Training a wild ibex to wear a collar for research sounds like a simple behaviour but gave us quite a few challenges. Protected contact and small steps helped us on the way to reach the training goal. By Peter Giljam In 2018 Kolmården Wildlife Park was approached to assist in Read more…
Cover Photo Credit: Aaron Gekoski My passion for training animals for conservation purposes is starting to grow. In the Zoo I work at, I get to do a lot more research training and become more skillful in conditioning animals to be ready for research projects. This gives me a whole different Read more…
In certain parts of the world conservation is at the forefront of all our minds. Recycling is a big part of life for the Swedish, they even invented plogging (picking up trash in nature, while jogging). We are increasingly focused on green energy and trying to do our part to Read more…
Extinction is a hot topic as of today. We really can’t ignore it. All animals involved! Every animal is special! – B. Andrews What is happening with the earth is a serious cause we can’t ignore. Still there are discussions out there if we should while nature shows us we Read more…
Being a zookeeper is a great opportunity for a lifelong learning process. It’s a profession that requires continuing education every day. In general, people think that being a zookeeper is just a job where one gets to hug animals all day, but in reality, general work duties include feeding, cleaning Read more…
The need to discover new things and the curiosity to explain the unknown has led us to where we are now. It was the curious nature of man and the desire to acquire knowledge that allowed evolution in the first place and drove us to seek information about what we Read more…
By Jordan Schaul The recent and sudden passing of Dr. Michael Hutchins in East Africa was as shocking as it was untimely. Astonishment surrounding this profound personal and professional loss has reverberated around the globe for a community of wildlife scientists and conservationists. Michael was on the ground in Tanzania preparing Read more…
Two years ago, Mats Amundin, senior zoological advisor at Kolmården Wildlife Park, was invited to a workshop in Baia Babitonga in southern Brazil to discuss the Franciscan dolphin, the most threatened whale in South America. It occurs around the coasts from Brazil down to Argentina, but lives an anonymous life Read more…
The are a lot of ethical aspects of keeping animals in human care, one of them is using animals in any sort of show or display and another is “making money on them”. Even if you don’t make any profit of your zoo some people will always think you are Read more…
I’ve met Ken several times through IMATA. I first met him back in 2008 when I joined the first IMATA conference in my career. It has been quite a ride for me since. To mention that this year I will be serving as Vice President of IMATA. This gives me Read more…
