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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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Bacterial and fungal flora in faecal samples from the Balkan snow vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) in captivity

Authors: Maja Lukac, Estella Prukner-Radovcic, Zeljko Gottstein, Maja Damjanovic, Masa Ljustina, Duje Lisicic, Danijela Horvatek Tomic

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: balkan snow vole, endemic rodent, escherichia coli, fungi

2017

Conservation introduction of the Arabian Tahr to Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE: challenges and lessons learnt

Authors: Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Pritpal Singh Soorae, Meyer de Kock, Abid Mehmood, Andries Gouws, Kate Burns, Malik Rapaie, Ibrahim Al Nassan, John Cole, Hamad Al Zoywed, Rashid Al Zaabi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: abu dhabi, arabian tahr, conservation introduction, sir bani yas island, united arab emirates

2017

Reindeer spatial use before, during and after construction of a wind farm

Authors: Diress Tsegaye, Jonathan E. Colman, Sindre Eftestøl, Kjetil Flydal, Gunnlaug Røthe, Kåre Rapp

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance, peninsula, power line, rangifer tarandus, sami reindeer herders, wind farm

2017

Effects of body temperature on righting performance of native and invasive freshwater turtles: Consequences for competition

Authors: Nuria Polo-Cavia, Pilar López, José Martín

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: freshwater turtles, invasive species, mauremys leprosa, preferred basking temperature, righting performance, trachemys scripta

2012

Geographic variation in beak colouration in gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua

Authors: Barbosa, Andres; Palacios, M. Jose; Valera, Francisco; Martınez, Ana

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: antarctica, carotenoid, colour trait, contaminants, gentoo penguin, geographic variation, krill, ultraviolet

2012

Genetic diversity in captive and wild Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) from Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, based on mtDNA control region sequences

Authors: Thomas J. McGreevy, Lisa Dabek, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Thomas P. Husband

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive propagation, endangered species, founder effect, marsupial, noninvasive sampling, species identification

2009

Activity rhythms at a gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony at Cierva Point, Antarctic Peninsula

Authors: R. D. Quintana, P. D. Pratolongo, J. L. Agraz, O. Benitez, A. R. Mengual

Publication/Journal: Notornis

Keywords: activity rhythms, antarctic peninsula, circadian clock, daily activity, gentoo penguin, pygoscelis papua

2005

Feed intake, diet utilization, and composition of browses consumed by the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in a North American zoo

Authors: Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Robert E. C. Wildman, Steve Romo

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, herbivore nutrition, rhinoceros

2000

Genetic characteristics of endangered Japanese golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos japonica) based on mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences and karyotypes

Authors: Ryuichi Masuda, Miyuki Noro, Naoko Kurose, Chizuko Nishida-Umehara, Hideo Takechi, Toru Yamazaki, Masao Kosuge, Michihiro C. Yoshida

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation unit, genetic variation, habitat fragmentation, haplotype, maternal lineage, sequence diversity

1998

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