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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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Influence of vitamin E and carcass feeding supplementation on fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)

Authors: Rachel M Santymire, Shana R Lavin, Heather Branvold-Faber, Julie Kreeger, Judy Che-Castaldo, Michelle Rafacz, Paul Marinari

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: androgen, black-footed ferret, carcass feeding, fecal glucocorticoid, vitamin e

2020

Perspectival pluralism for animal welfare

Authors: Walter Veit, Heather Browning

Publication/Journal: European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Keywords: animal welfare, methodological anarchism, models, perspectivism, pluralism

2020

Developing a Metric of Usable Space for Zoo Exhibits

Authors: Browning, Heather, Maple, Terry L.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: animal, exhibit, usable space, welfare, wellness, zoo

2019

The Natural Behavior Debate: Two Conceptions of Animal Welfare

Authors: Heather Browning

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, natural behavior, subjective welfare, teleological welfare

2019

Preliminary observations of an unusual mouth interaction between beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Sarah Dietrich, Sara Guarino, Magdalena Banda, Kristie Lacy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: beluga calves, delphinapterus leucas, development, mouth‐to‐mouth interaction, social interaction

2019

Development of sociality and emergence of independence in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) calf from birth to 36 months

Authors: Sara Guarino, Heather M. Hill, Julie Sigman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cetacean, development, killer whale, maternal care, orcinus orca, play, socialization

2017

Learning to play: A review and theoretical investigation of the developmental mechanisms and functions of cetacean play

Authors: Heather M. Hill, Sarah Dietrich, Briana Cappiello

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: cetacean, development, play, social learning

2017

Characterization of multiple pathways modulating aggression in the male clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

Authors: Heather B. DeCaluwe, Nadja C. Wielebnowski, JoGayle Howard, Katharine M. Pelican, Mary Ann Ottinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgens, glucocorticoids, gnrh agonist, serotonergic regulation, tricyclic antidepressant

2016

Effects of temporary captivity on ranging behaviour in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Bryony Tolhurst, Adam Grogan, Heather Hughes, Dawn Scott

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, ex situ, home range, ranging behaviour, red fox, rehabilitation

2016

Gibbon Aggression During Introductions: An International Survey

Authors: Heather Harl, Lisa Stevens, Susan W. Margulis, Jay Petersen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, gibbon, introduction

2016

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