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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.
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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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Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it." Robert Heinlein.
Zookeepers are faced with many challenges these days, being short-staffed, underpaid, and burnt out, and on top of all that, they have to stay on top of an extremely rapidly advancing industry. Being "Product Oriented" is aimed at helping with this by giving animal care teams clear priorities and ensuring the daily tasks of managing an animal care section do not stop you from creating and accomplishing goals.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Ep. 44- Animal Psychology and Perception with Dr. Jenna Congdon
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jenna Congdon. Dr. Congdon is a Psychologist, specializing in comparative cognition and behaviour in animals. Her research spans many topics, from, songbird communication to training artificial intelligence to analyze Orangutan behaviour. During this conversation, we explore the exciting ways animals perceive the world, the power of artificial intelligence, how we can better understand animal behaviour and much more.
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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Ep. 43- Cooperative Care for Humans and Animals with Peter Giljam
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Peter Giljam, founder and head trainer at Zoospensfull. Peter has spent many years as an animal trainer, influencer, educator and consultant and brings his expertise to this wide-ranging conversation. We talk about the most important things to consider in a training program, cooperative care and the future of positive reinforcement training. We also discuss dealing with burnout and compassion fatigue in the industry.
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
In this episode, we sit down with Ezekiel Gading, a master's student and animal welfare researcher. We talk about Ezekiel's fascinating research on Orangutans, building resilience in the animals you work with and how animals are perceiving their environment.
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
In this episode, I am joined by Tim Husband, a former zoo director with over 40 years in the animal care industry. Tim brings the perspective of having worked at all levels of animal care facilities to this wide-ranging conversation.
Tim currently owns a consulting company ZooWorks, where he and his team perform audits of animal care facilities to determine strategic goals for the facility as it relates to leadership and operations.
You can find Tim on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-husband-26413b22/
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Ep. 40- Collaborating for Better Human and Animal Wellbeing with Alice Vassalo
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
In this episode, I sit down with Alice Vassalo, Director of the Keeper Educational Exchange Programme and host of Asshole Animals With Alice. We chat about the importance of collaboration on animal welfare and learning as well as some of the animals that we still loved working with despite them being jerks.
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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
In this episode, Nick Naitove & Emily Cain-Bernhart of WildThink are back! We chat about the enrichment vending machine, animal cognition, our sensory biases and the future of animal welfare with things like AI. Check it out!
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Ep 38- Leading in Animal Care and Becoming Great Educator with Grant Kother
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
In this episode, I sit down with Grant Kother, Senior Consultant at Zoospensfull. Grant brings his expertise in leading animal care teams, enrichment and training as well as extensive experience as an animal educator. Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation!
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Ep. 37- Animal Behaviour Matters with Jade Fountain
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
In this episode, we chat with Jade Fountain, owner of Animal Behaviour Matters. Animal behaviour matters is a behaviour consultancy that works with people and animals worldwide to teach the fundamentals of applied behavioural science and behaviour change via positive reinforcement training. In this conversation, we go over what makes a great animal trainer, decision-making in behavioural husbandry, and some of the fundamental principles of Animal Behaviour Matters.
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