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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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Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity

Authors: Cathleen R Cox, Jill S Werner, Joan I Mead

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance

2023


Impact of female contraception for population management on behavior and social interactions in a captive troop of Guinea baboons (Papio papio)

Authors: Tabitha R Taberer, Jasmine Mead, Matthew Hartley, Naomi D Harvey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, baboons, contraception, social interactions

2022


Positive Reinforcement Training for Blood Collection in Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) Results in Undetectable Elevations in Serum Cortisol Levels: A Preliminary Investigation

Authors: Nicole M. Joyce-Zuniga, Ruth C. Newberry, Charles T. Robbins, Jasmine V. Ware, Heiko T. Jansen, O. Lynne Nelson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: grizzly bear, positive reinforcement training, serum cortisol, voluntary blood draw

2016


Proximate, vitamins A and E, and mineral composition of free-ranging cotton mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) from St. Catherines Island, Georgia

Authors: Jasmine Thomas, Batsheva Glatt, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: free-ranging cotton mice, nutrition, peromyscus gossypinus, whole-prey composition

2004


Behavioral development and parental investment in captive Bongos (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Authors: D.L. Forthman, N.S. Miller, J.I. Mead, L.A. Perkins

Publication/Journal: American Zoologist

Keywords: antilocapra americana, behavioral development, behavioural development, bongo, parental investment, pronghorn, tragelaphus eurycerus

1993


Evidence for pseudopregnancy and induced ovulation in captive wolverines (Gulo gulo)

Authors: Rodney A. Mead, Mark Bowles, Greg Starypan, Mike Jones

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: delayed implantation, ovulation, postimplantation, progesterone

1993


Development of captive bongos (Tragelaphus eurycerus): Activity budgets and developmental milestones

Authors: Debra L. Forthman, Lorraine A. Perkins, Joan I. Mead, Nicolette S. Miller

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, bongo calves, eland

1992


Evaluation of extenders and cryopreservatives for cooling and cryopreservation of spermatozoa from the western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

Authors: Joyce B. Kaplan, Rodney A. Mead

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cryopreservation, extender, skunk, sperm

1992


Social behavior of Matschie’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei) and its implications for captive management

Authors: Michael Hutchins, Grace Mann Smith, David C. Mead, Susan Elbin, Judie Steenberg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavioral stress, courtship, infanticide, macropodidae, social organization

1991


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