Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals

Captive animals deserve an environment which is rich in social
opportunity, mental stimulation, and physical challenges.

The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute's official blog offers
ideas, tips, and discussion of high-standard enrichment; it exemplifies both proper
technique and the positive effects of the effort to enrich. Go take a look!

Information Resources on the Web

• The Honolulu Zoo's Environmental Enrichment Program (with photo/video gallery)
  
  
• Environmental Enrichment for Primates (Database; Reinhardt & Reinhardt)
  
  
• Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook (Barnum-Scrivener)
  
  
• Laboratory Primate Newsletter - Articles on Environ. Enrich. and Psychological Well-Being
  
  
• Maddie's Fund - Shelter Enrichment, The Cat's Meow
  
  
• The Shape of Enrichment (Organization & Magazine)
  
  
• Laboratory Primate Advocacy Group - Mental Health & Well-Being
  
  
• Environmental Enrichment for Laboratory Animals (Database; Reinhardt & Reinhardt)
  
  
• Herbie & the Lock Box (video)
  
  
• Animal Welfare Institute - A Dip In the Pool Deemed Positive for Primates
  
  
• Friends of Washoe - Chimpanzee Enrichment
  
  
• Zoo Husbandry and Research: An Integrated Approach (James Rice)
  
  
• Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992
  
  
• Alternative Farming Database (Annie Reinhardt)
  
  
• Behavioral Enrichment at Animal People Online
  
  
• Environmental Enrichment for Confinement Pigs
  
  
• Great EscApe at the Oklahoma Zoo
  
  
• Think Tank at the National Zoo in DC
  
  
• Guidelines from the Canadian Council on Animal Care
  
  
• In a Pig's Eye (Eston Martz, Penn State Agricultural Magazine, 1997)
  
  
• Primate Enrichment Forum (discussion group)
  
  
• Rita the Chimpanzee, The Start of an Enrichment Program at the Doha Zoo, Qatar (Hilda Tresz)
  
  
• Animal Art (Ass'n of Zoos & Aquariums)
  
  
• Enrichment topics at Tracks Magazine Online
  
  
• History of Enrichment (Arnold Chamove)
  
  
• Enrichment 101 (Diana Guerrero)
  
  
• Equine Enrichment - How to Enrich the Life of Your Horse (Diana Guerrero)
  
  
• Enrichment in Domestic Canids/Dogs (Arnold Chamove)
  
  
• Playcare for Pets (Sandra Stahlman)
  
  
• Environ. Enrich. in Captive Marmosets & Tamarins (Hannah Buchanan-Smith)
  
  
• Pigs Can Play Joystick Controlled Video Games
  
  
• 108 Things to Do With a Box (domestic feline enrichment)
  
  
• Guidelines for Environmental Enrichment @ABWAK
  
  
• ZooPharm (aromatic and botanical enrichment)
  
  
• Modern Zoos (PBS)
  
  
• Colored Light as Environ. Enrich. for Captive Chimpanzees (Fritz, Howell, & Schwandt)
  
  
• Enrichment @ the Oregon Zoo
  
  
• Pinata for a Pet (San Diego Zoo)
  
  
• San Diego Zoo Blogs: Enrichment
  
  
• Give A Dog A Bone (enrichment program for long-term shelter dogs)
  
  
• The "Bungie Swing" for Chimpanzees (Struthers, Wilbarger, & Harvey)
  
  
• Improving Welfare of Dogs In Shelters Through Environmental Enrichment (Trudie Vestey)
  
  
• Wildlife Waystation's Wolf Enrichment and Feline and Canine Enrichment
  
  
• Enriching the Lives of Dogs In Shelters (Emilie Viebranz, Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine)
  
  
• Environ. Enrich.: Does It Reduce Barbering in Mice (AWIC)
  
  
• Pet Sitter Videos (cat/dog enrichment)
  
  
• Common Enrichment Devices and Programs
  
  
• AWIC's Enrichment for Lab Animals (1965-1995)
  
  
• Animal Legislation and Policies Home Page (AWIC)
  
  
• Environmental Enrichment Equipment & Accessories (Lab Animals)
  
  
• Disney's Animal Enrichment Program (includes species specific ideas)

Print Resources

• Markowitz, H., 1982. Behavioral Enrichment in the Zoo. Nostran Reinhold Co., New York.
• Markowitz, H., 1993. Power for Captive Animals: Contingencies and Nature. Paper presentation at 1st Conference on Environmental Enrichment, Portland, Oregon.
• National Research Council,1984. Nutrient Requirements of Cats. National Academy of Sciences: Washington, DC.

If you know of any articles or other resources on the Web dealing with Enrichment for Animals, please Email Me.

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