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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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“How not to judge a deer by its cover”: a personality assessment study on captive adult red deer males (Cervus elaphus)

Authors: Bruno Esattore, Vedrana Šlipogor, Laura Saggiomo, Martin Walter Seltmann

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: cervids, dominance hierarchy, personality assessment, questionnaires, red deer

2021

Aggressive behavior and stress response after oxytocin administration in male Norway rats selected for different attitudes to humans

Authors: Rimma Gulevich, Rimma Kozhemyakina, Svetlana Shikhevich, Maria Konoshenko, Yury Herbeck

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggressive, corticosterone, oxytocin, rats, selection, tame

2019

Personality and foraging decisions in fallow deer, Dama dama

Authors: Ulrika A. Bergvall, Alexander Schäpers, Petter Kjellander, Alexander Weiss

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: antipredator behavior, antipredator behaviour, boldness, dama dama, dominance, fallow deer, foraging, novelty, personality

2011

Manual of Parrot Behavior

Authors: A. U. Luescher

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: companion animals, parrot, parrot behavior, parrot behaviour, psiattacines

2006

Captive animal liability: 19th century foundations and 20th century modifications

Authors: Brett Bannor

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: absolute liability, captive animal, oliver wendell holmes, united states supreme court

2003

Early social influence on nestling development in Waldrapp ibis (Geronticus eremita)

Authors: Angelika Tintner, Kurt Kotrschal

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: growth, hand-raising, nestling competition, ontogeny, socialization, threskiornithidae

2002

A Study of Rehabilitated Juvenile Hedgehogs After Release into the Wild

Authors: P.A. Morris, H. Warwick

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, juvenile hedgehogs, rehabilitation, survival

1994

People’s Perceptions of Animals: The Influence of Zoo Environment

Authors: T. Finlay, L. R. James, T. L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Environment and Behavior

Keywords: animals, perceptions, visitors, zoo

1988

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