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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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A preliminary global investigation into potential impacts on successful captive breeding for two species of Rhyticeros hornbill

Authors: Kees Groot, James E Brereton, Catherine E King, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding success, evidence‐based husbandry, Papuan hornbill, questionnaire, wreathed hornbill

2024

Zoo Visitors’ Most-Liked Aspects of Elephant Encounters and Related Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States: A Pragmatic Approach

Authors: Angela M. Lacinak

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal emotions, animal experiences, animal training, animal welfare, animal–caregiver interactions, elephants, pragmatism, visitors, zoos

2024

Retrospective pathology review of captive black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in the EAZA Ex-situ Programme (1995-2022)

Authors: Katharina Radeke-Auer, Marcus Clauss, Julia Stagegaard, Linda G. R. Bruins-Van Sonsbeek, Javier Lopez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos

Authors: Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Daniela Florio, Linda Ferrante, Francesca Bandoli, Elisabetta Macchi, Alessia Muzzo, Barbara de Mori

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, AVIP, lemur, zoo

2022

Psychological and social well‐being of bony fishes in zoos and aquariums

Authors: Ronald G Oldfield, Patrick E Bonano

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, positive welfare, social behavior

2022

Environmental enrichment, training, and habitat characteristics of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

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

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, surveys, welfare (social security)

2021

Feasibility and validity of the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid to monitor the welfare of zoo-housed gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Authors: Stijn Brouwers, Marie José Duchateau

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: Animal welfare assessment grid, keeper assessments, welfare monitoring, western lowland gorilla, zoo animal welfare

2021

Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey

Authors: Alexandra L Whittaker, Brianna Golder-Dewar, Jordyn L Triggs, Sally L Sherwen, David J McLelland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-based assessment, Delphi, reptile, welfare

2021

Multiple assessments of personality and problem-solving performance in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Lisa P Barrett, Sarah Benson-Amram

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: elephants, personality, problem solving

2021

Studying Antillean manatees’(Trichechus manatus manatus) temperament in zoological parks: exploration of boldness, sociality and reactivity to humans

Authors: Aviva Charles, Yann Henaut, Michel Saint Jalme, Baptiste Mulot, Alexis Lecu, Fabienne Delfour

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conservation, manatees, novelty tests, personality questionnaire, temperament, welfare

2021

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