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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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TACTILE RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT IN CAPTIVE ANTILLEAN MANATEES (Trichechus manatus manatus)

Authors: Karen Lucchini, Rebecca Umeed, Paulo Jorge Parreira dos Santos, Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer Attademo, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Bruna Bezerra

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: communication, manatees, tactile signals

2023

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

The Influence of Materialism on Purebred Dogs’ Welfare Among Two Different Generations in Colombia (South America)

Authors: Gonzalo Luna-Cortés

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavioral problems, generational segmentation, intention to abandon, materialism

2019

The relationship between working horse welfare and their owners’ socio-economic status

Authors: R. Lanas, D. Luna, T. Tadich

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, livelihood, poverty, quality of life, socio-economic status, working horse

2018

Cortisol and pain-related behavior in disbudded goat kids with and without cornual nerve block

Authors: L. Alvarez, J. B. De Luna, D. Gamboa, M. Reyes, A. Sánchez, A. Terrazas, S. Rojas, F. Galindo

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavioral-response, disbudding, goat kid, local anesthesia, pain, plasma-cortisol, welfare

2015

Physiological and reproductive consequences of human disturbance in Humboldt penguins: The need for species-specific visitor management

Authors: Ursula Ellenberg, Thomas Mattern, Philip J. Seddon, Guillermo Luna Jorquera

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: chilensis, ecotourism, habituation, heart rate telemetry, human disturbance, spheniscus humboldti

2006

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