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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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What Is the Future for Zoos and Aquariums?

Authors: Ron Kagan, Stephanie Allard, Scott Carter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, sanctuaries, zoo animals, zoo ethics

Featured

2018

Aquarium cichlid fish Tropheus Moorii flexibly adjust hierarchy when tank fish species composition changes: A pilot study

Authors: Elisabetta Palagi, Roberto Barbuti, Ivan Norscia

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: dyadic aggression, fish composition management, hierarchical adjustment, socio-environmental perturbation, winner-loser matrix

2020

Assessing preferences of two zoo‐housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test

Authors: Mark James Learmonth, Sally Sherwen, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, giant tortoise, preference testing, reptile behavior, tortoise, zoo animals

2020

Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations

Authors: Alessandro Dal Bosco, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, Steffen Hoy, Melania Martino, Simona Mattioli, Elisa Cotozzolo, Cesare Castellini

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: group housing, motivational cage, preference test, rabbit does, social contact

2020

Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare

Authors: Lance J Miller, Greg A Vicino, Jessica Sheftel, Lisa K Lauderdale

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment

2020

Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research

Authors: Jessica C Whitham, Jocelyn L Bryant, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, dhea, glucocorticoids, ratio

2020

Bridging compassion and justice in conservation ethics

Authors: Francisco J Santiago-Ávila, William S Lynn

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal ethics, compassionate conservation, conservation ethics, hermeneutics, mixed-community, multispecies justice

2020

Choice, Control and Computers: Empowering Wildlife in Human Care

Authors: Jon Coe, Julia Hoy

Publication/Journal: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction

Keywords: animal-centered technology (ACT), captive, choice, conservation, enrichment, exhibit, reintroduction, wildlife, zoo

2020

Comparisons of Activity Budgets, Interactions, and Social Structures in Captive and Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Nodoka Inoue, Masaki Shimada

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, Mahale Mountains National Park, social grooming, social network, Tama Zoological Park

2020

Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting

Authors: Laura Freeland, Charlotte Ellis, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behaviour, elo-rating, fixed action pattern, welfare, zoo

2020

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