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Enrichment and research

A critical view of environmental enrichment attempts, and plea for more research on consequences for animals of proposed changes in living conditions.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Galef, Jr. B. G. 1998. Enrichment and research. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. Bekoff, M. , Meaney, C. A. (eds), 157-159. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conneticut.

Variability associated with experimental conditions and techniques

A partial review of variables associated with experimental conditions and sample collection techniques. Stress is an adaptive response to changes or challenges in the animal's environment involving a variety of interlocking anatomical, physiological, biochemical, immunological and behavioural adaptation mechanisms in...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Reilly, J. 1998. Variability associated with experimental conditions and techniques. Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching [ANZCCART] News 11(1), 1-12.

A systematic approach to environmental enrichment using the “scan” system

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Poole, T. B. 1998. A systematic approach to environmental enrichment using the "scan" system. Animal Technology 49, 7-17.

Enrichment for animals

Some examples of simple and inexpensive [and basic] methods of effective environmental enrichment are outlined.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Markowitz, H. 1998. Enrichment for animals. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. Bekoff, M. , Meaney, C. A. (eds), 156-157. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conneticut.

Environmental enrichment devices currently in use at Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust

Several feeding enrichment devices are described.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Herron, S. 1998. Environmental enrichment devices currently in use at Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 300-312. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.

Guidelines for Environmental Enrichment

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Field, D. A. 1998. Guidelines for Environmental Enrichment. The Association of British Wild Animal Keepers, Chester, UK.

The potential for utilizing acoustic communication as a form of behavioral enrichment

It is the purpose of this poster to show that acoustic recordings of animal vocalizations can become an important tool to be utilized under many different circumstances e.g., for audio enrichment.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental Enrichment, VocalizationAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Livingstone, K. J. 1998. The potential for utilizing acoustic communication as a form of behavioral enrichment. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 323-324. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.

Purposeful enrichment

This presentation explores the role of purposeful enrichment in the problem-solving process to address abnormal behavior.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. E. 1998. Purposeful enrichment. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 32-37. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.

Positive reinforcement training as an enrichment strategy

Principles of positive reinforcement training are clearly outlined and applications reviewed. Animals are reinforced with pleasurable rewards for the desired behavioural response. Operationally, this means that positive alternatives are exhausted before any kind of negative reinforcement is used. Punishment is...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Laule, G. E. , Desmond, T. 1998. Positive reinforcement training as an enrichment strategy. In: Second Nature - Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Shepherdson, D. H., Mellen, J. D., Hutchins, M. (eds), 302-313. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.

Using volunteers to promote behavioral enrichment at zoos

Limited staff and limited resources can negatively impact the ability to provide ongoing enrichment. Our goal is to provide novelty, opportunity and choice for every zoo animal, every day. We encourage other zoos to look into ways to [also] incorporate...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Houts, L. 1998. Using volunteers to promote behavioral enrichment at zoos. Animal Keepers' Forum 25(5), 12-13.