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Our Goals

  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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Assessing the Visitor and Animal Outcomes of a Zoo Encounter and Guided Tour Program with Ambassador Cheetahs

Authors: Katherine M Whitehouse-Tedd, Jairo Lozano-Martinez, Jessica Reeves, Mollie Page, Jaime H Martin, Heidi Prozesky

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: ambassador animal, cheetah, human-animal interaction

2021

Pair housing of Macaques: A review of partner selection, introduction techniques, monitoring for compatibility, and methods for long-term maintenance of pairs

Authors: Melissa A. Truelove, Allison L. Martin, Jaine E. Perlman, Jennifer S. Wood, Mollie A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: captive social management, pairing, socialization, welfare

2017

Long-term effects of infant attachment organization on adult behavior and health in nursery-reared, captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Andrea W. Clay, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Kim A. Bard, Terry L. Maple, Marcus J. Marr

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal captivity, animal development, animal ethology, attachment behavior, caregivers, chimpanzees, comparative psychology, health, personality, well-being

2015

Rates of reinforcement and measures of compliance in free and protected contact elephant management systems

Authors: Megan L. Wilson, Bonnie M. Perdue, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choice, elephant, management, welfare

2015

Comparing options for pair housing rhesus macaques using behavioral welfare measures

Authors: Kate C. Baker, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Brooke Oettinger, Kimberly Neu, Caroline Griffis, Valérie A. M. Schoof

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavioral management, cage design, introduction, primate, social

2014

Socialization of a Single Hand-Reared Tiger Cub

Authors: Angela S. Kelling, Meredith J. Bashaw, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: hand rearing, socialization, tiger

2013

Factors facilitating research: a survey of zoo and aquarium professionals

Authors: Ursula S. Anderson, Terry L. Maple, Mollie A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: perceptions, questionnaire, science, scientists, zoological park

2010

The use of technology to enhance zoological parks

Authors: Andrea W. Clay, Bonnie M. Perdue, Diann E. Gaalema, Francine L. Dolins, Mollie A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: computers, enrichment, technology, visitor experience, welfare, zoo

2010

Habituation and desensitization as methods for reducing fearful behavior in singly housed rhesus macaques

Authors: Andrea W. Clay, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, M. Jackson Marr, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior modification, desensitization, fearful, rhesus macaque

2009

Positive reinforcement training moderates only high levels of abnormal behavior in singly housed rhesus macaques

Authors: Kate Baker, Mollie Bloomsmith, Kimberly Neu, Caroline Griffis, Margaret Maloney, Brooke Oettinger, Valerie Schoof, Marni Martinez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abnormal behavior, abnormal behaviour, enrichment, positive reinforcement training, rhesus macaque

2009

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