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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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Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis feeding: How stereotypies and other behaviours changed at Kolmårdens djurpark in Sweden

Authors: William Walldén

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breed and cull, enrichment, giraffe, reproduction, slow-feeder

2023

Parturition and Neonatal Parameters of Three Species of Rhinoceros under Managed Care in the United States

Authors: E. E. Brenner, L. L. Howard, J. Capiro, J. A. Hernandez

Publication/Journal: Animals (Basel)

Keywords: calf presentation, dystocia, neonatal landmarks, parturition, pregnancy, retained placenta, rhinoceros, stillborn

2023

Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare

Authors: I. Reimert, L. E. Webb, M. A. van Marwijk, J. E. Bolhuis

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: behaviour, emotion, health, physiology, welfare assessment

2023

Trigger of twin-fights in captive common marmosets

Authors: Miki Miwa, Yusuke Hamazaki, Hiroki Koda, Katsuki Nakamura

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: birth control, common marmoset, interbirth interval, twin-fight

2023

A debilitating digestive condition in captive red panda Ailurus fulgens with animal welfare implications for the global population

Authors: Rebecca L Thomasson, Simone D Vitali

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: ailurus fulgens, GSMP, red panda, species management, zoos

2022

Maximum longevity and juvenile mortality in zoo‐housed mangabeys

Authors: Manon de Visser, Emile Prins, Mirte Bosse, Richard Crooijmans, Tjerk ter Meulen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: longevity, mangabeys, mortality, population, zoo

2022

Behavioral and Physical Development of Captive–Born Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Calves

Authors: Michael J Renner, Katelyn Kohn, June E Olds, Kayla Freeman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: black rhinoceros, neotnatal development, nursing duration, proximity, time-budget

2021

Play in Elephants: Wellbeing, Welfare or Distraction?

Authors: C Elizabeth Webber, Phyllis C Lee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captive wellbeing, comparative play rates, early development, elephant play

2020

Social proximities of developing gorilla males (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in European zoos: the consequences of castration and social composition

Authors: Benoit Létang, Baptiste Mulot, Vanessa Alerte, Thomas Bionda, Lisa Britton, Tjerk ter Meulen, János Szánthó, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Cédric Sueur

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bachelor, castration, gorillas, maturation, social network analysis, welfare

2020

Zoo‐housed mammals do not avoid giving birth on weekends

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward, Amanda Ferguson, Hannah Jenkins, Sonya P Hill

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: stress response, visitor effect, weekend effect, welfare, zoo visitors

2020

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