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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=search%20and%20rescue%20dogs

Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs

Authors: Aimee Holland, Elena Giulia Galardi, Martina Fabbroni, Anita Hashmi, Jerome Catinaud, Richard Preziosi, James Edward Brereton, Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: affiliative, felidae, Panthera tigris jacksoni, sociality, solitary, tiger, tolerance, welfare

2023

Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023

Behavioural Development of Three Former Pet Chimpanzees a Decade after Arrival at the MONA Sanctuary

Authors: Olga Feliu, Marti Masip, Carmen Maté, Sònia Sánchez-López, Dietmar Crailsheim, Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budget, chimpanzee, early life experience, pan troglodytes, pet and entertainment, re-socialization, sanctuary, well-being

2022

Communication from the Zoo: Reports from Zoological Facilities of the Impact of COVID-19 Closures on Animals

Authors: Violet Hunton, Jessica Rendle, Anne Carter, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: communication, COVID-19, keeper-animal interactions, social media, visitor–animal interactions, zoo closures

2022

Frog in the Well: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Amphibian Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Angie Elwin, Neil D’Cruze

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: amphibian, pet trade, sentience

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

Thermal Imaging to Assess the Health Status in Wildlife Animals under Human Care: Limitations and Perspectives

Authors: Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alfredo MF Pereira, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Patricia Mora-Medina, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Jennifer Rios-Sandoval, Ana de Mira Geraldo, Dehua Wang

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: infrared thermography, pain, thermal status, thermal window

2022

Enclosure Use as a Measure of Behavioral Welfare in Zoo-Housed African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Eduardo Fernandez, Emma Harvey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: african wild dogs, captive welfare, enclosure use, entropy, spatial distribution, zoos

2021

Evaluation of an enrichment programme for a colony of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in a rescue centre

Authors: Valeria Albanese, Michela Kuan, Pier Attilio Accorsi, Roberta Berardi, Giovanna Marliani

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: behavior, cortisol, enrichment, macaca fascicularis, welfare

2021

Getting It Straight: Accommodating Rectilinear Behavior in Captive Snakes—A Review of Recommendations and Their Evidence Base

Authors: Clifford Warwick, Rachel Grant, Catrina Steedman, Tiffani J Howell, Phillip C Arena, Angelo JL Lambiris, Ann-Elizabeth Nash, Mike Jessop, Anthony Pilny, Melissa Amarello

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body posture, enclosure size, literature review, reptile husbandry, space

2021

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