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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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Behavioral responses of captive brown bears Ursus arctos to the odor of conspecific urine

Authors: Katerina Zareva-Simeonova, Venislava Spasova, Daniela Simeonovska-Nikolova

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, Olfactory stimulation, stereotypic behavior, ursidae, zoos

2023


Behavior and Habitat Use Remain Diverse and Variable in Modern Zoological Exhibits over the Long-Term: Case Studies in 5 Species of Ursidae

Authors: David M Powell, Eli Baskir

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, bears, behavioral variation, entropy, seasonal, welfare, zoo

2021


Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species

Authors: Chloe J Maher, Angela Gibson, Laura M Dixon, Heather Bacon

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bear, keeper ratings, ursidae, welfare assessment, zoo animal welfare

2021


A new voluntary blood collection method for the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Authors: Yusuke Otaki, Nobuhide Kido, Tomoko Omiya, Kaori Ono, Miya Ueda, Akinori Azumano, Sohei Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: blood collection, facility, operant conditioning training, positive reinforcement, venipuncture, zoo

2015


Behavioral and Hormonal Consequences of Transporting Giant Pandas From China to the United States

Authors: R. J. Snyder, B. M. Perdue, D. M. Powell, D. L. Forthman, M. A. Bloomsmith, T. L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal, animal welfare, animals, behavior, behaviour, china, female, hydrocortisone/urine, male, physiological/physiology, stress, transportation, united-states, ursidae, wild, zoo

2012


Energy digestibility of giant pandas on bamboo-only and on supplemented diets

Authors: Tommy G. Finley, Robert S. Sikes, Jennifer L. Parsons, Brian J. Rude, Heidi A. Bissell, John R. Ouellette

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calorie, carnivore, digestibility trials, extraction, nutrition, supplements

2011


Zinc-finger intron 7: a new locus for sex identification of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Authors: Xiao Xu, Yuzhi Li, Xiaofang Wang, Kun Wei, Wenping Zhang, Zhihe Zhang, Fujun Shen, Bisong Yue

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giant panda, noninvasive technique, sex identification, ursidae, zfx, zfy

2010


Enclosure choice and well-being in giant pandas: is it all about control?

Authors: Megan A. Owen, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Nancy M. Czekala, Donald G. Lindburg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choice, control, corticoids, non-invasive methods, ursidae

2005


Longitudinal monitoring of fecal testosterone in male Malayan Sun bears (U. malayanus)

Authors: H. Hesterman, S. K. Wasser, J. F. Cockrem

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgens, fecal steroids, reproductive endocrinology, testicular cycle, ursidae

2005


Monitoring stress in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): behavioral and hormonal responses to ambient noise

Authors: Megan A. Owen, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Nancy M. Czekala, Karen Steinman, Donald G. Lindburg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: corticoids, noise, noninvasive methods, ursidae

2004


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