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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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Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior

2021

Longitudinal Improvements in Zoo-Housed Elephant Welfare: A Case Study at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Nic Masters, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, behaviour, elephas maximus, resting, social, SSSMZP

2020

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Authors: Aneesh P. H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Cote

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress

2019

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) for Eimeria tenella replication — Implications for experimental refinement and animal welfare

Authors: Matthew J. Nolan, Fiona M. Tomley, Pete Kaiser, Damer P. Blake

Publication/Journal: Parasitology International

Keywords: avian coccidiosis, chicken, cytoplasmic beta-actin gene (actb), rapd-scar marker (tn-e03-1161)

2015

Do Chimpanzee Nests Serve an Anti-Predatory Function?

Authors: Fiona A. Stewart, J. D. Pruetz

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bed, nest, predation, savanna chimpanzee, shelter

2013

The influence of siblings on begging behaviour

Authors: Alex M. Thompson, Amanda R. Ridley, Philip A. R. Hockey, Fiona M. Finch, Adam Britton, Nichola J. Raihani

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: begging behaviour, fledgling, parent–offspring conflict, pied babbler, solicitation, turdoides bicolor

2013

Do house mice modify their foraging behaviour in response to predator odours and habitat?

Authors: Fiona Powell, Peter B. Banks

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: foraging behavior, predator odor

2004

Sex differences in weather sensitivity can cause habitat segregation: red deer as an example

Authors: Larissa Conradt, Tim H. Clutton-Brock, Fiona E. Guinness

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: habitat use, red deer, sex differences, weather sensitivity

2000

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