Environmental Enrichment

Enrichment survey results

An interesting survey of enrichment in 33 different animal facilities. Enrichment is removed the next day in 50% of cases, after 2-3 days in 42% of cases, after 4+ days in 8% of cases.

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2003. Enrichment survey results. Animal Keepers' Forum 30(12), 513-515.

Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Young, R. J. 2003. Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Orang utan enrichment: Annual Symposium on Zoo Research

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Williams, H. 2003. Orang utan enrichment: Annual Symposium on Zoo Research. 32 (Abstract). The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK.

Can capuchins receive adequate primary diet from an enrichment unit?

The capuchins need to align the holes in the rotating disk with the cavities containing the food in order to be fed. ..There are fewer leftover pieces of the primary diet when the diet is consumed through use of the...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Webster, S. J. G. 2003. Can capuchins receive adequate primary diet from an enrichment unit? Animal Keepers' Forum 30(10), 420-422.

Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates

Environmental enrichment is a tool that can be used to improve an animal's psychological and physical well-being by stimulating its ability to cope with daily changes in the social and physical environment, engaging the animal in species appropriatebehaviors and activities,...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tresz, H. 2003. Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates. Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ.

Paint Roller Enrichment

One of the most common problems we see here is over-grooming. In the past, we used commercially available grooming boards covered with honey and crumbles as treatment. However, grooming boards are time-consuming to assemble and cumbersome on thecages. .. paint...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tully, L. A. 2003. Paint Roller Enrichment. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 8(3), 1-2.

Environmental enrichment program development: hurdling the common obstacles

This article focuses on the difficulties often encountered during environmental enrichment program development and methods to overcome these obstacles.

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Steward, K. L. 2003. Environmental enrichment program development: hurdling the common obstacles. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 9-12.

Use of space and manipulable objects in chimpanzees: individual differences in response to environmental enrichment

Twenty-five captive-born chimpanzees were housed in glass-walled biocontainment suites containing resting benches and climbing structures. Thirteen of these animals were individually housed; 12 were paired or grouped. ... In a separate study, five of the individually housed chimpanzees were studied...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith, K., Tobery, T., Erwin, J. 2003. Use of space and manipulable objects in chimpanzees: individual differences in response to environmental enrichment. American Journal of Primatology 60((Supplement)), 80 (Abstract).

Social and environmental enrichment in a captive troop of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sendall, C., Melin, A., Paterson, J. 2003. Social and environmental enrichment in a captive troop of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Journal of Primatology 60 , 33 (Abstract).

Enrichment devices for nonhuman primates

A selection of non-edible commercial enrichment devices are described and demonstrated.

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schub, T., Eisenstein, M. 2003. Enrichment devices for nonhuman primates. Lab Animal 32(10), 37-40.