Sustainability
List resources we can conserve.
What are:
Energy- turn lights off
Water- reduce water consumption
Food- reuse food/hay
Compost
AZA is an acronym
What is the Association of Zoos and Aquariums?
a state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy
What is animal wellbeing?
List one consideration when designing enrichment.
Safety.
Nutritional component.
Frequency.
Radios are located
What is in Dr. T and Ms. Bennett's office.
Kerchunk
What is Dr. T's Lunch talk to reduce paper waste.
Birds & Mammals
What are the two animal groups the USDA inspects during a routine inspection?
is an established science that can inform the conversation about animal wellbeing
What is Animal Welfare?
List reasons for doing enrichment.
Keep animals interested
Promote animal activity
Promote species normal behavior
USDA & AZA Standard
Name one zoonotic protocol we need to follow.
Masks w/ primates.
Spray feet w/birds.
Wash hands.
Training.
List one zoo item that is commonly recycled.
Aluminum cans, plastic cans.
Cardboard only if not soiled by animal.
Paper from offices.
Animal welfare is defined as an animal’s collective physical and mental states over a period of time and is measured on a continuum from good to poor using both input and output-based measures.
What is the AZA Welfare Standard (1.5)?
immediate welfare concern, should be addressed right away, warrants significant attention
What is an animal's critical welfare concern?
Definition of enrichment.
What is the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something?
Enrichment allows animals to demonstrate their species-typical behavior, gives them opportunity to exercise control or choice over their environment and enhances their well-being.
SAFE stands for.
What is Saving Animals From Extinction?
The importance for the zoo to be sustainable.
What is a long history of conservation, mission of conserving resources, setting an example.
Act the USDA upholds & enforces
What is the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)?
Jon Down's role in welfare policy
What is he serves on the external welfare committee?
List the steps invovled in enrichment.
Approval for safety
Set-up/put in
Observe
Record findings
Remove
One conservation program Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo participates in.
SAFE programs: Red Wolf, Chinchilla, Songbird, Red Panda
Other AZA SSP, TAG, SAG, etc
Wildlife rehab
Adopt-A-Highway
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Waterman Bird Club
TWT and turtle conservation
Describe the steps of reducing water when washing bowls.
1.Wet your bowls
2.Turn OFF the WATER
3.SOAP up
4.Don’t forget to wash the inside and outside of the bowl/container
5.RINSE bowl/container
AZA is a leader in these categories.
What are animal welfare, conservation and education?
Physical, mental and emotional states are considered
Collective evaluation of the animal’s whole experience is critical
Measured over a period of time
Measured on a continuum
Evidence based
Proactive as standard operating procedure, reactive when necessary
Keepers are first order implementers of welfare assessment
Documented observations using science-based terminology
What are key points to consider in TLZ welfare policy?
Investigate – to explore or show curiosity in an object, configuration, conspecific or novel food
Forage – the action of moving around the exhibit in search of something, whether food or item through actively digging, nosing, moving, pulling, pushing, etc.
Problem Solving – completing one or two tasks to obtain a desired item, goal or outcome
Sensory – an item that stimulates one of the senses in any way to illicit natural behaviors; they should use their unique “tools” associated with that sense
Manipulation – the exploration of an object using actual physical touch
SSP and TAG are acronyms.
What is Species Survival Plan and Taxon Advisory Group?