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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=grus%20canadensis%20pulla

Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Authors: Megan E Brown, Miranda R Torkelson, Glenn H Olsen, Ashley Krisp, Barry K Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes

2020

Space use and enrichment in a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) exhibit

Authors: Preston Foerder, Sally B Swanson, David Collins

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: environmental enrichment, exhibit space use, lontra canadensis, otters, SPI score

2020

Birds choose long-term partners years before breeding

Authors: Claire S. Teitelbaum, Sarah J. Converse, Thomas Mueller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: breeding, mating system, monogamy, nesting, pair formation, whooping crane

2017

Effect of housing and husbandry practices on adrenocortical activity in captive Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)

Authors: K. V. Fanson, N. C. Wielebnowski

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, canada lynx, captive breeding, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, felid, stress

2013

Reintroduction medicine: Whooping cranes in Wisconsin

Authors: Dominique L. Keller, Barry K. Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aspergillosis, grus americana, health management, pathogen transfer, preventive medicine

2013

Integrating microsatellite and pedigree analyses to facilitate the captive management of the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pulla)

Authors: J. R. Henkel, K. L. Jones, S. G. Hereford, M. L. Savoie, S. P. Leibo, J. J. Howard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: founder relatedness, grus canadensis pulla, studbooks

2012

A Survey of Abnormal Repetitive Behaviors in North American River Otters Housed in Zoos

Authors: Paige Morabito, Meredith J. Bashaw

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviors, animal welfare, lontra canadensis, north american river otters, stereotypic behaviors, zoos

2012

An alternate and reversible method for flight restraint of cranes

Authors: Sen Lin Zhang, Shu Hui Yang, Bing Li, Yan Chun Xu, Jian Hua Ma, Jian Feng Xu, Xian Guang Zhang

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: barb, barbule, crane, flight restraint, primary feather, vane

2011

Evaluation of the enteric microflora of captive whooping cranes (Grus americana) and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)

Authors: Bryanne M. Hoar, Douglas P. Whiteside, Linda Ward, G. Douglas Inglis, Douglas W. Morck

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, campylobacter, captive wildlife, endangered species, normal flora

2007

Variation in digestive efficiency of captive North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) on various diets

Authors: Steffany C. White, David W. Clark, Carrie D. Day, Robert S. Sikes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calorie, digestive efficiency, energetics, energy absorption, intestinal passage rate, nutrition

2007

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