Environmental Enrichment
Scientific Methodology Workshop Saturday, 20 August 2011 9 am- 5pm Hosted by: Oregon National Primate Research
Center, Beaverton, OR, USA; icee.2011@hotmail.com Instructed by: Valerie J. Hare, The Shape of
Enrichment, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA; shape@enrichment.org Location: Oregon National Primate Research
Center (transportation to and from the Benson Hotel will be provided) Cost: $75, includes lunch, morning and
afternoon break, transportation, and course materials Environmental enrichment, as a concept, is now well
recognized as an important consideration in the welfare status of any captive
animal. Yet, many animal-care professionals remain unaware of the practical
considerations important to creating and maintaining successful enrichment
plans. In this one-day workshop,
a short introduction to goal-oriented, individual enrichment planning will be
followed by an overview of behavior data collection and analysis, as used to
assess the effectiveness of those enrichment plans. This workshop will
introduce the attendees to some basic, objective, behavior-collection
techniques. Both continuous and timed sampling methods will be presented.
Attendees will practice these techniques, first scoring videotaped behavior and
then that of specific animals housed at the ONPRC. The curriculum is designed
for persons unfamiliar with these techniques who are interested in using more
objective methods to ascertain the effectiveness of their specific enrichment
plans. Registration is limited,
so sign up early! For more information, contact Kris Coleman at icee.2011@hotmail.com |
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