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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 Feb 07, 2023
Ep 36- Positive reinforcement training in canines with Dr Valli Fraser-Celin
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
In this episode I am joined by Dr Valli Fraser-Celin, an expert on human- canine relationships and positive reinforcement training advocate. In this wide ranging conversation we talk about Valli's doctoral research on human-canine conflict and relationships in Africa, how this informed her advocacy around R+ in canines and some common myths around dog behaviour.
Resources:
- https://www.instagram.com/thelivesofwilddogs/?hl=en
- https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=F-yUFmgAAAAJ&hl=en
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The effects of using aversive training methods in dogs—A review
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Ep. 35- Enhancing the Welfare of Laboratory Animals with Kristina Bartley
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
In this episode, we sit down with Kristina Bartley, Founder and President of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Enrichment. We chat about the unique challenges with the enrichment and welfare of lab animals as well as some of the parallels between the research field and the zoo field.
Some resources we talked about:
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Ep. 34- Enriching animals in a rehabilitation setting with Baye Pigors
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
In this episode we sit down with Bale Pigors to talk about Free to be Wild Sanctuary, the primate sanctuary she started in Zimbabwe. We talk about the steps involved in rehabilitating an animal for release as well as the unique enrichment and animal welfare challenges that come with rehabilitation.
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Ep. 33- Animal Welfare Expertise with Dr. Isabella Clegg
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Isabella Clegg, Director of Animal Welfare Expertise. We discuss a wide range of topics relating to animal welfare and enrichment including bridging the gap between research and practical application of animal welfare concepts, common challenges, the importance of team work, and much more!
Resources discussed:
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Ep. 32- Measuring Demeanour, A Qualitative Tool to Assess Animal Welfare
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
In this episode, we chat about measuring the demeanour of the animals you work with and how it can be used to improve animal welfare.
Resources/ Further reading:
- Andreasen, S. N., Wemelsfelder, F., Sandøe, P., & Forkman, B. (2013). The correlation of Qualitative Behavior Assessments with Welfare Quality® protocol outcomes in on-farm welfare assessment of dairy cattle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 143(1), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2012.11.013
- Brydges, N. M., Leach, M., Nicol, K., Wright, R., & Bateson, M. (2011). Environmental enrichment induces optimistic cognitive bias in rats. Animal Behaviour, 81(1), 169–175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.09.030
- Walker, J., Dale, A., Waran, N., Clarke, N., Farnworth, M., & Wemelsfelder, F. (2010). The assessment of emotional expression in dogs using a Free Choice Profiling methodology. Animal Welfare (South Mimms, England), 19, 74–84.
- Wemelsfelder, F. (n.d.). How Animals Communicate Quality of Life: The Qualitative Assessment of Behaviour. 12.
- Wemelsfelder, F., Hunter, A. E., Paul, E. S., & Lawrence, A. B. (2012). Assessing pig body language: Agreement and consistency between pig farmers, veterinarians, and animal activists1. Journal of Animal Science, 90(10), 3652–3665. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4691
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Ep. 31- The Bear Care Group and the Future of Animal Welfare with Jay Pratte
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
In this episode, we sit down with Jay Pratte, President of the Bear Care Group and Director of the Miller Park Zoo. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the origins of the Bear Care Group, AZA's Well-being shift and the future of animal welfare science.
Resources we discussed:
- https://www.bearcaregroup.org/
- Maher, Chloe J., Angela Gibson, Laura M. Dixon, and Heather Bacon. 2021. "Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species" Animals 11, no. 11: 3090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113090
- https://greystonebooks.com/collections/else-poulsen
- https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2332/aza_animal-welfare-strategy.pdf
- https://www.eaza.net/
- https://www.waza.org/
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Ep. 30- How to become a zookeeper pt. 3 with Marc Brandson
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Our third and final part in the "How to become a zookeeper" series. In. this episode we sit down with Marc Brandson, curator, hiring manager and safety guru to chat about networking, resumes, interview tactics and insider tips for you to become a zookeeper!
Links we talked about:
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Ep. 29- The AZA shift to wellbeing and what it means for you
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
In this episode, we talk about AZA's new document "A Strategic Framework for the Wellbeing of Animals". We go over the position statement on the shift to wellbeing, the 5 priorities in the document as well as what this shift means for you in the day-to-day husbandry of animals.
Here is a link to the framework: https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2332/aza_animal-welfare-strategy.pdf
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Ep. 28- How to become a zookeeper part 2 with Denise Soufflant
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Part 2 of our interviews with hiring managers! We are joined by Denise Soufflant to chat about how to become a zookeeper!
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Ep.27- How to become a Zookeeper with Kelsey Worth
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
In this episode, I am joined by Kelsey Worth, hiring manager, animal trainer and a keeper who has worked all over the world. We take you through the journey of becoming a zookeeper, from networking, resume dos and don'ts interview tips and tricks and finally, how to get a full-time job when you get your foot in the door! Check it out and have your hiring questions answered!