Reference no: EM133022572
Part: Animal Enrichment Evaluation Report
Write a short one-sentence title (<20 words) that includes: the ‘common' name (in the sentence, e.g. Australian Sea Lion) and scientific name (in paratheses, e.g. Neophoca cinerea) of your species, enrichment, and enclosure evaluation.
Enrichment for captive animals
Describe in one paragraph: ‘psychological wellbeing' in captive animals, and ‘stereotypic' behaviours as indicators of poor welfare including examples (for various species).
Describe in one paragraph: enrichment for captive animals including examples of enrichment (for various species) and explain why zoo-housed animals need enrichment.
Cite 2-4 peer-reviewed references for this section, in addition to the following two compulsory references:
• Maple, T.L. and B.M. Perdue, B.M. (2013). Zoo Animal Welfare. Chapter 6: Environmental Enrichment. Berlin: Springer. https://10.1007/978-3-642-35955-2_6
• Swaisgood, R. R., & Shepherdson, D. J. (2005). Scientific approaches to enrichment and stereotypies in zoo animals: what's been done and where should we go next? Zoo Biology, 24, 499-518.
For your chosen species, describe in one paragraph: conservation status (vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered etc), social status in the wild (solitary, semi-social, social), natural habitat and region of the world, size of the typical home range, and the daily activity pattern/budget (e.g. proportion of day spent foraging, resting, travelling etc).
Describe in one paragraph: the importance of knowing information about your species in the wild for designing appropriate enclosures and enrichment that enhance wellbeing for individual animals in zoos. Explain why information about the social status of your species in the wild is important for choosing the number of animals to be housed in an enclosure, types of enrichment that would be suitable, and psychological wellbeing in general.
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