All of us who have animals in their life are connected to veterinarian technicians. Animals do get medical challenges running through their lives. As animal caretakers we have to try and be pro-active to these situations and scenarios. To be … 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 … Read More
The Human Specie is an interesting specie to work with. They have strong social bonds and detailed complex thinking. Some are extraordinary smart and some are super fit. I think its very interesting how people respond to situations and there … Read More
We all meet these myths almost every day. Lets just bust them once and for all, ok? Feel free to share and use, as you please. *These myths are busted with facts and general standards from modern western zoos (members … Read More
Over the years in my career I had the privilege to learn many new ways of training. My killer whale path took me to different views while going back to pinnipeds gave me completely new thoughts about training those animals. … Read More
Conservation plays a big role in zoos today. Some of the work we do is long term and it can be hard be hard for the public to understand the value of. Here are 5 examples that are the exact opposite … Read More
Abstract. After receiving 0.2 giant otters in 2013, the Birmingham Zoo implemented a proactive training program in order to assist species husbandry and medical needs in a captive setting. With no prior experience and minimal information on giant otters available, … Read More
Kolmårdens Djurparks Animal Training I had the privilege too present Kolmårdens Djurpark at the IMATA 2016 conference in San Diego. What I presented was how we implement marine mammal strategies in the Zoo what gives a new view on how simple foundation … Read More
Mixed exhibit management. Mixed exhibits is not something from today but its being done in zoos for a while now. The beautiful part is when its done right it looks stunningly beautiful. I’ve been to quite some zoos over the … Read More
Discussing Motivation We all have moments where we want to learn something new, but where does our desire to learn come from? It’s certainly true that we retain more knowledge when learning about a subject that interests us in a … Read More