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Date: 07/27/21
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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.
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Activity, Social Relationships, and Maternal Care in a Bottlenose Dolphin Group under Professional Care

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity, bottlenose dolphin, maternal care, social behavior, social relationships, welfare, zoo

2021

Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, interaction, ontogeny, sociality

2021

Assessing Animal Welfare with Behavior: Onward with Caution

Authors: Jason V Watters, Bethany L Krebs, Caitlin L Eschmann

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: affect, anticipatory behavior, behavioral context, behavioral diagnosis, behavioral diversity, inductive argument, natural behavior, stereotypy, zoo

2021

Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop

Authors: Megan E Miller, Caeley M Robinson, Susan W Margulis

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects

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 colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021

CHALLENGES TO ANIMAL WELFARE DURING TRANSPORTATION OF WILD MAMMALS: A REVIEW (1990–2020)

Authors: Friederike Pohlin, Emma H Hooijberg, Leith CR Meyer

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: animal welfare, transport

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

Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

2021

Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior and Cortisol Metabolites Concentrations of Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) in Captivity

Authors: Gholib Gholib, Sri Panggabean, Sri Wahyuni, Fadli A Ghani, Abdullah Hamzah, Erdiansyah Rahmi

Publication/Journal: 2nd International Conference on Veterinary, Animal, and Environmental Sciences (ICVAES 2020)

Keywords: animal behavior, cortisol metabolites, number of visitors, sambar deer

2021

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