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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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The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020


What is the evidence for the effectiveness of husbandry and management interventions for the conservation and welfare of captive animals? A systematic map protocol

Authors: Anaëlle Lemasson, Silviu Petrovan, Rebecca Smith, William Sutherland, Andrew Bowkett

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive, conservation, evidence, protocol, systematic map, systematic review, welfare, zoo

2020


Advancing the science behind animal program sustainability: An overview of the special issue

Authors: David M. Powell, Candice L. Dorsey, Lisa J. Faust

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding program, population, sustainability, viability

2019


Challenges and solutions: An analysis of community-reported needs of AZA collaboratively managed animal populations

Authors: Lauren Wilson, Candice Dorsey, Donald Moore

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: population health, population management, SSP program, sustainability

2019


Collection planning for the next 100 years: What will we commit to save in zoos and aquariums?

Authors: David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, cooperative breeding programs, sustainability, viability, zoos

2019


Comparative Personality Traits Assessment of Three Species of Communally Housed Captive Penguins

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Richard Preziosi, Massimo Faustini, Giulio Curone, Mariangela Albertini, Dawn Nicoll, Lorna Moffat, Romain Pizzi, Silvia Mazzola

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aptenodytes patagonicus, Eudyptes moseleyi, personality-traits, Pygocelis papua

2019


Cutting to the chase: How round-pen, lunging, and high-speed liberty work may compromise horse welfare

Authors: Kate Fenner, Andrew N. McLean, Paul D. McGreevy

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: arousal level, chasing, equitation science, horse welfare, lunging, round-pen

2019


The effect of pack separation on social relationships and behaviour in captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Dian G.M. Zijlmans, Marie José H.M. Duchateau

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: african wild dog, behaviour, captive management, social relationships, welfare

2019


The Ethics of Eliminating Harmful Species: The Case of the Tsetse Fly

Authors: Jeremy Bouyer, Neil H. Carter, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson

Publication/Journal: Bioscience

Keywords: ethics, Glossinidae, sleeping sickness, sterile insect technique, trypanosomosis, vector control

2019


Lessons from 30 years of population viability analysis of wildlife populations

Authors: Robert C. Lacy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation planning, ex situ, extinction, in situ, simulation, threat assessment, uncertainty

2019


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