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Date: 09/23/23
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Our Goals

  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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=training

Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities

Authors: Lance J. Miller, Sathya K. Chinnadurai

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training

2023


Blood pressure monitoring in zoologically managed bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Marietta D Danforth, Victoria L Clyde, Balbine Jourdan, Robert Korman, Leann Beehler, Samuel Wann, Priya Bapodra, Hayley Murphy, Trevor Gerlach, Sabina Rich

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: blood pressure monitoring, bonobos, zoo

2023


By Bits and Pieces: The Contributions of Zoos and Aquariums to Science and Society via Biomaterials

Authors: David M Powell, Theodore G Meyer, Mary Duncan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: education, genetics, health, microbiome, physiology, research, students

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


Estimating the cardiac signals of chimpanzees using a digital camera: validation and application of a novel non-invasive method for primate research

Authors: Danyi Wang, Johanna Eckert, Sam Teague, Ali Al-Naji, Daniel Haun, Javaan Chahl

Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods

Keywords:

2023


Handling and Training of Wild Animals: Evidence and Ethics-Based Approaches and Best Practices in the Modern Zoo

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Max Norman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: 3rs, animal training, animal wellbeing, capacity building, human-animal relationship, learning, positive reinforcement, refinement, zoo animals

2023


Historical Perspectives Purposeful Porpoise Training at Fjord&Bælt: The First 25 Years

Authors: Magnus Wahlberg, Mats Amundin, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Søren Hechmann Andersen, Marie-Anne Blanchet, Sabrina Brando, Andreas Brogaard Buhl, Geneviève Desportes, Sabina Fobian Hansen, Christina Lockyer

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords:

2023


The Introduction of a Novel Computerized Apparatus to California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)

Authors: Kelley A Winship, Amber Ramos, Mark J Xitco Jr

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords: california sea lion, cognition, cognitive enrichment, computer task, marine mammal, zalophus californianus

2023


Know when you are on a break: effects of predictable breaks on bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus behaviours

Authors: Stefano Bigiani, Cristina Pil

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

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2023


Multi-sensor biologgers and innovative training allow data collection with high conservation and welfare value in zoos

Authors: Holly English, Luke Harvey, Rory Wilson, Richard Gunner, Mark Holton, Rosie Woodroffe, Luca Börger

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, biologging, captivity, daily diary, dead-reckoning, enrichment, space use, welfare

2023


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