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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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What Is the Future for Zoos and Aquariums?

Authors: Ron Kagan, Stephanie Allard, Scott Carter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, sanctuaries, zoo animals, zoo ethics

Featured

2018

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Amy Humphreys

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied

2022

Differing animal welfare conceptions and what they mean for the future of zoos and aquariums, insights from an animal welfare audit

Authors: Jake S Veasey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, audit

2022

Does Accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Correlate with Animal Welfare Act Compliance?

Authors: Kailer K Riedman, Gregory B Cunningham, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, aza, oversight, zoo

2022

Effects of Complex Feeding Enrichment on the Behavior of Captive Malayan Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus)

Authors: Yasmeen Ghavamian, Darren E Minier, Karin Enstam Jaffe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral enrichment, species-typical behavior, stereotypic behavior, stereotypy

2022

Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Zoo Closure Period on Flamingo Behaviour and Enclosure Use at Two Institutions

Authors: Peter Kidd, Steph Ford, Paul E Rose

Publication/Journal: Birds

Keywords: activity budgets, behaviour, COVID-19, enclosure usage, flamingos, visitors, welfare

2022

Observations on the use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in teleosts and elasmobranchs at a public aquarium, 728 cases, 2007–2020

Authors: Jessica McMurrer, Aubrey McElhiney, Kerry McNally, Charles J Innis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, fish welfare, PIT tags, teleost

2022

Rehabilitation of Marine Turtles and Welfare Improvement by Application of Environmental Enrichment Strategies

Authors: Cesar Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, Noelia Maria Quiros-Rojas, Esteban Rudín-Salazar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: conservation, environmental enrichment, rehabilitation, rescue, sea turtles, welfare

2022

Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)

Authors: K Nekaris, Marco Campera, Marianna Chimienti, Carly Murray, Michela Balestri, Zak Showell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine

2022

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