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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Rachel%20L%20Dennis

Assessing zoo giraffe survivorship: Methodological aspects, historical improvement and a rapid demographic shift

Authors: Lara Scherer, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Max Hahn-Klimroth, Dennis Müller, Marco Roller, Mads Bertelsen, Jörg Jebram, Paul Dierkes, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: giraffa camelopardalis, husbandry, mortality, progress, survival

2024

Paternal behavior in captive fat-tailed dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus medius) is preserved under socially relevant conditions

Authors: Marina B. Blanco, Rachel Bernstein, Laura M. Durlacher, Lisa Hathaway, Mandy Matson, James Sigafoos, Lynn Wells, Lydia K. Greene

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: duke lemur center, hibernation, Pair-living Primate

2024

Zoo professionals and volunteers in the U.S: experiences and prevalence of burnout, mental health, and animal loss

Authors: McDonald,Shelby E., Kogan,Lori R., Nageotte,Nichole L., Currin-McCulloch,Jennifer, Dickler-Mann,Rachel

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry

Keywords: animal care, animal health, burnout, grief, loss, mental-health, resilience, zoos

2024

Effects of honey locust seed pods on the behavior and nutrient intake of zoo‐housed François langurs and prehensile‐tailed porcupines

Authors: Noah T Dunham, Kaylin S Tennant, Andrew H Loudon, Patricia M Dennis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: dietary enrichment, langur, prehensile-tailed porcupine, seed pods

2023

Exploring the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones

Authors: Stephanie Chancellor, Bret Grasse, Taylor Sakmar, David Scheel, Joel S. Brown, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: California two-spot octopus, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone, senescence, testosterone

2023

Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)

Authors: Jennifer Howell-Stephens, Emily J. Potratz, Joel S. Brown, Dave Bernier, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental modifications, foraging behavior, human managed care, stress physiology

2023

Putting zoo animal cancer into perspective

Authors: Marcus Clauss, Dennis W. H. Müller

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cancer, carnivores, husbandry, longevity, old age

2023

Do zoo animals use off‐exhibit areas to avoid noise? A case study exploring the influence of sound on the behavior, physiology, and space use of two pied tamarins (Saguinus bicolor)

Authors: Jason D Wark, Mandi W Schook, Patricia M Dennis, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, noise, tamarins, zoo

2022

Monitoring the behaviour and stress physiology of male gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla for one year following bachelor group formation

Authors: Katherine J Fowler, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross, Maureen Leahy, Rachel M Santymire

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: androgens, behaviour, glucocorticoids, non-invasive, primates, proximity, social introductions

2022

Urinary oxytocin and cortisol concentrations vary by group type in male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in North American zoos

Authors: Austin Leeds, Mandi W Schook, Patricia M Dennis, Tara S Stoinski, Mark A Willis, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: animal welfare, gorillas, zoos

2022

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