Habitat Management & Environmental Enrichment Workshop

Description

Habitat management & Environmental Enrichment Workshop: Supporting animals as agents of their life.

A 2-day hands-on workshop where science meets practice, empowering you to promote optimal wellbeing for the animals in your care.

Why we struggle with supporting animals being agents of their life? Some of the challenges can be:

Underestimating animal agency: Animals may be treated as passive recipients rather than active participants in their care.
Perceived “luxury” vs necessity: Enrichment may be viewed as optional rather than essential for wellbeing.
Fear of change: Staff may worry about making mistakes when introducing new enrichment or habitat modifications.
Established routines may resist change; staff may be used to doing things “the way we’ve always done them.”

Luckily there are all kinds of solutions, opportunities, and pathways forward to improve animal wellbeing!

What you will learn

What you will explore:

Holistic approaches to animal wellbeing
Supporting and increasing animal agency
24/7 across lifespan approach
Complete the 24/7 workshop
Confronting back-of-house traditions
Habitat management & habitat review
Environmental enrichment programs
Enrichment as sprinkles on top

Further information

Provider:: AnimalConcepts
Duration:: 2 Days
Locations:

Contact Information

AnimalConcepts

PO Box 378
Alicante
03725 Teulada

+34 644 805 737
Email
Website

A very inspiring workshop with lots of insights and practical tools that shape my view of how we keep wild animals. Drawing on years of experience, Sabrina combined facts and theory with encouraging stories that captivate the listener. Her countless worksheets and reflection questions are very thought-provoking. Throughout the sessions we have applied the new concepts directly to our own case examples, which means I go home with practical ideas that I can implement right away.
Sabrina A20 Mar 26
This workshop was, without a doubt, a turning point in my way of working and dealing with the animals under my care: it gave me the confidence to trust my instincts and believe even more in my capacities. It was definitely an unique experience that gave me the tools to help me see my daily challenges in a different and lighter perspective from now on. Absolutely amazing!
Pedro M19 Mar 26
The workshop was very interesting and made me think about different perspectives that I had never considered before.
Telma N19 Mar 26
The workshop was a highly positive and insightful experience that deepened my understanding of how to view environments from an animal’s perspective. I especially valued learning how to design appropriate, species-specific habitats that support natural behaviors and overall well-being. The only drawback was that we didn’t have enough time to visit back-of-house areas to observe and discuss animal behavior and environments in real time, which would have added valuable real-life context.
Renato K18 Mar 26
The entire workshop session conducted by Sabrian Brando demonstrated profound knowledge and a captivating speech that culminated in significant learning and new values to consider in animal care. I feel this is something that needs to be addressed more in all parks with animals. Therefore, keep up the great work!
Emanuel S17 Mar 26