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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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Changes in Environment and Management Practices Improve Foot Health in Zoo-Housed Flamingos

Authors: Andrew Mooney, Kelly McCall, Scott Bastow, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: bumblefoot, enclosure design, pododermatitis, welfare, zoo enclosure

2023

Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation

Authors: Kirsten Donald, Amanda Benedetti, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Alissa Deming, Hendrik Nollens, Grey Stafford, Sabrina Brando

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior

2023

The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring Animal Identification, Health, and Behaviour

Authors: Jenna V Congdon, Mina Hosseini, Ezekiel F Gading, Mahdi Masousi, Maria Franke, Suzanne E MacDonald

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal health, artificial intelligence, conservation, identification, monitoring, orangutan, pongo abelii

2022

Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022

The effect of different types of environmental enrichment on Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti behaviour

Authors: Catherine Razal, Lance Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enrichment, feed, island, minnows, penguins, sticks

2021

Nature calls: intelligence and natural foraging style predict poor welfare in captive parrots

Authors: Emma L Mellor, Heather K McDonald Kinkaid, Michael T Mendl, Innes C Cuthill, Yvonne RA van Zeeland, Georgia J Mason

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, captive breeding, parrots, phylogenetic comparative methods, stress

2021

Which index should I use? A comparison of indices for enclosure use studies

Authors: James E Brereton, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, entropy, post-occupancy evaluation, Spread of participation index

2021

Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Authors: Megan E Brown, Miranda R Torkelson, Glenn H Olsen, Ashley Krisp, Barry K Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes

2020

Conservation, animal behaviour, and human-animal relationship in zoos. Why is animal welfare so important?

Authors: Isabel Escobar-Ibarra, Daniel Mota-Rojas, Fernando Gual-Sill, Carlos R Sánchez, Fidel Baschetto, María Alonso-Spilsbury

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Behaviour abd Biometeorology

Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, wildlife conservation., zoos

2020

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