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Our Goals

  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=critically%20endangered

Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Amy Humphreys

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied

2022

Rehabilitation of Marine Turtles and Welfare Improvement by Application of Environmental Enrichment Strategies

Authors: Cesar Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, Noelia Maria Quiros-Rojas, Esteban Rudín-Salazar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: conservation, environmental enrichment, rehabilitation, rescue, sea turtles, welfare

2022

Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)

Authors: K Nekaris, Marco Campera, Marianna Chimienti, Carly Murray, Michela Balestri, Zak Showell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine

2022

Assessing North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Welfare

Authors: Katherine King, Melissa Joblon, Kerry McNally, Leigh Clayton, Heather Pettis, Peter Corkeron, Felicia Nutter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, conservation, North Atlantic right whale

2021

Assessing the behaviour, welfare and husbandry of mouse deer (Tragulus spp.) in European zoos

Authors: Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo, Matthew Hartley, Alison W Fletcher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, captive breeding, chevrotain, lesser mouse deer, Philippine mouse deer

2021

Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Eli Baskir, Helen L Clawitter, Ashley D Franklin, Tim Thier, Martha Fischer, David M Powell, Cheryl S Asa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing

2021

Chopped and dispersed food enhances foraging and reduces stress-related behaviours in captive white-naped mangabeys (Cercocebus lunulatus)

Authors: Sophie Waasdorp, Joe A Tuffnell, Linda Bruins-van Sonsbeek, Chrispijn M Schilp, Yvonne RA van Zeeland, Elisabeth HM Sterck

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: food distribution, food size, positive welfare indicators, primates, self-directed behaviours, zoo welfare

2021

Does the social network structure of wild animal populations differ from that of animals in captivity?

Authors: Xareni P Pacheco, Joah R Madden

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, dominance, grooming, network position, social network analysis

2021

The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse

Authors: Greening Linda, Downing Josh, Amiouny Daniela, Lekang Line, McBride Sebastian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep

2021

Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Shiv Kumari Patel, Riyaz Kadivar, Praveen Chandra Tyagi, Pradeep Kumar Malik, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour diversity, captive animal management, conservation breeding initiative, faecal corticosterone, space usage, stereotypy

2021

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