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Date: 09/23/23
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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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Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science

Authors: Englund,Maisy D., Cronin,Katherine A.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: affective states, agency, animal welfare, choice, control, psychological wellbeing

2023


Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Dawn Zimmerman, Balbine Jourdan, Douglas E Crews, Barbara A Wolfe, Donald L Neiffer, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress

2023


Don’t use it? Don’t lose it! Why active use is not required for stimuli, resources or” enrichments” to have welfare value

Authors: Samuel Decker, J Michelle Lavery, Georgia J Mason

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, zoo

2023


Early life adversities and lifelong health outcomes: A review of the literature on large, social, long-lived nonhuman mammals

Authors: Amanda M. Dettmer, Daniella E. Chusyd

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: aging, early life, environment, Large-bodied mammal, Long-lived mammal, social

2023


The Effects of Oral Lavender Therapy on Wounding in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Elizabeth R. Magden, Sarah Neal Webb, Susan P. Lambeth, Stephanie J. Buchl, Steven J. Schapiro

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzees, conflict, lavender, nonhuman primates, wounding

2023


Elephant tourism: An analysis and recommendations for public health, safety, and animal welfare

Authors: R Grant, C Warwick, Catrina Steedman, A Pilney

Publication/Journal: International Journal of One Health

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2023


Factors Influencing the Development of Human–Animal Relationships at SeaWorld Entertainment Parks

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Chris Dold, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Todd Robeck

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords:

2023


Genetic and environmental parameters for behavioural responses towards humans in farmed ostriches

Authors: Pfunzo T. Muvhali, Maud Bonato, Anel Engelbrecht, Irek A. Malecki, Schalk W. P. Cloete

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, heritability, human-animal relationship, ostrich

2023


Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions

Authors: Béatrice Luisi, Jérôme Micheletta, Eglantine Julle-Danière, Jérôme Catinaud, Laëtitia Maréchal

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: facial expressions, human-animal interaction, mimicking, primates

2023


More Than Just Kibbles: Keeper Familiarity and Food Can Affect Bonobo Behavior

Authors: Marta Caselli, Emilio Russo, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Elisa Demuru, Ivan Norscia

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, food, keeper familiarity, pan paniscus, social behavior

2023


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