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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=jaguar

Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity

Authors: LCF Garcia, B Dallago, LGD Dantas, FEM Bernal

Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training

2021

Development of an environmental enrichment programme: case study of white Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) and jaguar (Panthera onca) at Moscow Zoo

Authors: Aleksei Aleksandrovich Podturkin, Natalia Papaeva

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bengal tiger, data collection, enrichment programme, evaluation, jaguar

2020

Behaviour and welfare: the visitor effect in captive felids

Authors: P. Suárez, P. Recuerda, L. Arias-de-Reyna

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, space use, stress, visitor effect, zoo

2017

Jaguar Care Manual

Authors: AZA Jaguar Species Survival Plan

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: aza, care manual, jaguar

2016

Quality vs. quantity: Assessing the visibility of the jaguars housed at Chester Zoo, UK

Authors: Suzanne Turnock, Andrew Moss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal behavior, animal visibility, naturalistic enclosure, panthera onca, zoo visitor

2015

Comparison of salivary cortisol concentrations in Jaguars kept in captivity with diff exposures to public

Authors: Julio Cesar Montanha, Sergio Leme Silva, Veanner Boere

Publication/Journal: Ciencia Rural

Keywords: jaguar, salivary cortisol, welfare

2009

Comparison of several types of enrichment for captive felids

Authors: Amy L. Skibiel, Heather S. Trevino, Ken Naugher

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity, bones, frozen treats, scents, stereotypies

2007

Influence of nutrition on the quality of semen in Jaguars Panthera onca in Brazilian zoos

Authors: R. C. Rodrigues Da Paz, R. Morato GonÇAlves, A. C. Carciofi, M. A. B. V. GuimarÃEs, C. Pessuti, E. Ferraz Santos, F. Ferreira, R. C. Barnabe

Publication/Journal: International Zoo Yearbook

Keywords: diet, felids, jaguar, mineral supplementation, nutrition, reproduction, semen, vitamin supplementation, wildlife

2006

Retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of captive jaguars (Panthera onca) in North America: 1982–2002

Authors: Katharine Hope, Sharon L. Deem

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: epistaxis, melengestrol-acetate exposure, musculoskeletal disease, reproductive disease

2006

The Effects of Visitor Density and Intensity on the Behavior of Two Captive Jaguars (Panthera onca)

Authors: Rebecca L. Sellinger, James C. Ha

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal behavior, animal behaviour, jaguar, panthera onca, visitor density, visitor intensity, zoo

2005

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