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Date: 09/27/23
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Our Goals

  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=livestock%20predation

The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior

Authors: Janice M. Siegford, Juan P. Steibel, Junjie Han, Madonna Benjamin, Tami Brown-Brandl, Joao R. R. Dórea, Daniel Morris, Tomas Norton, Eric Psota, Guilherme J. M. Rosa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors

2023

Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants

Authors: Surendranie J. Cabral de Mel, Saman Seneweera, Ruvinda K. de Mel, Ashoka Dangolla, Devaka K. Weerakoon, Tek Maraseni, Benjamin L. Allen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budgets, animal behaviour, Electric shock collars, faecal cortisol, stress, virtual fencing

2023

Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?

Authors: Jack Boultwood, Michelle O’Brien, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect

2021

Does the social network structure of wild animal populations differ from that of animals in captivity?

Authors: Xareni P Pacheco, Joah R Madden

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, dominance, grooming, network position, social network analysis

2021

Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants

Authors: JAH Crawley, O Lierhmann, DJ Franco dos Santos, J Brown, UK Nyein, HH Aung, W Htut, Z Min Oo, MW Seltmann, JL Webb

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: asian elephants, human-animal relationship, welfare

2021

Animal Welfare in Predator Control: Lessons from Land and Sea. How the Management of Terrestrial and Marine Mammals Impacts Wild Animal Welfare in Human–Wildlife Conflict Scenarios in Europe

Authors: Laetitia Nunny

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, human–wildlife conflict, pest, predator, welfare assessment, welfare domains, welfare impact, wildlife

2020

The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

Preference for saline water of an amphidromous goby maintained during migration to upstream freshwater areas

Authors: Yumeki Oto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Fish Biology

Keywords: amphidromy, choice experiment, euryhalinity, Gymnogobius, physiological ecology, proximate cause

2020

Reported livestock guarding dog-wildlife interactions: Implications for conservation and animal welfare

Authors: K Whitehouse-Tedd, R Wilkes, C Stannard, D Wettlaufer, D Cilliers

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: agriculture, carnivore, coexistence, conflict, human-wildlife, predator control

2020

The welfare of game birds destined for release into the wild: a balance between early life care and preparation for future natural hazards

Authors: JR Madden, F Santilli, MA Whiteside

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, conservation, hunting, partridge, pheasant, reintroduction biology

2020

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