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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Samantha%20J%20Chiew

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020


Same Space, Different Species: The Influence of Exhibit Design on the Expression of Zoo-Housed Apes’ Species-Typical Retiring Behaviors

Authors: Samantha C Earl, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee, exhibit design, gorilla, gorilla gorilla, nesting, pan troglodytes, space use

2020


Understanding Temporal Social Dynamics in Zoo Animal Management: An Elephant Case Study

Authors: Ellen Williams, Samantha Bremner-Harrison, Carol Hall, Anne Carter

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: evidence-based management, social behaviour, social groups, social networks, temporal dynamics, welfare, zoo elephant

2020


Using Zoo Welfare Assessments to Identify Common Issues in Developing Country Zoos

Authors: Samantha J Ward, Ellen Williams, Georgina Groves, Simon Marsh, David Morgan

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal care, animal management, audit, welfare, welfare assessment, wildlife, zoo

2020


Welfare Implications of Zoo Animal Training

Authors: Vicky A Melfi, Samantha J Ward, Training

Publication/Journal: Zoo Animal Learning and Training

Keywords: animal ethics, animal husbandry training, zoo animal training, zoo animal welfare science, zoo professional

2020


Zoo‐housed mammals do not avoid giving birth on weekends

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward, Amanda Ferguson, Hannah Jenkins, Sonya P Hill

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: stress response, visitor effect, weekend effect, welfare, zoo visitors

2020


Effects of Regulating Visitor Viewing Proximity and the Intensity of Visitor Behaviour on Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Behaviour and Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Chiew, Kym L. Butler, Sally L. Sherwen, Grahame J. Coleman, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2019


Exploring the relationship between personality and social interactions in zoo-housed elephants: Incorporation of keeper expertise

Authors: Ellen Williams, Anne Carter, Carol Hall, Samantha Bremner-Harrison

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: Keeper expertise, personality, social behaviour, social relationships, welfare, zoo elephants

2019


The Need for a Convergence of Agricultural/Laboratory and Zoo-based Approaches to Animal Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Ward, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal behavior, captivity, farm, five freedoms, positive welfare indicator

2019


Using Qualitative Behaviour Assessment to Investigate Human-Animal Relationships in Zoo-Housed Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Freisha Patel, Francoise Wemelsfelder, Samantha J. Ward

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, free choice profiling, HAR, human-animal interaction, keeper-animal interactions, qba

2019


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