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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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Does Accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Correlate with Animal Welfare Act Compliance?

Authors: Kailer K Riedman, Gregory B Cunningham, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, aza, oversight, zoo

2022


The relationship between personality, season, and wounding receipt in zoo‐housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): A multi‐institutional study

Authors: Christina R Doelling, Katherine A Cronin, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, macaques, personality, questionnaire, seasonal affects, wounding, zoo welfare

2021


Bustard Care Manual

Authors: AZA Gruiformes Taxon Advisory Group

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: AZA care manual, bustard, husbandry

2020


Kea Care Manual

Authors: AZA Kea Species Survival Plan®

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: aza, care manual, kea, parrot

2020


Utilizing Camera Traps, Closed Circuit Cameras and Behavior Observation Software to Monitor Activity Budgets, Habitat Use, and Social Interactions of Zoo-Housed Asian Elephants (Elephus maximus)

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Tony Barthel, Elizabeth W Freeman, Kay Garlick-Ott, Anne Scholle, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, camera traps, ex-situ management, ZooMonitor

2020


Challenges and solutions: An analysis of community-reported needs of AZA collaboratively managed animal populations

Authors: Lauren Wilson, Candice Dorsey, Donald Moore

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: population health, population management, SSP program, sustainability

2019


Collection planning for the next 100 years: What will we commit to save in zoos and aquariums?

Authors: David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, cooperative breeding programs, sustainability, viability, zoos

2019


Eurasian Eagle Owl and Verreaux’s Eagle Owl Ambassador Animal Guidelines

Authors: AZA Ambassador Animal Scientific Advisory Group

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: ambassador animal, care guidelines, eurasian eagle owl, owls, verreaux's eagle owl

2019


How does feeding regime affect behaviour and activity in captive African lions (Panthera leo)?

Authors: Nina Höttges, Madeleine Hjelm, Therese Hård, Matthias %J Journal of Zoo Laska, Aquarium Research

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding regime, felids, hunger, husbadry, satiation

2019


The importance of permits for effective population management

Authors: Nilda Ferrer, Lynn McDuffie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: permitting, population management, regulatory agencies

2019


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