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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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Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)

Authors: Ashley D. Franklin, Monica M. McDonald, Mary Agnew, Sarah Duncan, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo

2023

Investigating Zoo Management Based on Visitors‘ Perception of service performance: a case of zoo Rabbitland, Malaysia

Authors: SITI FAHAZARINA HAZUDIN, MOHD AIDIL RIDUAN AWANG KADER, MOHD FAIZAL, AZRUL AZWAN MUHAMED, NOR HIDAYATUN ABDUL RAZAK, MAISARAH ISHAK, ADIBAH HUSSIN, AFIQAH BAZLLA MD SOOM

Publication/Journal: Journal of Sustainability Science and Management

Keywords: animal zoo tourism, Business excellence, service performance, sustainability, zoo management

2023

Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics

Authors: Joaquin Gabaldon, Ding Zhang, Lisa Lauderdale, Lance Miller, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Kira Barton, K Alex Shorter

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics

2022

Advancing the science behind animal program sustainability: An overview of the special issue

Authors: David M. Powell, Candice L. Dorsey, Lisa J. Faust

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding program, population, sustainability, viability

2019

Collection planning for the next 100 years: What will we commit to save in zoos and aquariums?

Authors: David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, cooperative breeding programs, sustainability, viability, zoos

2019

Is there any more room on the Ark? An analysis of space allocation in four mammalian taxa

Authors: Colleen McCann, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: collection planning, mission goals, population viability, species selection

2019

Lessons from 30 years of population viability analysis of wildlife populations

Authors: Robert C. Lacy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation planning, ex situ, extinction, in situ, simulation, threat assessment, uncertainty

2019

Patterns in the long-term viability of North American zoo populations

Authors: Judy Che-Castaldo, Brent Johnson, Nicole Magrisso, Lauren Mechak, Kayla Melton, Katelyn Mucha, Lauren Terwilliger, Melissa Theis, Sarah Long, Lisa Faust

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: demography, extinction risk, genetic diversity, population viability analysis, sustainability

2019

Reproductive Viability Analysis (RVA) as a new tool for ex situ population management

Authors: Karen Bauman, John Sahrmann, Ashley Franklin, Cheryl Asa, Mary Agnew, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, David Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ex situ, reproductive success, sustainability

2019

Uncovering challenges to sustainability of AZA Animal Programs by evaluating the outcomes of breeding and transfer recommendations with PMCTrack

Authors: Lisa J. Faust, Sarah T. Long, Kaitlyn Perišin, Juniper L. Simonis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding and transfer plans, cooperative breeding program, recommendations, species survival plans

2019

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