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Date: 05/31/23
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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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Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Maura Davis, Sharon Joseph, Anneke Moresco, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior

2023

The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022

Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants

Authors: Anneke Moresco, Natalia Prado, Maura Davis, Amy L Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Charlie Gray, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare

2022

Interest in coloured objects and behavioural budgets of individual captive freshwater turtles

Authors: Angus James Campbell Thomson, Callum Craig Bannister, Reece Taylor Marshall, Natasha McNeil, Donna Maria Mear, Susie Lovick-Earle, Mirela Cuculescu-Santana

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enrichment, escape behaviour, novelty stress

2021

Nighttime behavior and the length of social relationships in male Asian elephants

Authors: Shanelle J Thevarajah, Taylor S Readyhough, Maura Davis, Anneke Moresco, Sharon Joseph, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: compatible social pairings, male elephant welfare, nighttime activity budgets, social dyads

2021

Social Dynamics of a Newly Integrated Bachelor Group of Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus): Welfare implications

Authors: Amy Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Anneke Moresco, Maura Davis, Sharon Joseph

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: bull elephant welfare, group compatibility, group integration, social behavior

2021

A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

Authors: Lara Fanning, Hannah Larsen, Peta S Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2020

Evaluation of Enrichment for Reptiles in Zoos

Authors: Taylor Eagan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, reptiles, zoos

2019

Perception of the ethical acceptability of live prey feeding to aquatic species kept in captivity

Authors: L. Marshall, W. D. McCormick, G. M. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: ability, behavior, cuttlefish, enrichment, fish, memory, pain, welfare

2019

Serum cortisol concentrations associated with artificial insemination events in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Brent C White, Steven R Taylor, Zoltan S Gyimesi, Cristin L Rieskakmp, William Sarros, Steven D Burton II

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal well-being, artificial insemination, cortisol, elephant, loxodonta africana, stress

2019

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