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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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Assessing the effectiveness of the Birdsbesafe® anti-predation collar cover in reducing predation on wildlife by pet cats in Western Australia

Authors: Catherine M. Hall, Joseph B. Fontaine, Kate A. Bryant, Michael C. Calver

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: birdsbesafe, felis catus, pet cat, predation, predation deterrent, urban wildlife

2015

Assessing the safety of collars used to attach predation deterrent devices and ID tags to pet cats

Authors: M. C. Calver, G. Adams, W. Clark, K. H. Pollock

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cat collar, felis catus, pet cats, urban wildlife, wildlife protection

2013

Rubber shots not as effective as selective culling in deterring gulls from landfill sites

Authors: Ericka Thiériot, Pierre Molina, Jean-François Giroux

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anthropogenic food, gulls, landfill, larus delawarensis, pest management, scaring

2012

Bold, shy, and persistent: Variable coyote response to light and sound stimuli

Authors: P. Darrow, J. Shivik

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior-contingent, behaviour-contingent, canis latrans, deterrent, frightening device, habituation, repellent, wildlife damage management

2009

The effect of a new vertical structure in mitigating aggressive behaviour in a large group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: C.E. Caws, S. Wehnelt, F. Aureli

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, injuries, three-dimensional structures

2008

How energy and coavailable foods affect forage selection by the western grey kangaroo

Authors: Michael H. Parsons, Byron B. Lamont, Stephen J. J. F. Davies, Benjamin R. Kovacs

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: energy, food selection, forage, kangaroo, palatability

2006

Adaptive significance of antipredator behaviour in artiodactyls

Authors: T. Caro

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: antipredator behavior, antipredator behaviour, artiodactlya

2004

Failure of a chemical spray to significantly reduce stereotypic licking in a captive giraffe

Authors: Loraine Rybiski Tarou, Meredith J. Bashaw, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, aversive conditioning, giraffe, oral stereotypies

2003

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