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Date: 03/22/23
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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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Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity

Authors: Cathleen R Cox, Jill S Werner, Joan I Mead

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance

2023

Confronting back-of-house traditions: Primates as a case study

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Jon Coe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: 24/7, animal welfare, back-of-house (BOH), integrated zoo design model, primate research laboratory, primate sanctuary, primates, zoo, zoo design

2022

Do zoo‐housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species

Authors: Alexandria Cairo‐Evans, Natasha K Wierzal, Jason D Wark, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, primates, visitor effects, zoo

2022

Does the sound environment influence the behaviour of zoo-housed birds? A preliminary investigation of ten species across two zoos

Authors: Paul Rose, Adam Reed, Samantha Hurn, Alex Badman-King, Tom Rice

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal behaviour, soundscape, visitor effect, welfare, zoo sound

2022

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring Animal Identification, Health, and Behaviour

Authors: Jenna V Congdon, Mina Hosseini, Ezekiel F Gading, Mahdi Masousi, Maria Franke, Suzanne E MacDonald

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal health, artificial intelligence, conservation, identification, monitoring, orangutan, pongo abelii

2022

Impact of alternating overnight housing conditions on welfare measures in a bachelor group of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Kylen N Gartland, Emily Bovee, Grace Fuller

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, bachelor groups, gorilla, overnight housing

2022

Location, Location, Location! Evaluating Space Use of Captive Aquatic Species; A Case Study with Elasmobranchs

Authors: Alexis M. Hart, Zac Reynolds, Sandra M. Troxell-Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranch, sharks, space use, Spread of participation index, ZooMonitor

2022

May unpredictable events affect monkey welfare under human care?

Authors: Lucas Belchior Souza de Oliveira, Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, five domains model, primates, unpredictability

2022

A Model for Accurate Determination of Environmental Parameters in Indoor Zoological and Botanical Gardens Supporting Efficient Species Management

Authors: León Latif Corral-Pesquera, Jonathan García-Manchón, Pablo Morón-Elorza

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: air temperature, ATMOS14, conductivity, daily light integral, PAR light, relative humidity, soil water content, TEROS12

2022

Rehabilitation of Marine Turtles and Welfare Improvement by Application of Environmental Enrichment Strategies

Authors: Cesar Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, Noelia Maria Quiros-Rojas, Esteban Rudín-Salazar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: conservation, environmental enrichment, rehabilitation, rescue, sea turtles, welfare

2022

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