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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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A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Jordyn Truax, Molly C McGuire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo

2022

Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Christina R Doelling, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, attention bias, monkey, touchscreen, visitor effect, zoo research

2021

Body Size Is Related to Temperature Preference in Hyla chrysoscelis Tadpoles

Authors: Danielle R Kirsch, Shawna Fix, Jon M Davenport, Kristen K Cecala, Joshua R Ennen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Herpetology

Keywords: anuran, thermal preference

2021

Cognitive enrichment device provides evidence for intersexual differences in collaborative actions in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

Authors: Eszter Matrai, Shaw Ting Kwok, Michael Boos, Ákos Pogány

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, cognitive enrichment, collaboration, cooperation, intersexual differences, problem solving, sociality

2021

Conservation Education: Are Zoo Animals Effective Ambassadors and Is There Any Cost to Their Welfare?

Authors: Sarah L Spooner, Mark J Farnworth, Samantha J Ward, Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, google scholar, human-animal interaction, methodology, public engagement, zoo

2021

Do zoo visitors induce attentional bias effects in primates completing cognitive tasks?

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: attention bias, cognition, match-to-sample, monkey, visitor effect, welfare

2021

Does Enclosure Size Influence the Behaviour & Welfare of Captive Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)?

Authors: Tatjana Hoehfurtner, Anna Wilkinson, Matthew Walker, Oliver Burman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, enclosure size, preference, reptile behavior, reptile welfare

2021

Does the provision of environmental enrichment affect the behaviour and welfare of captive snakes?

Authors: Tatjana Hoehfurtner, Anna Wilkinson, Gokulan Nagabaskaran, Oliver HP Burman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, preference, reptile behavior, reptile welfare

2021

The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse

Authors: Greening Linda, Downing Josh, Amiouny Daniela, Lekang Line, McBride Sebastian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep

2021

The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)

Authors: Charles P Ritzler, Kristen E Lukas, Laura M Bernstein-Kurtycz, Diana C Koester

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: carnivore, design, environmental choice, space use, tiger

2021

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