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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.
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Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Elizabeth W Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Janine L Brown, Katharine Hope, Jessica Siegal-Willott, ECM Parsons

Publication/Journal: PloS One

Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo

2020

Utilizing Camera Traps, Closed Circuit Cameras and Behavior Observation Software to Monitor Activity Budgets, Habitat Use, and Social Interactions of Zoo-Housed Asian Elephants (Elephus maximus)

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Tony Barthel, Elizabeth W Freeman, Kay Garlick-Ott, Anne Scholle, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, camera traps, ex-situ management, ZooMonitor

2020

Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population

Authors: Jilian M. Fazio, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Edward C. M. Parsons

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior

2019

Development and initial validation of the Cat HEalth and Wellbeing (CHEW) Questionnaire: a generic health-related quality of life instrument for cats

Authors: L. M. Freeman, C. Rodenberg, A. Narayanan, J. Olding, M. A. Gooding, P. E. Koochaki

Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: cats, CHEW questionnaire, quality of life

2016

Development of a partner preference test that differentiates between established pair bonds and other relationships in socially monogamous titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)

Authors: Sarah B. Carp, Emily S. Rothwell, Alexis Bourdon, Sara M. Freeman, Emilio Ferrer, Karen L. Bales

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, monogamy, new world monkey, nonhuman primate, social attachment

2016

Plumage variation and social partner choice in the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Annie J. Valuska, Ryan R. Taylor, Gina M. Ferrie, Alison P. Grand, Katherine A. Leighty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds, flamingos, plumage coloration, social partner

2016

Reconsidering coprophagy as an indicator of negative welfare for captive chimpanzees

Authors: Lydia M. Hopper, Hani D. Freeman, Stephen R. Ross

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, captivity, chimpanzee, coprophagy, social learning, welfare

2016

Effects of management strategies on glucocorticoids and behavior in Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis): Translocation and operant conditioning

Authors: Jonnie M. Capiro, Monica A. Stoops, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Dave Clawson, Mandi W. Schook

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, glucocorticoids, indian rhinoceros, operant conditioning, stress, transport

2014

Developing a comprehensive and comparative questionnaire for measuring personality in chimpanzees using a simultaneous top-down/bottom-up design

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Sarah F. Brosnan, Lydia M. Hopper, Susan P. Lambeth, Steven J. Schapiro, Samuel D. Gosling

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: agreeableness, chimpanzees, dominance, extraversion, openness, personality

2013

Quantifying Home Range Habitat Requirements for Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Vermont, USA

Authors: T.M. Donovan, M. Freeman, H. Abouelezz, K. Royar, A. Howard, R. Mickey

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: aic, bobcat, habitat use, kernel home range, lynxrufus, utilization distribution

2011

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