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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=education

By Bits and Pieces: The Contributions of Zoos and Aquariums to Science and Society via Biomaterials

Authors: David M Powell, Theodore G Meyer, Mary Duncan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: education, genetics, health, microbiome, physiology, research, students

2023

Using ecosystem health and welfare assessments to determine impacts of wild collection for public aquariums

Authors: Brittany Fischer, Jessica Pempek, Kelly Ann George, Jaylene Flint, Thomas Wittum, Mark Flint

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords:

2023

Zoo Animal Welfare Assessment: Where Do We Stand?

Authors: Oriol Tallo-Parra, Marina Salas, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal-based indicators, stress, welfare assessment, welfare indicator, zoo animal welfare

2023

Zookeepers – The most important animal in the zoo?

Authors: Heather Bacon, Belinda Vigors, Darren J. Shaw, Natalie Waran, Cathy M. Dwyer, Catriona Bell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords:

2023

The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos

Authors: Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Daniela Florio, Linda Ferrante, Francesca Bandoli, Elisabetta Macchi, Alessia Muzzo, Barbara de Mori

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, AVIP, lemur, zoo

2022

Cognitive Group Testing Promotes Affiliative Behaviors in Dolphins

Authors: Eszter Mátrai, Suzanne M Gendron, Michael Boos, Ákos Pogány

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive challenge, environmental enrichment, indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, welfare indicators

2022

The More the Merrier? Zoo Visitors’ Affective Responses and Perceptions of Welfare across an Increase in Giraffe Density

Authors: Wilson C Sherman, Darren E Minier, Caterina N Meyers, Michelle L Myers

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: affective experience, perceptions of animal welfare, visitor studies, zoos and aquariums

2022

Southern Sea Otter Rehabilitation: Lessons and Impacts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Authors: Leilani Konrad, Jessica A Fujii, Sandrine Hazan, Andrew B Johnson, Karl A Mayer, Michael J Murray, Teri E Nicholson, Michelle M Staedler, Colleen Young

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aquarium, collaboration, southern sea otter, surrogacy, wildlife rehabilitation

2022

Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science

2021

Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

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