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Date: 09/27/23
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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.
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Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

Authors: Kelly Bruno, Cassidy Hubbard, Emily Lynch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo

2023

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

Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Maura Davis, Sharon Joseph, Anneke Moresco, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior

2023

Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums

Authors: Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, Douglas A. Granger, Lance J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo

2023

Behavioural effects of a giraffe public feeding programme on Masai giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi and plains zebra Equus quagga in a mixed-species exhibit

Authors: Sarah Koopman, Lindsay Brinda, Louis DiVincenti

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: giraffe, mixed-species enclosure, public feeding, zoo

2023

The Benefits of Increased Space and Habitat Complexity for the Welfare of Zoo-Housed King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Authors: Grace Fuller, Megan Jones, Kylen N. Gartland, Sara Zalewski, Matthew R. Heintz, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic behavior, data-loggers, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation, time–depth recorders

2023

Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in US zoos, sanctuaries, and research facilities: A survey-based comparison of species-typical behaviors

Authors: Andrea W Clay, Stephen R Ross, Susan Lambeth, Maribel Vazquez, Sarah Breaux, Rhonda Pietsch, Amy Fultz, Michael Lammey, Sarah L Jacobson, Jaine E Perlman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: ape, chimpanzee, primate, species-typical behavior, welfare

2023

Cognitive Foraging Enrichment (but Not Non-Cognitive Enrichment) Improved Several Longer-Term Welfare Indicators in Bottlenose Dolphins

Authors: Isabella LK Clegg, Mariana Domingues, Elin Ström, Linda Berggren

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, bottlenose dolphins, cognitive enrichment, environmental enrichment, zoo animal welfare

2023

A comparison of staff presence and signage on zoo visitor behavior

Authors: Claudia Tay, Todd J. McWhorter, Shangzhe Xie, Tiara Sophia Binte Mohd Nasir, Borja Reh, Eduardo J. Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal–visitor interactions, interpretive, zoo visitor behavior

2023

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