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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=carnivore

The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Authors: Charles P Ritzler, Kristen E Lukas, Laura M Bernstein-Kurtycz, Diana C Koester

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: carnivore, design, environmental choice, space use, tiger

2021

A Global Survey of Current Zoo Housing and Husbandry Practices for Fossa: A Preliminary Review

Authors: Jessica J Harley, Lisa O’Hara, Paul E Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: evidence-based practice, small carnivores, zoo husbandry

2021

Potential effects of GPS collars on the behaviour of two red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in Rotterdam Zoo

Authors: Wiene van de Bunte, Janno Weerman, Anouschka R Hof

Publication/Journal: PloS One

Keywords: animal behavior, gps collar, red panda, zoo

2021

The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

Reported livestock guarding dog-wildlife interactions: Implications for conservation and animal welfare

Authors: K Whitehouse-Tedd, R Wilkes, C Stannard, D Wettlaufer, D Cilliers

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: agriculture, carnivore, coexistence, conflict, human-wildlife, predator control

2020

Impacts of natural history and exhibit factors on carnivore welfare

Authors: Lance J. Miller, Jamie A. Ivy, Greg A. Vicino, Ivana G. Schork

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, infant mortality, offspring production, pacing, reproductive success

2019

Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species

Authors: M. Diez-Leon, L. Kitchenham, R. Duprey, C. D. C. Bailey, E. Choleris, M. Lewis, G. Mason

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research

Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum

2019

Human disturbance affects personality development in a wild carnivore

Authors: Julia R. Greenberg, Kay E. Holekamp

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: anthropogenic disturbance, human–wildlife conflict, neophobia, personality, social rank, spotted hyaena, temperament

2017

Impact of mimicking natural dispersion on breeding success of captive North American Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Sierra J. Gillman, Karen Ziegler-Meeks, Carol Eager, Thomas A. Tenhundfeld, Wendy Shaffstall, Mary Jo Stearns, Adrienne E. Crosier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aza, breeding, carnivore, cheetah, ssp

2017

Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)

Authors: Erin Curry, Lissa J. Browning, Paul Reinhart, Terri L. Roth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife

2017

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