THE TRAINING OF WILD ANIMALS

By LINDA DAVIS

PART A DEMYSTIFYING ZOO ANIMAL TRAINING LEARNING THEORY THE COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF WILD ANIMALS THE ULTIMATE BENEFITS OF LEARNING CHOOSING THE RIGHT METHOD: REINFORCEMENT VS PUNISHMENT CONTENTS VETBOOKS IR PART B TYPES OF LEARNING THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED IN A ZOO ENVIRONMENT WHAT IS THERE TO LEARN IN A ZOO SETTING? ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT: THE CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFORMAL LEARNING THE ART OF ‘ACTIVE’ TRAINING INTEGRATING TRAINING INTO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY US AND THEM: HUMAN–ANIMAL INTERACTIONS AS LEARNING EVENTS PART C MORE THAN A TO B: HOW ZOO ANIMAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES CAN IMPACT ZOO OPERATIONS AND MISSION MAKING TRAINING EDUCATIONAL FOR ZOO VISITORS WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF ZOO ANIMAL TRAINING TRAINING ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY OR THE WILD, SO THEY CAN RETURN TO THE WILD LAST BUT IN FACT MOST IMPORTANTLY … HEALTH AND SAFETY