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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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Detailed Comparison of Acoustic Signals from Rehabilitated and Wild Franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) Dolphins

Authors: Giardino Gisela Vanina, Mel Cosentino, Agustina Camila Macchi, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Sergio Rodriguez Heredia, Karina Ceilia Alvarez, Sergio Gabriel Moron, Diego Horacio Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic monitoring, animal communication, animal welfare, bycatch, NBHF species, Pontoporia blainvillei, rehabilitation

2024

A frog in hot water: the effect of temperature elevation on the adrenal stress response of an African amphibian

Authors: Juan Scheun, Leanne Venter, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: bullfrog, Mucous, non-invasive, stress response, Thermal stressor, weight loss

2024

Structural enrichment promotes natural behaviour and welfare of captive gilthead seabream broodstock

Authors: Ana Rita Oliveira, María J. Cabrera-Álvarez, Florbela Soares, Carlos Diáz-Gil, Ana Candeias-Mendes, João L. Saraiva, Pablo Arechavala-Lopez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aquaculture, behavioural indicators, environmental enrichment, Physiological indicators, positive welfare, Spawners

2024

Acoustic Monitoring of Professionally Managed Marine Mammals for Health and Welfare Insights

Authors: Kelley A. Winship, Brittany L. Jones

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic welfare, anthropogenic sound, marine mammal welfare

2023

Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)

Authors: Ashley D. Franklin, Monica M. McDonald, Mary Agnew, Sarah Duncan, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo

2023

Exploring the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones

Authors: Stephanie Chancellor, Bret Grasse, Taylor Sakmar, David Scheel, Joel S. Brown, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: California two-spot octopus, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone, senescence, testosterone

2023

A Model for Accurate Determination of Environmental Parameters in Indoor Zoological and Botanical Gardens Supporting Efficient Species Management

Authors: León Latif Corral-Pesquera, Jonathan García-Manchón, Pablo Morón-Elorza

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: air temperature, ATMOS14, conductivity, daily light integral, PAR light, relative humidity, soil water content, TEROS12

2022

Assessing saddle‐billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) pair‐bonds and breeding behavior using behavior observed during multiple breeding seasons

Authors: Chelsea J Weibel, Rebecca Abreu, Kris K Becker, Melissa Solomon, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding behavior, nesting behavior, pair bond, proximity, saddle-billed stork

2021

Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Eli Baskir, Helen L Clawitter, Ashley D Franklin, Tim Thier, Martha Fischer, David M Powell, Cheryl S Asa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing

2021

Can animals develop depression? An overview and assessment of ‘depression-like’states

Authors: Aileen MacLellan, Carole Fureix, Andrea Polanco, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Behaviour

Keywords: animal behavior, animal psychology, depression, welfare

2021

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