ATA – ZooKeeper specific content.
This is a list of some of my favorite zookeeper specific content on the Animal Training Academy website. It does by no means represent the full catalog of content available and I have included links at the bottom to all past podcast episodes (58 in total at the creation of this list) and all previous web-class replays (33 in total at the creation of this list). Also included at the bottom of the list is the ATA forums jam packed full of training/ problem-solving examples!
On top of this, a new podcast episode is released every 2 weeks and 2 new Live web-class events are hosted monthly with the replays becoming immediately available in the members’ area. Consequently, this is a fast expanding and ever-growing resource. ENJOY
Best Regards
Ryan Cartlidge
Animal Training Academy – March 2018
Nic Bishop Manager of Nature Theatre at Zoos South Australia
- Podcasts
- Web-class; The main topic of this web-class was Choice and Control
Ectotherms/reptiles and snake training & enrichment
- Podcast
- Web-class
Jim Mackie (Animal Training and behavior officer, Zoological Society of London). Podcast
Mark Kingston Jones – Team building with BITE/Shape of enrichment. Podcast.
Margaret Rousser – (Conservation manager at Oakland Zoo).
In these two pieces of content Marget and Ryan Cartlidge explore the question “Are we over-cleaning in zoos?” and if so how we can potentially manage our time better and consequently create more time for training and enrichment.
- Podcast
- Web-class
Nicki Boyd – Behavior husbandry manager at San Diego Zoo. Podcast
Peter Giljam – (Animal Training Director at Kolmarden Zoo).
- Podcast
- Web-class. The topic of mine and Peter’s web-class was Group training.
Dr. Susan Friedman – Psychology professor at Utah State University.
- Podcast
- Web-class
Valarie Hare – (Co-founder of the SHAPE of enrichment). Podcasts.
- Part 1
- https://animaltrainingacademy.com/podcast/training-tidbits/shape-of-enrichment/
- Part 2
- https://animaltrainingacademy.com/podcast/training-tidbits/shape-enrichment-2/
Wouter Stellaard – Animal programs training director (Colombus Zoo). Podcast.
Hilda Tresz – (Behavioural Enrichment and international animal welfare coordinator at the Phoenix Zoo).
- Podcast
- Web-class. The topic of this web-class is the enrichment based contra free-loading program at Phoenix Zoo
Louise Ginman – Team leader of Carnivores (Taronga Zoo, Sydney). Podcast.
Bianca Papadopoulos – Animal Training Manager at Melbourne Zoo. Podcasts
- https://animaltrainingacademy.com/podcast/training-tidbits/training-groups-of-animals/
- https://animaltrainingacademy.com/podcast/training-tidbits/positive-reinforcement-trends/
full list of all podcast episodes.
A full list of all web-class replays
The Animal Training Academy Zoo forums
