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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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Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations

Authors: Chase A LaDue, Rajnish PG Vandercone, Wendy K Kiso, Elizabeth W Freeman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo

2022

Physical and behavioral indicators associated with hormonal changes during musth in zoo-housed and free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Chase A LaDue, Kathleen E Hunt, MG Sachintha M Samaraweera, Rajnish PG Vandercone, Wendy K Kiso, Elizabeth W Freeman

Publication/Journal: Theriogenology Wild

Keywords: androgens, conservation, glucocorticoids, temporal gland secretion, thyroid hormones, urine dribbling

2022

Impact of mimicking natural dispersion on breeding success of captive North American Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Sierra J. Gillman, Karen Ziegler-Meeks, Carol Eager, Thomas A. Tenhundfeld, Wendy Shaffstall, Mary Jo Stearns, Adrienne E. Crosier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aza, breeding, carnivore, cheetah, ssp

2017

Few sex effects in the ontogeny of mother-offspring relationships in eastern grey kangaroos

Authors: Wendy J. King, Anne W. Goldizen

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: associative behaviour, distress call, kin cluster, macropus-giganteus, mother-offspring relationship, spatial proximity, weaning

2016

Use of salivary cortisol to evaluate the influence of rides in dromedary camels

Authors: Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Wendy Korver, Gary Burness

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth challenge, animal rides, environmental enrichment, enzyme immunoassay, saliva stability, salivary cortisol

2015

Chronic variable stress in fathers alters paternal and social behavior but not pup development in the biparental California mouse (Peromyscus californicus)

Authors: Breanna N. Harris, Trynke R. de Jong, Vanessa Yang, Wendy Saltzman

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: biparental, california mouse, chronic stress, corticosterone, parental care, paternal behavior, pup development

2013

Partial replacement of an artificial nectar diet with native browse for feather-tail gliders (Acrobates pygmaeus) in captivity

Authors: Ella A. Herrmann, Kimberly Vinette Herrin, Wendy Gleen, Paul Davies, Rodd Stapley, Vanessa Stebbings, Joanna Wiszniewski, Rebecca Spindler, Graham J. Faichney, Alexandre V. Chaves

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acrobates pygmaeus, behavioral, captivity, feather-tail glider, live weight, nutritional

2013

What Can Zookeepers Tell Us About Interacting With Big Cats in Captivity?

Authors: Monika S. Szokalski, Carla A. Litchfield, Wendy K. Foster

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal handling, animal training, keeper-animal bonds, welfare, zoo visitor education

2013

Formal behavioral evaluation of enrichment programs on a zookeeper’s schedule: a case study with a polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) at the Bronx Zoo

Authors: Wendy Canino, David Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: data collection, enrichment, evaluation, polar bear, stereotypy

2010

Social suppression of female reproductive maturation and infanticidal behavior in cooperatively breeding Mongolian gerbils

Authors: Wendy Saltzman, Shahen Ahmed, Atefeh Fahimi, Daniel J. Wittwer, Frederick H. Wegner

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: alloparental behavior, cooperative breeding, cortisol, gerbil, infanticide, progesterone, prolactin, reproductive suppression

2006

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