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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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Qualitative behaviour assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare

Authors: Cecilie Ravn Skovlund, Marlene Katharina Kirchner, Barbara Contiero, Signe Ellegaard, Xavier Manteca, Mikkel Stelvig, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Björn Forkman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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2023

Rehabilitation of research chimpanzees: Stress and coping after long-term isolation

Authors: Michaela Reimers, Franz Schwarzenberger, Signe Preuschoft

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: boldness, chimpanzee, cortisol, deprivation, dominance, novelty, rehabilitation, resocialization, social initiation, stress

2007

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