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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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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


Animal–Staff Interactions

Authors: Vicky Melfi, Samantha Ward, Chris Pawson, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: HAI, human-animal interactions

2024


Influence of food physical properties and environmental context on manipulative behaviors highlighted by new methodological approaches in zoo-housed bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Caroline Gérard, Ameline Bardo, Jean Pascal Guéry, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Victor Narat, Bruno Simmen

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bonobos, evolution, manipulative abilities, nonhuman primate, pan paniscus

2024


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


Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity

Authors: LCF Garcia, B Dallago, LGD Dantas, FEM Bernal

Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training

2021


Appetitive Search Behaviors and Stereotypies in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: appetitive behavior, polar bears, response-independent schedules, stereotypies, welfare, zoos

2020


Effect of preceding activity and multiple testing of Belgian police horses on behavior during personality tests

Authors: Marc Pierard, Paul McGreevy, Rony Geers

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral assessment, multiple testing, personality, police horse, preceding activity

2019


Given the Cold Shoulder: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Reptile Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Gemma Carder, Neil D'Cruze

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, emotion, exotic pet trade, lizard, reptile, sentience, snake, tortoise, turtle

2019


Preparing for Life After Birth: Introducing the Concepts of Intrauterine and Extrauterine Sensory Entrainment in Mammalian Young

Authors: David J. Mellor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: fetal sensory systems, in utero sensory environment, learning, memory, neuroplasticity, sensory development after birth, sensory maturity at birth, trans-natal sensory continuity

2019


Behavioral responses to emotional challenges in female rats living in a seminatural environment: The role of estrogen receptors

Authors: Olivia Le Moëne, Anders Ågmo

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: co-occurrence analysis, diarylpropionitrile, fear, positive emotion, propylpyrazoletriol, seminatural environment, sexual behavior, social behavior

2018


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