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Date: 09/23/23
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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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Acoustic Monitoring of Professionally Managed Marine Mammals for Health and Welfare Insights

Authors: Kelley A. Winship, Brittany L. Jones

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic welfare, anthropogenic sound, marine mammal welfare

2023

Animals’ Relationships with Caregivers and Conspecifics are Associated with Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States

Authors: Angela M. Lacinak

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

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2023

Battle of the enrichments: comparing the impact of nutritional and sensory enrichment on the behaviour of captive lowland tapirs Tapirus terrestris

Authors: Ellena Trelfa-Stewart, Louise Cox

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

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2023

Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums

Authors: Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, Douglas A. Granger, Lance J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo

2023

Behavioural Indicators of Pain and Suffering in Arthropods and Might Pain Bite Back?

Authors: Robert W. Elwood

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Chelicerata, contests, Mandibulata, nociception, pain, traumatic mating, venom

2023

Blood pressure monitoring in zoologically managed bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Marietta D Danforth, Victoria L Clyde, Balbine Jourdan, Robert Korman, Leann Beehler, Samuel Wann, Priya Bapodra, Hayley Murphy, Trevor Gerlach, Sabina Rich

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: blood pressure monitoring, bonobos, zoo

2023

Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in US zoos, sanctuaries, and research facilities: A survey-based comparison of species-typical behaviors

Authors: Andrea W Clay, Stephen R Ross, Susan Lambeth, Maribel Vazquez, Sarah Breaux, Rhonda Pietsch, Amy Fultz, Michael Lammey, Sarah L Jacobson, Jaine E Perlman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: ape, chimpanzee, primate, species-typical behavior, welfare

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

Cooperation increases bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops truncatus) social affiliation

Authors: Stefano Bigiani, Cristina Pilenga

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

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2023

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