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Date: 09/26/23
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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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Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care

Authors: Amy Y. Olsen, Angela Smith, Caroline Hempstead, Shawn E. Larson

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress

2023


Assessing stress physiology within a conservation breeding program for an endangered species

Authors: S. Falconer, M. McAdie, G. Mastromonaco, A. I. Schulte-Hostedde

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords:

2023


Blood biochemistry parameters of Broad snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris subjected to stress conditions, appliying micro-volume techniques

Authors: María Soledad Moleón, Gonzalo Santiago, Samuel Hilevski, Pablo Ariel Siroski

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Keywords: albumin, broad-snouted-caiman, glucose, stress, total protein

2023


Blood pressure monitoring in zoologically managed bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Marietta D Danforth, Victoria L Clyde, Balbine Jourdan, Robert Korman, Leann Beehler, Samuel Wann, Priya Bapodra, Hayley Murphy, Trevor Gerlach, Sabina Rich

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: blood pressure monitoring, bonobos, zoo

2023


Comparison of Cortisol Concentrations in Different Matrices in Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) at the Zoo

Authors: Marjan Kastelic, Gordana Gregurić Gračner, Iztok Tomažič, Pavel Kvapil, Mojca Harej, Alenka Dovč

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), animal welfare, cortisol, sampling, zoo animals

2023


Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community

Authors: Heather Bacon, Catriona Bell, Cathy M Dwyer, Natalie Waran, Yan Qing, Liu Xia, Darren J Shaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo

2023


Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research

Authors: Jessica C Whitham, Katie Hall, Lisa K Lauderdale, Jocelyn L Bryant, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, reference interval

2023


Know when you are on a break: effects of predictable breaks on bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus behaviours

Authors: Stefano Bigiani, Cristina Pil

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

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2023


Koalas showed limited behavioural response and no physiological response to drones

Authors: Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Imogen Z. Sach, Ian Hough, Jarrod C. Hodgson, Christopher B. Daniels, Sonia Kleindorfer

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: Heart rate monitor, physiology, Sensory disturbance, stress response, UAVs

2023


Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography

Authors: Janel Lefebvre, Charlie Gray, Taryn Prosser, Amy Chabot

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight

2023


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