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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=cercopithecus%20diana

Enhancing welfare in a mixed exhibit: The impact of dispersed whole food on activity levels and feeding behaviours of Mexican military macaws and red-billed curassows

Authors: Berenice Quintanilla, Alessia Diana, Marina Salas

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, bird, captive animals, chopped food, enrichment, Feeding techniques, Whole food

2023

Multi-criteria study on a change to a fruit-free diet in Cebidae and Cercopithecidae

Authors: Flore Viallard, Sébastien Lefebvre, Alexandre Petry, Irene Vonfeld, Benoit Quintard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, fecal scoring, food intake, fruit-free diet change

2023

Do zoo‐housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species

Authors: Alexandria Cairo‐Evans, Natasha K Wierzal, Jason D Wark, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, primates, visitor effects, zoo

2022

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, enviornmental choice, space use, tiger

2021

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 Systematic Review of the Use of Technology to Monitor Welfare in Zoo Animals: Is There Space for Improvement?

Authors: A Diana, M Salas, Z Pereboom, M Mendl, T Norton

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquaria, automated monitoring, behaviour, camera, wildlife, zoological park

2021

A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology to Monitor Welfare in Zoo Animals: Is There Space for Improvement?

Authors: Alessia Diana, Marina Salas, Zjef Pereboom, Michael Mendl, Tomas Norton

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquaria, automated monitoring, behavior, camera, wildlife, zoological park

2021

Assessment of environmental enrichment for different primate species under low budget: A case study

Authors: R. Costa, C. Sousa, M. Llorente

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior opportunity, case study, environmental enrichment, low budget, primate welfare

2018

In‐house monitoring of steroid hormone metabolites in urine informs breeding management of a giant anteater (Myrmechophaga tridactyla)

Authors: Laura Amendolagine, Tad Schoffner, Lynn Koscielny, Mandi Schook, Debra Copeland, James Casteel, Brianna Duff, Diana Koester

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogen, non-invasive, pregnancy, progesterone, xenarthra

2018

Short- and long-term changes in the intensity of responses of pinnipeds to tourist approaches in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay

Authors: Carme Tuneu Corral, Diana Szteren, Marcelo H. Cassini

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural responses, human-animal interactions, tourism

2018

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