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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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Internal and external factors affect pair mate proximity in captive coyotes, Canis latrans

Authors: Alexandra Turano, Stacey P. Brummer, Jeffrey T. Schultz, Julie K. Young, Sara M. Freeman

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: coyote, hormone, pair-bonding, progesterone, proximity, synchrony

2024

Urinary oxytocin and cortisol concentrations vary by group type in male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in North American zoos

Authors: Austin Leeds, Mandi W Schook, Patricia M Dennis, Tara S Stoinski, Mark A Willis, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: animal welfare, gorillas, zoos

2022

The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences

Authors: Emily Kieson, Crystal Felix, Summer Webb, Charles I Abramson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: equine behavior, horse-human interaction, human-animal interaction, positive reinforcement, preference, reward

2020

Evaluating the social structure of captive Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi): Relevance to animal management and animal welfare

Authors: Jack Lewton, Paul E Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, giraffe, partner preference, social network analysis, zoo population management

2020

Implications of human-animal interactions on mother-calf interactions in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyad

Authors: T. Welsh, S. J. Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, cetacean, human welfare, human-animal relationship, keeper, management, positive reinforcement, trainer, welfare

2019

The physiological function of oxytocin in humans and its acute response to human-dog interactions: A review of the literature

Authors: Lauren Powell, Adam J. Guastella, Paul McGreevy, Adrian Bauman, Kate M. Edwards, Emmanuel Stamatakis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: canine, cardiovascular, health, human–dog interaction, oxytocin, stress reactivity

2019

Exploring the early social affiliations and behaviour of a captive Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calf

Authors: Joseph Petraccione, Holly Root-Gutteridge, Dana A. Cusano, Susan E. Parks

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: ethogram, herd behaviour, social bonds, social development

2017

Social bonds with males lower the costs of competition for wild female Assamese macaques

Authors: Christine B. Haunhorst, Marlies Heesen, Julia Ostner, Oliver Schülke

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: agonistic support, competition, feeding tolerance, female benefits, male–female relationships, social bonds

2017

Supplemental feeding of captive neonatal koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Authors: Eri Shibata, Izumi Shindo, Etsuko Miyakawa, Nobuhide Kido

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: formula feed, insufficient growth, milk replacer

2017

Uncovering the origins of dog–human eye contact: dingoes establish eye contact more than wolves, but less than dogs

Authors: Angie M. Johnston, Courtney Turrin, Lyn Watson, Alyssa M. Arre, Laurie R. Santos

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: domestication, eye contact, interspecific bonding

2017

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