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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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Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Amy Humphreys

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied

2022


Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo

2022


The Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Macropods

Authors: Jessica Meade, Vicky A Melfi, Melanie Keith, Alicia L Burns

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, free-range exhibits, human-animal interaction, macropod, vigilance, visitor effect, zoo

2021


Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure

Authors: M Jones, KN Gartland, G Fuller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: macropods, Red kangaroo, visitor effects, walk-through habitat, welfare, zoo

2021


Evaluating Environmental Enrichment Methods in Three Zoo-Housed Varanidae Lizard Species

Authors: James O Waterman, Rachel McNally, Daniel Harrold, Matthew Cook, Gerardo Garcia, Andrea L Fidgett, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, evidence based, husbandry, lizard, reptile, welfare, zoo

2021


Human speech reduces pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) feeding and resting at a Peruvian tourist site, with louder volumes decreasing visibility

Authors: Rebecca L. Sheehan, Sarah Papworth

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: acoustic disturbance, ecotourism, flight initiation, pygmy marmoset

2019


Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird

Authors: Allison S. Injaian, Conor C. Taff, Kira L. Pearson, Michelle M. Y. Gin, Gail L. Patricelli, Maren N. Vitousek

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow

2018


Establishment and Implementation of an Animal Welfare Decision Tree to Evaluate the Welfare of Zoo Animals

Authors: Lorenzo von Fersen, Dag Encke, Tim Huettner, Katrin Baumgartner

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Antillean manatee, aquatic mammals, bottlenose dolphin, decision-tree, zoo animals, zoo inspection

2018


Experimental anthropogenic noise impacts avian parental behaviour, nestling growth and nestling oxidative stress

Authors: Allison S. Injaian, Conor C. Taff, Gail L. Patricelli

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: breeding period, feeding rate, nestling physiology, traffic noise, tree swallow, vigilance

2018


Assessment of Welfare Issues During Traditional Slaughter of Goats in Pretoria, South Africa

Authors: Daniel N. Qekwana, Cheryl M. E. McCrindle, James W. Oguttu, Delia Grace, Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, south africa, traditional slaughter, welfare assessment

2017


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