, sumatran tiger, welfare

2021

Development of an environmental enrichment programme: case study of white Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) and jaguar (Panthera onca) at Moscow Zoo

Authors: Aleksei Aleksandrovich Podturkin, Natalia Papaeva

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bengal tiger, data collection, enrichment programme, evaluation, jaguar

2020

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