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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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Frog in the Well: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Amphibian Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Angie Elwin, Neil D’Cruze

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: amphibian, pet trade, sentience

2022

The Effect of Enrichment Filling and Engagement Time on Regurgitation and Reingestion Behaviour in Three Zoo-Housed Orangutans

Authors: Rebecca Nash, Helen Johnston, Amy Robbins, Kris Descovich

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, primate, regurgitation, welfare, zoo

2021

Uncovering the origins of dog–human eye contact: dingoes establish eye contact more than wolves, but less than dogs

Authors: Angie M. Johnston, Courtney Turrin, Lyn Watson, Alyssa M. Arre, Laurie R. Santos

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: domestication, eye contact, interspecific bonding

2017

Non-invasive urine collection in the female southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) with the aid of classical conditioning

Authors: Alyce M. Swinbourne, Tina Janssen, Clive J. C. Phillips, Stephen D. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive, marsupial, reproduction, training

2015

Eliminative Behavior of Captive Numbats, Myrmecobius fasciatus (Mammalia; Marsupialia): Pattern and Identification of Fecal Deposits

Authors: Lindsay A. Hogan, Allan T. Lisle, Stephen D. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fecal marker, latrines, marsupial, scats, scent marking

2013

Interactions with heterospecific males do not affect how female Mesocricetus hamsters respond to conspecific males

Authors: Javier delBarco-Trillo, Robert E. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggression, hamster, interspecific mating, lordosis, mesocricetus, reproductive interference

2013

Impact of a Subsidized Spay Neuter Clinic on Impoundments and Euthanasia in a Community Shelter and on Service and Complaint Calls to Animal Control

Authors: J. Scarlett, N. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal, animal welfare, animals, castration/economics, castration/veterinary, cats, dogs, euthanasia, female, male, north carolina, population control, residence characteristics

2012

Stereotypies and environmental enrichment in captive southern hairy-nosed wombats, Lasiorhinus latifrons

Authors: Lindsay A. Hogan, Steve D. Johnston, Allan Lisle, Alan B. Horsup, Tina Janssen, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, feed enrichment, marsupial, stereotypic behavior, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2010

Collection of semen by manual stimulation and ejaculate characteristics of the black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)

Authors: Debbie F. Melville, Elizabeth G. Crichton, Trish Paterson-Wimberley, Steve D. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted breeding, chiroptera, flying-fox, spermatozoa

2008

Exogenous Factors and Visitor Behavior: A Regression Analysis of Exhibit Viewing Time

Authors: R. J. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Environment and Behavior

Keywords: exhibit design, viewing time, visitors, zoo

1998

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