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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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Nonhuman primate abnormal behavior: Etiology, assessment, and treatment

Authors: Corrine K Lutz, Kristine Coleman, Lydia M Hopper, Melinda A Novak, Jaine E Perlman, Ori Pomerantz

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: abnormal behavior, captivity, primates

2022


Caretaker Score Reliability for Personality Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Marina Salas, Amanda Fernández-Fontelo, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Jesús Fernández-Morán, Agustín López-Goya, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal keeper, animal personality, behaviour, captivity, dolphinarium, intra-rater dependence, temperament, welfare, zoo

2021


Glucocorticoid Production, Activity Levels, And Personality Traits Of Fennec Foxes (Vulpes zerda) Managed For Different Roles In Zoos

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Karen L Bauman, Ashley D Franklin, John M Sahrmann, Marieke Gartner, Eli Baskir, Sheri Hanna, Kathleen LaMattina, Alice Seyfried, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: ambassador animals, circadian rhythm, cortisol metabolites, fennec foxes, pedometer, temperament

2021


Happiness, Welfare, and Personality in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Authors: Lauren M Robinson, Natalie K Waran, Ian Handel, Matthew C Leach

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: coping, monkey, psychometrics, temperament, validation

2021


Is individual temperament related to behaviors in a social context for a Neotropical parakeet species?

Authors: Gabriela de Araújo Porto Ramos, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, Dhiordan Deon Costa Lovestain, Talys Henrique Assumpção Jardim, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: boldness, dominance, personality, Psittacara leucophthalmus, social behavior, social rank

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


Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand

Authors: Janine L Brown, Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Jaruwan Khonmee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: asian elephant, body condition, glucocorticoids, glucose, health, insulin, lipids, North America, Thailand, tourist camps, welfare, zoos

2020


Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Sharon S Glaeser, Katie L Edwards, Nadja Wielebnowski, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine

2020


Preliminary model of personality structure in captive red pandas (Ailurus fulgens)

Authors: Tyler Andres-Bray, Peter Moller, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal personality, personality dimensions, red panda, temperament

2020


A Systematic Review of Equine Personality

Authors: Ellen M Rankins, Carissa L Wickens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, coping styles, disposition, equine, personality, temperament

2020


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