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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.
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Evaluation of the stress state based on fecal corticosterone metabolite concentrations in captive penguins in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Misato Kitahara, Nanako Sawayama, Naoya Matsumoto, Takahito Toyotome, Kazutaka Yamada

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Keywords: captive penguin, diseased individual, fecal corticosterone metabolite, hot season, molting period

2024

An examination of salivary cortisol concentrations and behaviour in three African elephants Loxodonta africana at Zoo Atlanta

Authors: Angela Kelling, Rebecca Snyder, Christoper Ward, Mollie Bloomsmith, Mark Laudenslager, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive elephant, non-invasive, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2024

A frog in hot water: the effect of temperature elevation on the adrenal stress response of an African amphibian

Authors: Juan Scheun, Leanne Venter, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: bullfrog, Mucous, non-invasive, stress response, Thermal stressor, weight loss

2024

Zoo professionals and volunteers in the U.S: experiences and prevalence of burnout, mental health, and animal loss

Authors: McDonald,Shelby E., Kogan,Lori R., Nageotte,Nichole L., Currin-McCulloch,Jennifer, Dickler-Mann,Rachel

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry

Keywords: animal care, animal health, burnout, grief, loss, mental-health, resilience, zoos

2024

Allostatic Load Index Effectively Measures Chronic Stress Status in Zoo-Housed Giraffes

Authors: Haley N. Beer, Lisa K. Karr, Trenton C. Shrader, Dustin T. Yates

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: conservation, morality, morbidity, stressors, zoo welfare

2023

Assessing Negative Welfare Measures for Wild Invertebrates: The Case for Octopuses

Authors: Michaella P. Andrade, Charles Morphy D. Santos, Mizziara M. M. De Paiva, Sylvia L. S. Medeiros, C. E. O’Brien, Françoise D. Lima, Janaina F. Machado, Tatiana S. Leite

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body patterns, cephalopoda, field study, sentience

2023

Blood biochemistry parameters of Broad snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris subjected to stress conditions, appliying micro-volume techniques

Authors: María Soledad Moleón, Gonzalo Santiago, Samuel Hilevski, Pablo Ariel Siroski

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Keywords: albumin, broad-snouted-caiman, glucose, stress, total protein

2023

Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Dawn Zimmerman, Balbine Jourdan, Douglas E Crews, Barbara A Wolfe, Donald L Neiffer, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress

2023

The influence of feeding routines on the behavior of zoo-housed Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra)

Authors: C. P. Howell, Connor Warnes, P. A. Bayliss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral-response, feeding, Sulawesi crested black macaques, welfare

2023

The Link Between Personality, Subjective Well-being, and Welfare in Zoo-Housed Sulawesi Crested Macaques (Macaca nigra)

Authors: Nia Parry-Howells, Kathy Baker, Holly L. Farmer

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behaviour, dominance, macaca nigra, personality, subjective well-being, Sulawesi crested macaques, welfare

2023

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