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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=flamingos

Deflighting zoo birds and its welfare considerations

Authors: L. Reese, M. Ladwig-Wiegard, L. von Fersen, G. Haase, H. Will, R. Merle, D. Encke, H. Maegdefrau, K. Baumgartner, C. Thöne-Reineke

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, deflighting, pinioning, wing-clipping, zoo

2020


Feather Corticosterone Measurements of Greater Flamingos Living under Different Forms of Flight Restraint

Authors: Lukas Reese, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Mechthild Ladwig-Wiegard, Hermann Will, Gudrun Haase, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bird, deflighting, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, pinioning

2020


Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse

Authors: Adam Hartstone-Rose, Edwin Dickinson, Lisa M Paciulli, Ashley R Deutsch, Leon Tran, Grace Jones, Kaitlyn C Leonard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: anxiety, captive, light, weather, zoo

2020


Evaluating the behaviour of Andean Flamingos Phoenicoparrus andinus and James’s Flamingos P. jamesi in captivity: comparing species and flocks using multiple methods

Authors: Paul E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Wildfowl

Keywords: aggression, american flamingos, enclosure use, management, social networks, social-structure, time-activity budget

2019


Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Pododermatitis in Captive Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Anita Tolpinrud, Michelle F O'Brien, Will S. M. Justice, Michelle Barrows, Oliver D.M Steele, Sophie Gent, Anna Meredith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bumblefoot, foot pad dermatitis, temperature, thermal imaging

2017


Social bonds in a flock bird: Species differences and seasonality in social structure in captive flamingo flocks over a 12-month period

Authors: Paul E. Rose, Darren P. Croft

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: associations, behaviour, flamingo, non-random relationships, social network analysis

2017


Developing flamingo husbandry practices through workshop communication

Authors: Paul Rose, James E. Brereton, Laura Gardner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: flamingo, husbandry, welfare workshop

2016


Inter-annual patterns of aggression and pair bonding in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Authors: Nathan B. Frumkin, Tina W. Wey, Megan Exnicios, Caroline Benham, Mitchell G. Hinton, Samantha Lantz, Carolyn Atherton, Debbie Forde, Jordan Karubian

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive animals, personality, social networks, ucinet, zoo management

2016


Plumage variation and social partner choice in the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Annie J. Valuska, Ryan R. Taylor, Gina M. Ferrie, Alison P. Grand, Katherine A. Leighty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds, flamingos, plumage coloration, social partner

2016


Stability of social behavior in captive American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber): A quantitative case study

Authors: Austin L. Hughes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: agonistic behavior, flamingo, social dominance

2015


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