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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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Personality Characteristics Predictive of Social Pairing Outcome in Orange-Winged Amazon Parrots (Amazona amazonica)

Authors: Jamie M. Douglas, Joanne Paul-Murphy, Elizabeth Stelow, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Irina Udaltsova

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: amazon parrots, amazona amazonica, compatibility, orange-winged, pair housing, personality assessment, welfare

2024

Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas’ prosocial choices using a touchscreen

Authors: Jennifer Vonk

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorilla gorilla gorilla, photo preference, prosocial choices, western lowland gorillas

2024

Activity budget and behaviour of giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis at Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna, Sweden

Authors: Mélodie Friedmann, Anita Burkevica, Linn Lagerström, Jenny Gustafsson, Julia Johnsson, Peter Lundgren, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, feeding enrichment, Pteronura brasiliensis, welfare, zoo

2023

Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Maura Davis, Sharon Joseph, Anneke Moresco, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior

2023

Behavioral responses of captive brown bears Ursus arctos to the odor of conspecific urine

Authors: Katerina Zareva-Simeonova, Venislava Spasova, Daniela Simeonovska-Nikolova

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, Olfactory stimulation, stereotypic behavior, ursidae, zoos

2023

Cognitive Foraging Enrichment (but Not Non-Cognitive Enrichment) Improved Several Longer-Term Welfare Indicators in Bottlenose Dolphins

Authors: Isabella LK Clegg, Mariana Domingues, Elin Ström, Linda Berggren

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, bottlenose dolphins, cognitive enrichment, environmental enrichment, zoo animal welfare

2023

Estimating the cardiac signals of chimpanzees using a digital camera: validation and application of a novel non-invasive method for primate research

Authors: Danyi Wang, Johanna Eckert, Sam Teague, Ali Al-Naji, Daniel Haun, Javaan Chahl

Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods

Keywords:

2023

Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

Nationwide Survey about the Occurrence of Aspergillosis in Captive Penguins in Zoos and Aquariums in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Naoya Matsumoto, Kyogo Hagino, Nanako Sawayama, Miki Kuwayama, Kazutaka Yamada, Takahito Toyotome

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aspergillosis, Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums, penguin, soil, survey

2023

Wanted dead or alive: ethics and animal welfare in food choice

Authors: Alessandro Di Marzio, Elza Birbele, Rebeka Šķērstiņa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: ethics, life feeding, policy, welfare

2023

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