The Enrichment Compensation Climate in Captivity
Behavioural enrichment, environmental enrichment or behavioural husbandry are topical words within the captive environment. Zoos and aquariums carry out enrichment for a... Read More
Reptile Awareness Day
Reptiles can all too often be the forgotten animals when it comes to welfare in captivity, with the majority of studies still... Read More
Mobile Zoos face new ‘regulations’ – Our Response
Mobile zoos that provide exotic animals for children’s parties will require licences to operate in England under changes to the Animal Welfare... Read More
Working Together for Animal Welfare
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), recently asked Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)... Read More
Seven Ways to know if animal shows are welfare-friendly or not
So, heads up, this isn’t a blog asking people to boycott all animal shows, performances or presentations. There are plenty of those already... Read More
Who Really is The Saddest Animal in Captivity?
Lately I’ve been experiencing déjà vu. It seems every article I read on animal welfare concerns in zoos or aquariums is titled something along... Read More
Animal Welfare Training in Cuba
Wild Welfare is delighted to share the Latin American Zoo and Aquarium Association (ALPZA)’s blog on the recent animal welfare training we attended... Read More
The International Animal Welfare Symposium: Take-home messages
Wild Welfare recently attended the Center for Zoo Animal Welfare (CZAW) – World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) joint animal welfare congress, which... Read More
Wild Things – When can a natural behaviour become harmful in captivity?
The modern zoo and aquarium has come a long way since the days of observing animals in barren, barred enclosures, instead striving... Read More
Five practices that should end in zoos
Why? Animal Punishment – Sometimes used as a form of control during activities such as training, punishment should never be used to dominate... Read More