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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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Minding the Minds: A Primer on Cognitive Challenge for Marine Mammals in Human Care

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cetaceans, cognition, cognitive enrichment, cognitive welfare, pinnipeds

2024

Minding the Minds: A Primer on Cognitive Challenge for Marine Mammals in Human Care

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cetaceans, cognition, cognitive enrichment, cognitive welfare, pinnipeds

2024

Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Authors: Danielle L Roberts, Holli C Eskelinen, Kelley A Winship, Amber M Ramos, Mark J Xitco

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment

2023

Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation

Authors: Kirsten Donald, Amanda Benedetti, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Alissa Deming, Hendrik Nollens, Grey Stafford, Sabrina Brando

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior

2023

Social behaviour in zoo bachelor groups: a case study of related South American fur seals

Authors: Christa Emmett, Mathilda Digby, Jemma Pope, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Arctocephalus australis, bachelor groups, evidence-based management, social behavior, social needs, South American fur seals

2021

Social Behaviour in Zoo Bachelor Groups: A Case Study of Related South American Fur Seals

Authors: Christa Emmett, Mathilda Digby, Jemma Pope, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Archocephalus australis, bachelor groups, evidence-based management, social behavior, social needs, South American fur seals

2021

Optimal marine mammal welfare under human care: Current efforts and future directions

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Donald M. Broom, Cristina Acasuso-Rivero, Fay Clark

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: cetacean, husbandry, marine mammal, pinniped, welfare

2018

Short- and long-term changes in the intensity of responses of pinnipeds to tourist approaches in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay

Authors: Carme Tuneu Corral, Diana Szteren, Marcelo H. Cassini

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural responses, human-animal interactions, tourism

2018

Olfactory Enrichment in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus): An Effective Tool for Captive Welfare?

Authors: Mystera M. Samuelson, Lisa K. Lauderdale, Kelly Pulis, Moby Solangi, Tim Hoffland, Heidi Lyn

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, california sea lions, enrichment, olfaction, pinnipeds

2017

Phenomenal advanced age of pupping in a captive pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi)

Authors: Jonathan L. Temte, Erin Flynn

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birth timing, maternal age, phocids, pinnipeds, reproduction

2015

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