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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.
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  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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A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity

Authors: CR Skovlund, MK Kirchner, LW Moos, N Alsted, X Manteca, O Tallo-Parra, M Stelvig

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare

2021


Animal Welfare in Predator Control: Lessons from Land and Sea. How the Management of Terrestrial and Marine Mammals Impacts Wild Animal Welfare in Human–Wildlife Conflict Scenarios in Europe

Authors: Laetitia Nunny

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, human–wildlife conflict, pest, predator, welfare assessment, welfare domains, welfare impact, wildlife

2020


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


Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress

2020


Seasonal and Daily Activity of Two Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus Arctos Horribilis)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Ellen Yoakum, Nathan Andrews

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, circadian, circannual, grizzlies, stereotypies, ursids, zoos

2020


Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation

Authors: Marion Schneider, Thomas Ziegler, Lydia Kolter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation

2020


Assessing animal welfare at the farm level: do we care sufficiently about the individual?

Authors: C. Winckler

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, group measures, individual measures, on-farm assessment, purpose, welfare improvement

2019


Don’t poke the bear: using tracking data to quantify behavioural syndromes in elusive wildlife

Authors: Anne G. Hertel, Martin Leclerc, Dan Warren, Fanie Pelletier, Andreas Zedrosser, Thomas Mueller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: activity sensors, brown bear, gps collar, multivariate mixed model, personality, repeatability

2019


Orangutans’ Comprehension of Zoo Keepers’ Communicative Signals

Authors: Guillaume Dezecache, Aude Bourgeois, Christophe Bazin, Philippe Schlenker, Emmanuel Chemla, Audrey Maille

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, gestures, inter-species communication, medical training, orangutans, speech

2019


Sun & Sloth Bear Care Manual

Authors: AZA Bear Taxon Advisory Group

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: aza, care manual, sloth bear, sun bear

2019


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