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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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Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts

Authors: Liptovszky,Matyas

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo

2024


Compassion Fatigue in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Caregivers: Prevalence, Contributing Factors, and Coping Mechanisms

Authors: Jesse Leinwand, Gill Vale

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: caregiver, chimpanzee, compassion fatigue, sanctuary, zoo, zookeeper

2023


How do we plan for the zoo exhibit of the future?

Authors: Eduardo J. Fernandez, James Edward Brereton, Jon Coe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal–visitor interactions, enclosure design, Evidence-based design, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation

2023


Towards a Futureproof Zoo

Authors: Jozef Keulartz

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: broader conservationist role for zoos, enrichment programs, future of the zoo, more space for endangered species, training technics

2023


Social structure and habitat design affect the impact of a novel feeding enrichment for alligators

Authors: Marisa Spain, Cayle Pearson, Adam E Rosenblatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alligator, animal welfare, enrichment, zoo

2022


Cognitive Enrichment in Practice: A Survey of Factors Affecting Its Implementation in Zoos Globally

Authors: Belinda A Hall, David M McGill, Sally L Sherwen, Rebecca E Doyle

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal enrichment, barriers to adoption, captive vertebrate management, cognition, practice change

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


Costs and benefits of living in a vegetated, compared with non‐vegetated, enclosure in male Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Josue Alejandro, Michael A Huffman, Fred B Bercovitch

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, environment, japanese macaques, naturalistic enclosure, vegetation, zoo welfare

2021


Choice, Control and Computers: Empowering Wildlife in Human Care

Authors: Jon Coe, Julia Hoy

Publication/Journal: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction

Keywords: animal-centered technology (ACT), captive, choice, conservation, enrichment, exhibit, reintroduction, wildlife, zoo

2020


Preference for saline water of an amphidromous goby maintained during migration to upstream freshwater areas

Authors: Yumeki Oto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Fish Biology

Keywords: amphidromy, choice experiment, euryhalinity, Gymnogobius, physiological ecology, proximate cause

2020


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