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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.
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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

The fate and movements of aquarium-released giant trevally Caranx ignobilis inferred from acoustic telemetry

Authors: Bruce Quintin Mann, Ryan Daly, Russell Bruce Dixon, John David Filmalter, Taryn Sara Murray, Paul Denfer Cowley, Robert Kyle, Simon Chater, Judy Brenda Mann-Lang

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acoustic telemetry, aquariums, Carangidae, south africa, uShaka Sea World

2023

Understanding Circadian and Circannual Behavioral Cycles of Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Can Help to Promote Good Welfare

Authors: Kristine M. Gandia, Elizabeth S. Herrelko, Sharon E. Kessler, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, breeding, captive, circadian, circannual

2023

Visitors and observers otter‐ly influence the behavior and enclosure use of zoo‐housed giant otters

Authors: James E Brereton, Edward ML Jones, Connor McMillan, Kerry Perkins

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giant otter, observer effect, visitor effect

2023

Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae

Authors: Jessica T. Turner, Alexandra L. Whittaker, David McLelland

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare

2022

Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species

Authors: Alyssa M Hartzheim, Jennifer L Terry, Emily K Field, Natalie T Haydt, Sinlan Poo, Lorin A Neuman‐Lee

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology

Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise

2022

An Improvement in Enclosure Design Can Positively Impact Welfare, Reduce Aggressiveness and Stabilise Hierarchy in Captive Galapagos Giant Tortoises

Authors: Léa Fieschi-Méric, Charlotte Ellis, Francesca Servini, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: agonistic interactions, animal welfare, enclosure change, Galapagos tortoises, habituation, zoo-based management

2022

Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Vanessa Smith, Massimo Faustini, Eleonora Bonacina, Davide Guadagnini, Roberto Robbiati, Alice Cavalleri, James Edward Brereton, Richard Preziosi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction

2022

THERMAL BIOLOGY OF ZOO-HOUSED CHELONOIDIS CHILENSIS: DETERMINING THE ACTIVITY PATTERN AND ESTIMATING SELECTED AND CRITICAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

Authors: Candela Buteler, M Carla Labaque, Gerardo C Leynaud

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology

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2022

Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos

Authors: Sebastian Schneider, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: acoustic multilateration, animal detection, animal sounds, animal welfare, behavioral research, bioacoustics, non-invasive, sound localization, TDOA, vocalization

2021

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