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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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Bridging compassion and justice in conservation ethics

Authors: Francisco J Santiago-Ávila, William S Lynn

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal ethics, compassionate conservation, conservation ethics, hermeneutics, mixed-community, multispecies justice

2020

Directions in animal enclosure use studies

Authors: James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, evidence-based zoo animal management, exhibit design, Spread of participation index

2020

Reported livestock guarding dog-wildlife interactions: Implications for conservation and animal welfare

Authors: K Whitehouse-Tedd, R Wilkes, C Stannard, D Wettlaufer, D Cilliers

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: agriculture, carnivore, coexistence, conflict, human-wildlife, predator control

2020

Changes in the welfare of mink (Neovison vison) with date of assessment in the winter and growth periods have limited effects on the overall WelFur categorisation

Authors: A. F. Marsbøll, B. I. F. Henriksen, B. K. Hansen, S. H. Møller

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feasibility, mink production, reliability, welfare assessment, welfur

2019

Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population

Authors: Jilian M. Fazio, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Edward C. M. Parsons

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior

2019

Farm Manager Involvement in an Equine on-farm Welfare Assessment: Opportunities for Education and Improvement

Authors: C. Dubois, T. J. Devries, D. B. Haley, P. Lawlis, K. Merkies

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, education, equine, on-farm, stable yard

2019

A Global Review of Animal-Visitor Interactions in Modern Zoos and Aquariums and Their Implications for Wild Animal Welfare

Authors: Neil D'Cruze, Sophie Khan, Gemma Carder, David Megson, Emma Coulthard, John Norrey, Georgina Groves

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: conservation, education, tourism, wildlife, Word Association for Zoo and Aquariums

2019

An investigation into keeper opinions of great ape diets and abnormal behaviour

Authors: R. Hammerton, K. A. Hunt, L. M. Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: *tool use, abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, chimpanzees, cultivated fruit-free, diet, environmental enrichment, food presentation, foods, gorillas, great ape, keeper opinion, questionnaire, regurgitation, reingestion, wild

2019

An investigation using different data gathering methods into the prevalence of behavioral problems in shelter dogs—A pilot study

Authors: Simona Normando, Gianna Di Raimondo, Elena Bellaio

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral problems, behavioral test, direct behavioral observation, dog, proxy, shelter

2019

A retrospective study of mortality in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in UK zoos

Authors: Joseph Heaver, Michael Waters

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carcinoma, disease, European, felid, zoological

2019

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