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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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THE EFFECT OF VARIED ENRICHMENT TYPES ON SNAKE BEHAVIOR

Authors: Sneha Krishnan, Eric Klaphake, Sangeeta Rao, Miranda J Sadar

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, snakes

2022

A Comparative Perspective on Three Primate Species’ Responses to a Pictorial Emotional Stroop Task

Authors: Lydia M Hopper, Matthias Allritz, Crystal L Egelkamp, Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Jesse G Leinwand, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affect, attentional bias, emotions, snake detection theory, Stroop effect, touchscreen, welfare, zoo

2021

Does Enclosure Size Influence the Behaviour & Welfare of Captive Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)?

Authors: Tatjana Hoehfurtner, Anna Wilkinson, Matthew Walker, Oliver Burman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, enclosure size, preference, reptile behavior, reptile welfare

2021

Environmental enrichment impacts discrimination between familiar and unfamiliar human odours in snakes (Pantherophis guttata)

Authors: Gokulan Nagabaskaran, Oliver HP Burman, Tatjana Hoehfurtner, Anna Wilkinson

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, environment, familiarity, odour discrimination, reptile, snake

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

Effects of habitat modifications on behavioral indicators of welfare for Madagascar giant hognose snakes (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Authors: MS Spain, G Fuller, SM Allard

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: behavioral diversity, environmental enrichment, environmental exploration, habitat design, reptile welfare

2020

Given the Cold Shoulder: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Reptile Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Gemma Carder, Neil D'Cruze

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, emotion, exotic pet trade, lizard, reptile, sentience, snake, tortoise, turtle

2019

Growth rates of juvenile Boa constrictor under two feeding regimes

Authors: Robert L. Hill, Sarah M. Huskisson, Emily Weigel, Joseph R. Mendelson III

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: boidae, diet, evidence‐based husbandry, snake

2019

Motion Illusions as Environmental Enrichment for Zoo Animals: A Preliminary Investigation on Lions (Panthera leo)

Authors: Barbara Regaiolli, Angelo Rizzo, Giorgio Ottolini, Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini, Caterina Spiezio, Christian Agrillo

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, Rotating Snake illusion, visual illusions, zoo animals

2019

Spatial considerations for captive snakes

Authors: Clifford Warwick, Phillip Arena, Catrina Steedman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: captive, enclosure, husbandry, snake, space, stress

2019

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