Enrichment By Any Other Name
Zoo Logic
English - September 14, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 32.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsNatural Sciences Science News legislation pet zoo animal aquarium behavior conservation dog dolphin education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Enrichment is a frequently tossed around term but what actually is it? How is it being used today and is that application appropriate or even effective? We are on location at the AZA annual conference hosted by Columbus Zoo & Aquarium with applied animal behavior experts Chuck Tompkins and Erin Ivory to discuss the current use of enrichment, how to better maximize its positive impact on animal well-being in managed care and more wild scenarios, and why the term may be a misnomer to cover for the collective historical reservations by some within the zoological space opposed to the idea of "training 'wild' animals tricks."