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The Wild Enrichment Podcast is a show about animal welfare, training, enrichment and everything in between. Each episode will be exploring concepts surrounding behavioural husbandry and the ever-advancing field of animal welfare. From interviews with real animal care professionals to educational episodes about new concepts in animal care, The Wild enrichment Podcast has it all.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
In this episode, I am joined by Kelsey Worth, an experienced zookeeper, leader and a great person to chat with! The main topic of discussion is emotional longevity in the animal care industry, with a focus on how to be happy long-term and become resilient for a long and successful career. I hope you enjoy!
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kylen Gartland who is the Manager of Applied Animal Welfare Science at the Centre for Zoo and Aquarium Animal Welfare and Ethics located at the Detroit Zoological Society. In this wide ranging conversation, we touched on creating effective systems to assess animal welfare, demystifying statistics and much more!
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Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Shane Gorbett, who sits on the board of directors of The ABMA and runs their podcast, Animal Behaviour Conversations: The Podcast of The ABMA. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the importance of building relationships with the animals you work with and the power of positive reinforcement to change an animals life.
Check out Animal Behaviour Conversations: https://open.spotify.com/show/2cARqU5pklJUooKVlOHyNq?si=fd2e71ffc7704ef0
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Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
In this episode I am joined by Elliot Carr, Sanctuaries and Rescue Centres Coalition Lead Coordinator at Asia For Animals Coalition. We talk about animal welfare issues across Asia and the World as well as some of the great companies on the front line of these issues. Enjoy!
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jake Veasey, Director of Care for the Rare. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about his company, Care for the Rare, the future of habitats for animals in human care, the interface between animal welfare and conservation as well as some insight into the future of welfare assessments. Enjoy!
Resources:
- Website www.carefortherare.com
- Personal LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeveasey/
- Company LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/company/carefortherare
- Welfare audit paper https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zoo.21677
- Peak welfare paper https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zoo.21390
- Tiger AWPIS findings https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1536
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Christine Dorchak and Carey Theil, co-authors of Brooklyn Goes Home: The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement, are the founders of the small non-profit organization GREY2K USA, where they led a coalition of ordinary dog lovers in fighting a multi-billion dollar gambling industry — and won. We talk about their new book, The Greyhound Racing Industry and how their formula for success can be used to create legislation to improve animal welfare across the globe.
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Ep. 49- Welfare impacts of the bear bile industry with Sarah Van Herpt
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Van Herpt, Senior Bear Team Manager at Animals Asia. Animals Asia is a company dedicated to ending bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals across Asia. To accomplish this goal, Animals Asia has several bear sanctuaries for moon bears and sun bears they rehabilitate them from the horrors of the bear bile industry. In this conversation, Sarah and I talk about how they go about rehabilitating these bears, the unique challenges they face as well as how you can contribute to Animals Asia and their fight against this industry.
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Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Ep. 48- Shaping behaviour for the future of animal welfare with Nicky Plaskitt
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Nicky Plaskitt, an expert animal trainer and owner of Shaping Behaviour training consultancy. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about how Nicky started in the industry, using positive reinforcement to train raptors and what makes a training program successful.
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Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Gerry Creighton. Gerry is a second-generation zookeeper and former operations manager of the Dublin Zoo. Gerry now runs his own consultancy, Global Elephant Care Inc. and just released his new book "Raised by the Zoo: My Life with Elephants and Other Animals", a memoir of his experiences in over 30 years of working in zoos.
Check out his book here:
- Raised by the Zoo: My Life with Elephants and Other AnimalsAmazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › Raised-Zoo-Elephants-Oth...
- https://www.easons.com/raised-by-the-zoo-hb-gerry-creighton-9780717197514
Follow Gerry on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-creighton-b84a9745/?originalSubdomain=ie
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Ep. 46- Geriatric Animal Welfare and Physiotherapy with Matthew Shackleton
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
In this episode, I sit down with Matthew Shackleton, a veterinary physiotherapist and former zookeeper. Matthew works with a wide variety of animals, exotic and domestic. In this conversation, we talk about Matthews's approach to physiotherapy in zoos, training and enrichment as therapy tools and how to support geriatric animals as they age.
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