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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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Postoccupancy evaluation of staff, visitors, and three species of animals in a zoo setting

Authors: Rebecca J Snyder, Lisa P Barrett

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: komodo dragon, post-occupancy evaluation, red panda, rhinoceros, zoo

2022

‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities

Authors: L.M. Bernstein-Kurtycz, D. Koester, R. Snyder, J. Vonk, M.A. Willia, K. E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect

2021

Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums

Authors: Kaylin S. Tennant, Valerie D. Segura, Megan C. Morris, Kristen Denninger Snyder, David Bocian, Dan Maloney, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness

2018

Social status drives social relationships in groups of unrelated female rhesus macaques

Authors: Noah Snyder-Mackler, Jordan N. Kohn, Luis B. Barreiro, Zachary P. Johnson, Mark E. Wilson, Jenny Tung

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: dominance rank, elo, fitness, grooming, kinship, primate, rhesus macaque, social bond formation, social status

2016

Giant Panda Welfare in Captivity

Authors: Bonnie M. Perdue, Rebecca J. Snyder, Megan L. Wilson, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, giant panda

2013

Behavioral and Hormonal Consequences of Transporting Giant Pandas From China to the United States

Authors: R. J. Snyder, B. M. Perdue, D. M. Powell, D. L. Forthman, M. A. Bloomsmith, T. L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal, animal welfare, animals, behavior, behaviour, china, female, hydrocortisone/urine, male, physiological/physiology, stress, transportation, united-states, ursidae, wild, zoo

2012

Giant Pandas Attend to Androgen-Related Variation in Male Bleats

Authors: B.D. Charlton, R.R. Swaisgood, Z. Zhihe, R.J. Snyder

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Keywords: acoustic cues, androgens, giant pandas, vocal communication

2012

Characterization of basal seminal traits and reproductive endocrine profiles in North American river otters and Asian small-clawed otters

Authors: Helen L. Bateman, Jennifer B. Bond, Mark Campbell, Michael Barrie, Gary Riggs, Barb Snyder, William F. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: delayed implantation, enzyme immunoassay, fecal steroids, mustelid, noninvasive monitoring, seasonality

2009

Spatial memory recall in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Authors: Bonnie M. Perdue, Rebecca J. Snyder, Jason Pratte, M. Jackson Marr, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: ailuropoda melanoleuca, giant panda, spatial memory

2009

Maximizing the contribution of science in zoos and aquariums: organizational models and perceptions

Authors: Dwight P. Lawson, Jaqueline Ogden, Rebecca J. Snyder

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquariums, organizational models, science, zoos

2008

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