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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=small%20felid

The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)

Authors: Lydia K Acaralp-Rehnberg, Grahame J Coleman, Michael JL Magrath, Vicky Melfi, Kerry V Fanson, Ian M Bland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: human-animal interaction, live animal encounter programs, small felids, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2020

Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Elizabeth W Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Janine L Brown, Katharine Hope, Jessica Siegal-Willott, ECM Parsons

Publication/Journal: PloS One

Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo

2020

Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India

Authors: Loganathan Marinath, Janice Vaz, Dileep Kumar, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, biological and environmental factors, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, small felid, stereotype

2019

A standardized ethogram for the felidae: A tool for behavioral researchers

Authors: Lauren Ashley Stanton, Matthew Stephen Sullivan, Jilian Marie Fazio

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, cat, definition, ethogram, felidae, review

2015

Effect of housing and environmental enrichment on adrenocortical activity, behavior and reproductive cyclicity in the female tigrina (Leopardus tigrinus) and margay (Leopardus wiedii)

Authors: Nei Moreira, J. L. Brown, W. Moraes, W. F. Swanson, E. L. A. Monteiro-Filho

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, corticoids, estrogens, fecal steroids, noninvasive monitoring, ovarian activity, progestagens, reproduction, stress

2007

The influence of olfactory enrichment on the behaviour of captive black-footed cats, Felis nigripes

Authors: D. Wells

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: black-footed cats, catnip, environmental enrichment, felids, novelty, odours, welfare, zoos

2004

Reproductive status of endemic felid species in Latin American zoos and implications for ex situ conservation

Authors: W. F. Swanson, W. E. Johnson, R. C. Cambre, S. B. Citino, K. B. Quigley, D. M. Brousset, R. N. Morais, N. Moreira, S. J. O'Brien, D. E. Wildt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, cats, cortisol, cryopreservation, electroejaculation, exhibitry, nutrition, semen, testosterone

2003

Wild Tigers in Captivity: A Study of the Effects of the Captive Environment on Tiger Behavior

Authors: Leigh Elizabeth Pitsko

Publication/Journal: Department of Geography

Keywords: conservation, environmental enrichment, exhibit design, panthera tigris, stereotypies, thesis

2003

Behavioral and adrenocortical responses to environmental changes in leopard cats (Felis bengalensis)

Authors: Kathy Carlstead, Janine L. Brown, John Seidensticker

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental enrichment, exploratory behavior, felidae, stereotypic pacing, stress, urinary cortisol

1993

The influence of food presentation on the behavior of small cats in confined environments

Authors: David J. Shepherdson, Kathy Carlstead, Jill D. Mellen, John Seidensticker

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, bengalensis, environmental enrichment, f, felis viverrina, predation, stereotypic behavior

1993

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