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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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Behavioural patterns in zoo-housed Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) revealed using long-term keeper-collected data: validation of approaches and improved husbandry

Authors: Anne E Goodenough, Amy Sewell, Katie McDonald

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity budget, captivity, ethogram, seasonal patterns, visitor effects, weather

2022

Do zoo‐housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species

Authors: Alexandria Cairo‐Evans, Natasha K Wierzal, Jason D Wark, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, primates, visitor effects, zoo

2022

Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Authors: Maureen V Driscoll, Allison D Tuttle, Tracy A Romano

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive

2022

A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Jordyn Truax, Molly C McGuire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo

2022

Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)

Authors: K Nekaris, Marco Campera, Marianna Chimienti, Carly Murray, Michela Balestri, Zak Showell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine

2022

Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for measurement of fecal dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in gibbons and siamangs

Authors: Rafaela SC Takeshita

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assay, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, DHEAS, stress response

2022

A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity

Authors: CR Skovlund, MK Kirchner, LW Moos, N Alsted, X Manteca, O Tallo-Parra, M Stelvig

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare

2021

DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Authors: Grace Fuller, Jennifer Hamilton, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress

2021

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and recommendations for future studies

Authors: Malin Larm, Anne Lene Hovland, Rupert Palme, Anne-Mathilde Thierry, Andrea L Miller, Arild Landa, Anders Angerbjörn, Nina E Eide

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: arctic fox, fecal glucocorticoid

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

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