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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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Validating a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Cortisol Concentrations in Scraped Epidermal Skin from Common Bottlenose Dolphins and Belugas

Authors: Clara Agustí, Xavier Manteca, Daniel García-Párraga, Oriol Tallo-Parra

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cetacean, conservation biology, cortisol, keratin, skin, steroid hormones, stratum corneum, stress

2024

Social games that belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) play

Authors: Heather M. Manitzas Hill, Nicole Ortiz, Katie Kolodziej, Jackson R. Ham

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Play

Keywords: beluga, cooperation, object play, social play, white whale

2022

Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans

Authors: Lance J Miller, Lisa K Lauderdale, Michael T Walsh, Jocelyn L Bryant, Kevin A Mitchell, Douglas A Granger, Jill D Mellen

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites

2021

Synergy between behavioural research on beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) conducted in zoological and wild settings

Authors: Heather M Manitzas Hill, Deirdre B Yeater, Michael Noonan

Publication/Journal: Polar Research

Keywords: *animal cognition, aquariums, captive whales, maternal behaviour, play, socio-sexual interactions

2021

Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in accredited zoos and aquariums

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, Jill D Mellen, Michael T Walsh, Douglas A Granger, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, animal sociality, animal welfare, beluga whales, dolphins, habitats, hormones, swimming

2021

Preliminary observations of an unusual mouth interaction between beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Sarah Dietrich, Sara Guarino, Magdalena Banda, Kristie Lacy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: beluga calves, delphinapterus leucas, development, mouth‐to‐mouth interaction, social interaction

2019

Young Belugas Diversify Adult Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Behavior

Authors: H. Hill, S. Guarino, S. Crandall, E. Lenhart, S. Dietrich

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: beluga, delphinapterus leucas, enrichment, play, social composition, social interactions, white whale

2015

Absorption and Ocular Deposition of Dietary Lutein in Marine Mammals

Authors: Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Todd Schmitt, Carmen M. H. Colitz, Lisa Mazzaro

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carotenoid, cetacean, lutein, ocular, pinniped

2013

The first year of behavioral development and maternal care of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) calves in human care

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Carolyn Campbell, Les Dalton, Steven Osborn

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral development, beluga, calf behavior, cetacean, delphinapterus leucas, maternal care

2013

Historical and current records of aquarium cetaceans in China

Authors: P. Zhang, N. Sun, Z. Yao, X. Zhang

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asr, cetacean, chinese aquarium, status, survey

2012

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