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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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Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques

Authors: Kerstin E. Auer, Marius Kußmaul, Erich Möstl, Katharina Hohlbaum, Thomas Rülicke, Rupert Palme

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: androgens, feces, mice, non-invasive, testosterone

2020


Social proximities of developing gorilla males (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in European zoos: the consequences of castration and social composition

Authors: Benoit Létang, Baptiste Mulot, Vanessa Alerte, Thomas Bionda, Lisa Britton, Tjerk ter Meulen, János Szánthó, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Cédric Sueur

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bachelor, castration, gorillas, maturation, social network analysis, welfare

2020


Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation

Authors: Marion Schneider, Thomas Ziegler, Lydia Kolter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation

2020


Abnormal behavior and the self-regulation of motivational state

Authors: Donald M. Broom

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, cognition, emotion, feelings, motivation, stereotypy

2019


Challenges and solutions: An analysis of community-reported needs of AZA collaboratively managed animal populations

Authors: Lauren Wilson, Candice Dorsey, Donald Moore

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: population health, population management, SSP program, sustainability

2019


Don’t poke the bear: using tracking data to quantify behavioural syndromes in elusive wildlife

Authors: Anne G. Hertel, Martin Leclerc, Dan Warren, Fanie Pelletier, Andreas Zedrosser, Thomas Mueller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: activity sensors, brown bear, gps collar, multivariate mixed model, personality, repeatability

2019


Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019


Feeding Enrichment in a Captive Pack of European Wolves (Canis Lupus Lupus): Assessing the Effects on Welfare and on a Zoo’s Recreational, Educational and Conservational Role

Authors: Giacomo Riggio, Chiara Mariti, Chiara Boncompagni, Simone Corosaniti, Massimiliano Di Giovanni, Asahi Ogi, Angelo Gazzano, Robert Thomas

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, conservation, education, visitor, wolf behaviour, zoo

2019


Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning

Authors: William P. Kay, David S. Naumann, Hannah J. Bowen, Simon J. Withers, Benjamin J. Evans, Rory P. Wilson, Thomas B. Stringell, James C. Bull, Phil W. Hopkins, Luca Borger

Publication/Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Keywords: animal welfare, biologging, biotelemetry, computational fluid dynamics, drag, flow simulation, hydrodynamics, tag design

2019


Nutrition and husbandry conditions of Palearctic tortoises (Testudo spp.) in captivity

Authors: Thomas Bauer, Sven Reese, Petra Koelle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: chelonian, diet, European tortoises, keeping, pyramidal growth syndrome

2019


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