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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=observations

Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis

Authors: Lauren Puishys, Natalie Mylniczenko, Ryan De Voe, Alisha Fredrickson, Dani Salles, Todd Harmon, Scott Martin, Leah Maurer, Austin Leeds

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease

2024

Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts

Authors: Liptovszky,Matyas

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo

2024

Agonistic interactions and social behaviors in the Saharan Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta): Using social network analysis to evaluate relationships and social structure in captive male groups

Authors: Blanca Cortés, Ana Fidalgo, Sergio Díaz, Teresa Abáigar

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, Gazella dorcas, male interactions, social behavior

2024

Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos

Authors: Catherine Razal, Jocelyn Bryant, Lance Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency

2024

Automatic detection of stereotypical behaviors of captive wild animals based on surveillance videos of zoos and animal reserves

Authors: Zixuan Yin, Yaqin Zhao, Zhihao Xu, Qiuping Yu

Publication/Journal: Ecological Informatics

Keywords: animal tracking, animal welfare, captive animal, Motion trajectory, Siamese network, stereotypical behavior

2024

Captive Management and Reproduction of the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)

Authors: Chris Buttermore, Luis Daniel Navarro Gutierrez, Luis Sigler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: atelopus, captive management, conservation, temperature cycling

2024

The Impact of Food Enrichment on the Behavior of Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) Kept under Human Care

Authors: Isabella Brosens Barros, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, Cynthia Fernandes Cipreste, Laura Chrispim Reisfeld, Thais Suzana, Rafael Gutierrez Capriolli, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranchs, environmental enrichment, fish welfare

2024

Moult phenology and the influence of breeding activity in adult African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Allwetterzoo Münster, Germany

Authors: Friederike Schmitz, Wagner Philipp

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive management, husbandry practice, jackass penguin

2024

Battle of the enrichments: comparing the impact of nutritional and sensory enrichment on the behaviour of captive lowland tapirs Tapirus terrestris

Authors: Ellena Trelfa-Stewart, Louise Cox

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums

Authors: Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, Douglas A. Granger, Lance J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo

2023

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