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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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Are Dolphins Kept in Impoverished Environments?

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, cetacea, cognitive enrichment, dolphins, impoverishment

2023

Wildlife conservation and animal welfare: two sides of the same coin?

Authors: P.C. Paquet, C.T. Darimont

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, conservation biology, environmental ethics, large carnivores, stress, wolves

2010

Captive breeding of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in North American zoos (1871–1986)

Authors: Laurie Marker, Stephen J. O'Brien

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: pedigree analysis, studbook

1989

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