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| What is enrichment?
Regional Environmental Enrichment Conferences.
Provides an overview of environmental enrichment, particularly as it applies to zoos. |
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| Environmental Enrichment Suppliers and Products
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
A list of products and suppliers provided as a resource for people who are looking to acquire enrichment items. This does not indicate endorsement by the Animal Welfare Information Center. |
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Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park.
Provides information about an enrichment framework used to devise enrichment programs. Includes an introduction to enrichment and steps to set up and evaluate an enrichment program. |
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| Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals
American Association of Zoo Keepers.
Links to information on the AAZK Enrichment Committee, guidelines for enrichment of various animal species, an enrichment video library, and an enrichment data transfer form. |
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| Enrichment Online
Fort Worth Zoo.
In addition to accommodating detailed searches for enrichment ideas, this database is interactive, allowing users to input their own ideas and to provide comments on items already in the database. |
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| Animal Training
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park.
This web site outlines animal training programs and provides information on what training is, how animals learn, and how behavior can be shaped using positive reinforcement. |
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| Articles on Environmental Enrichment
Toronto Zoo.
This web site provides links to articles on environmental enrichment for zoo animals. There are general articles as well as species-specific information. |
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| Zoo Enrichment Programs
Links to environmental enrichment programs outlined by zoos around the world. |
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| E: Enrichment, Environment, & Education
Ark Animals.
Use the drop-down box on the left side of the page to navigate to articles about enrichment for canines, equines, nonhuman primates, birds and more. |
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Last Modified: Aug 7, 2008 |
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