AAZV 18th Annual Zoo & Wildlife Pathology Workshop 2011

AAZV 18th Annual Zoo & Wildlife Pathology Workshop 2011

AAZV 18th Annual Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Workshop 2011

This all day workshop will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kansas City, Missouri. Featured will be case presentations of classic or new entities of zoo and wildlife species.


The pathology topics this year are nutritional diseases and intoxications. The keynote speakers will be Drs. Robert Poppenga of UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory for toxicology and Dr. Mark Edwards from the Department of Animal Science, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly-SLO) for nutritional diseases. Both individuals are known for their expertise as it applies to zoo and wildlife species.

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An Animal’s Perspective - Center for Zoo Animal Welfare

An Animal’s Perspective - Center for Zoo Animal Welfare

An Animal’s Perspective

A Unique View on How Zoo Animals Experience Their World

Presented by the Center for Zoo Animal Welfare

Detroit Zoological Society

October 11-14, 2011

Instructors: Dr. Cynthia Bennett, Director of Animal Welfare, Detroit Zoological Society and Gail Laule, Active Environments

Detroit Zoological Society’s Center for Zoo Animal Welfare is offering a unique four-day workshop designed for animal care and facilities staff, supervisors, curators and veterinarians working with captive exotic animals. The workshop will present topics and exercises aimed at improving the well-being of captive animals by better understanding their perspectives and experiences. Participants will attempt to see the zoo through the animals’ eyes, hear the zoo through their ears, smell the zoo though their noses and experience the habitats as they experience them.

The workshop will present topics related to improving the welfare of captive exotic animals. Topics will include understanding the limitations that a human perspective imposes on our view of the world, identification and resolution of animal welfare issues through environmental modification and enrichment, positive reinforcement training techniques, and altered husbandry practices. Workshop format includes lectures, discussions, small group projects, demonstrations and multiple hands-on opportunities with animal environments at the Detroit Zoo.

For information contact:

Elizabeth Arbaugh, Animal Welfare Manager
Detroit Zoological Society
Tel: 248-398-0903 x3643
E-mail: Elizabeth@dzs.org

or 

Mary Wulff, Animal Welfare Supervisor

Detroit Zoological Society
Tel: 248-398-0903 x3644
E-mail: mwulff@dzs.org

2011 Elephant Managers Association Conference

2011 Elephant Managers Association Conference

2011 Elephant Managers Association Conference

The 2011 Elephant Managers Association Conference will be hosted by Monroe County's Seneca Park Zoo.

When: Thursday, October 6 through Sunday, October 9, 2011

Details: The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY, will be co-hosting a day (Sunday, October 9) for attendees to tour their new facility. This year’s pre-trip will be held atAfrican Lion Safari in Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Please note: All interested in traveling to Canada MUST have a valid passport.


Hotel registrations: All attendees will be staying at:

Hyatt Regency Rochester

125 E. Main Street

Rochester, NY 14602

(585) 546-1234

Reference the Seneca Park Zoo Elephant Managers Association Conference to receive the conference rate of $109.

To learn more about EMA: Click here.

To learn more about the Seneca Park Zoo's African elephants click here.

Geri Jinks at (585) 336-2504 or GJinks@monroecounty.gov

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2011 EMA Conference will focus on the challenges, experiences and achievements of successful captive management programs. The program organizers are seeking presentations on a variety of topics related to elephant management in a wide range of settings. Presentations on all aspects of elephants, including issues related to elephant conservation in range countries, will be considered. Click here to download a form.

Advancing Bear Care 2011

Advancing Bear Care 2011

Advancing Bear Care 2011

6 - 9 October

http://www.bearcaregroup.org/

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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Early Bird Registration for ABC 2011 is now open. Register now and become eligible for the Early Bird Draw to win one of two free-registration prizes. Early Bird Registration deadline is midnight Wednesday, June 1st 2011. Register now and avoid disappointment. Our last two bear care conferences were sold out! Go Tohttp://www.bearcaregroup.org/ 

SEH European Congress of Herpetology and DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag

SEH European Congress of Herpetology and DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag

SEH European Congress of Herpetology and DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag

Luxembourg and Trier

25th to 29th of September 2011

The National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg and University of Trier will kindly host this special international meeting uniting two leading conferences in European Herpetology. The SEH European Congress of Herpetology is held every two years in different European countries since 1979. Deutscher Herpetologentag is equivalent to the annual meeting of the German herpetological society, taking place the 47th time in 2011. This will be the first joint meeting of these two important societies and we expect an extraordinary milestone meeting in European Herpetology.

Most of the congress will take place at the Neumünster Abbey cultural centre next to National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg (MNHN). Key note lectures and symposiums will take place during one day at the University of Trier at the Petrisberg, some 40 kilometres from Luxembourg in the Mosel Valley, and will be turned out well with a herp party (transport will be arranged).

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10th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment

10th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment

10th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment

“Meeting of the Minds: Working Together to Enrich the Lives of Animals”

Oregon Zoo and Oregon National Primate Research Center

14-19 August, 2011

Benson Hotel, Downtown Portland, Oregon, USA

Registration Deadline is June 6th

The International Conference on Environmental Enrichment is a meeting for the exchange of ideas about both theoretical and applied research on enrichment for animals in captivity. The original conference, held in 1993, was hosted by the Oregon Zoo. For the 10th meeting, we are bringing it back to Portland. Further, for the first time, this conference is being co-hosted by a research facility, the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). This combination of the zoo and laboratory communities will bring together caretakers, researchers, veterinarians of differing backgrounds, but with a similar goal; providing for the well being of the animals in their care. Both the zoo and research communities have much to offer each.

Further Details:

Main ICEE page - click HERE

Accommodation options - click HERE

ABWAK Annual Symposium 2012

ABWAK Annual Symposium 2012

ABWAK is holding its 2 day Annual Symposium at Bristol Zoological Gardens on the 03rd and 04th March 2012. The theme of the symposium is professional development and showcasing the work of zoo keepers in big and small collections.


This is an opportunity for animal keepers to share their knowledge with other keepers in a friendly environment. We are inviting oral presentations on subjects ranging from husbandry techniques, enclosure design, innovative environmental enrichment and new ideas in animal diets. Preference will be given to zoo keepers working in the UK and Ireland, but we also encourage students and other zoo professionals as well.


Presentations would normally be no longer than 20 minutes, with time for questions. A brief outline/abstract of your presentation should be submitted and you will be informed if your presentation has been accepted.


The outline/abstract should include:


Title
Keywords
Author
A/V equipment required
Summary of presentation (no more than 300 words).


Deadline is 30th September 2011.

Please submit abstracts to Ross Snipp, ross.snipp@flamingoland.co.uk

http://www.abwak.org/