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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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Assessing zoo giraffe survivorship: Methodological aspects, historical improvement and a rapid demographic shift

Authors: Lara Scherer, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Max Hahn-Klimroth, Dennis Müller, Marco Roller, Mads Bertelsen, Jörg Jebram, Paul Dierkes, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: giraffa camelopardalis, husbandry, mortality, progress, survival

2024


Can we eliminate the primate pet trade in the United States?

Authors: Marilyn A. Norconk, Sylvia Atsalis, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: illegal pet trade, primates

2024


Peaceful Coexistence in Compassionate Conservation: A Policy Discourse Analysis

Authors: Anne Safiya Clay, Younsung Kim

Publication/Journal: Journal of Public Policy

Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, captive animal management, compassionate conservation, Policy Discourse

2024


Ethical evolutions: navigating the future of animal behaviour and welfare research

Authors: Matthew O. Parker, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Research Ethics

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, ethics, research

2023


Food-related substrate preference in juveniles seastar Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis (Müller & Troschel,1842) in captivity

Authors: Bruna L. Maganhe, Laura S. Andrade, Laura de O. Camilo, Hugo G. Neto, Eduardo G. Sanches

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquaculture, bio media, captive breeding, marine aquarium, marine invertebrate

2023


A review of interspecific social play among nonhuman animals

Authors: Heather J. B. Brooks, Gordon M. Burghardt

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: animal play, cognition, communication, Heterospecific play, Interspecies play, Reddit, social play, species recognition, youtube

2023


Communication from the Zoo: Reports from Zoological Facilities of the Impact of COVID-19 Closures on Animals

Authors: Violet Hunton, Jessica Rendle, Anne Carter, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: communication, COVID-19, keeper-animal interactions, social media, visitor–animal interactions, zoo closures

2022


Longitudinal Improvements in Zoo-Housed Elephant Welfare: A Case Study at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Nic Masters, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, behaviour, elephas maximus, resting, social, SSSMZP

2020


A new approach of stress evaluation in fish using beta-D-Glucose measurement in fish holding-water

Authors: Tomas Makaras, Julija Razumiene, Vidute Gureviciene, Ieva Sakinyte, Milda Stankeviciute, Nijole Kazlauskiene

Publication/Journal: Ecological Indicators

Keywords: Complex metal mixture, Environmentally realistic concentrations, Glucose biosensor, O. mykiss juveniles, stress response, β-d-glucose in holding-water

2020


Orangutans’ Comprehension of Zoo Keepers’ Communicative Signals

Authors: Guillaume Dezecache, Aude Bourgeois, Christophe Bazin, Philippe Schlenker, Emmanuel Chemla, Audrey Maille

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, gestures, inter-species communication, medical training, orangutans, speech

2019


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