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Date: 10/3/23
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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.
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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

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2023

The Effect of Enrichment on Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius) Housed in Two Different Maintenance Systems (Rack System vs. Terrarium)

Authors: Damian Zieliński

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, leopard gecko, rack system, terrarium

2023

Monkeying around: Non-human primate behavioural responses to humans reproducing their facial expressions

Authors: Béatrice Luisi, Jérôme Micheletta, Eglantine Julle-Danière, Jérôme Catinaud, Laëtitia Maréchal

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: facial expressions, human-animal interaction, mimicking, primates

2023

Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola, Sarah Brignac, Linda Erb, Emily Guarino, Abigail Haddock, Armando Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training

2023

Using Anticipatory Behavior to Detect the Change in Interest in an Activity Repeated Several Times and Avoid Habituation in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus)

Authors: Stefano Bigiani, Cristina Pilenga

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

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2023

Visitors and observers otter‐ly influence the behavior and enclosure use of zoo‐housed giant otters

Authors: James E Brereton, Edward ML Jones, Connor McMillan, Kerry Perkins

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giant otter, observer effect, visitor effect

2023

Do Monkeys Want Audio or Visual Stimuli? Interactive Computers for Choice with White-Faced Sakis in Zoos

Authors: Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, Vilma Kankaanpää

Publication/Journal: Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, audio analysis, monkey, preference, primate, stimuli, visual

2022

THE EFFECT OF VARIED ENRICHMENT TYPES ON SNAKE BEHAVIOR

Authors: Sneha Krishnan, Eric Klaphake, Sangeeta Rao, Miranda J Sadar

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, snakes

2022

Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin

Authors: Cécile Guérineau, Miina Lõoke, Giuseppe Ganassin, Daniela Bertotto, Martina Bortoletti, Laura Cavicchioli, Stefano Furlati, Paolo Mongillo, Lieta Marinelli

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, captive, cetacean, enrichment, social behavior, zoo

2022

The influence of olfactory enrichment on the behavior of two captive New World primates: Black‐capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Zoia M Wowk, Alison M Behie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, olfactory enrichment, primates, zoo

2022

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