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Date: 06/15/21
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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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Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

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

The effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) in aviaries

Authors: April Stevens, Robert Doneley, Aurore Cogny, Clive JC Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avaries, cockatiel, enrichment, flight, parrot, substrate

2021

The Effects of Live Feeding on Swimming Activity and Exhibit Use in Zoo Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Mark Myers, Nancy C Hawkes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, exhibit use, live feeding, penguin, swimming activity, zoo

2021

Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Kerry V Fanson, Simon Eyre, Grahame J Coleman, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Keywords: Kororā, little penguins, new zealand, visitor effect, visitor presence, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2021

Exploring How White-Faced Sakis Control Digital Visual Enrichment Systems

Authors: Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, Vilma Kankaanpää

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal technology, animal-computer-interaction, visual enrichment, white-faced saki

2021

Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior

2021

Time-lag of urinary and salivary cortisol response after a psychological stressor in bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Jonas Verspeek, Verena Behringer, Daan W Laméris, Róisín Murtagh, Marina Salas, Nicky Staes, Tobias Deschner, Jeroen MG Stevens

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: bonobos, cortisol, stress

2021

Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: Quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures

Authors: Ellen Williams, Anne Carter, Jessica Rendle, Samantha Ward

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, COVID-19, meerkats, penguins, welfare, zoo

2021

The use of biofloors in great ape zoo exhibits

Authors: Jesse G Leinwand, Jill A Moyse, Lydia M Hopper, Maureen Leahy, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bedding, biofloor, deep litter, exhibit design, great apes, primates, welfare, zoo

2021

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