Season 2
Episodes
Ep60 with Gordon Bauer on care, training, research, and conservation of manatees and other animals, as well as interspecies play between a manatee and a turtle
Today on iBuzz we welcome Dr Gordon Bauer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at New College of Florida. Gordon has investigated animal senses, cognition and behaviour in a wide variety of species such as manatees,...
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Ep59 Terry Maple on the life of Atlantaâs Iconic Ape and positive change for gorillas
On todayâs podcast, we welcome Terry Maple onto iBuzz to talk to us about his new book, The Life of Willie B., and his impressive lifelong career as a behavioural researcher, wildlife conservationist, professor,...
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Ep58 with Samantha Chiew on understanding the effects of animal-visitor interactions, learning from little penguins, and animal welfare policy
Samantha Chiew on understanding the effects of animal-visitor interactions, learning from little penguins, and animal welfare policy
Samantha Chiew starts by sharing some of her first memories of connecting with...
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Ep57 with Jan van Hooff on historical perspectives of chimpanzees in space, raising chimpanzee babies and socialisation, and the contemporary care and housing at Burgers' Zoo
This is the 3rd episode with Jan van Hooff in which we continue to follow his stories from England to the Netherlands, back to Burgers' Zoo and the monthly TVÂ program on AVRO TV, called "ZooZoo" from 1964 till 1967...
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Ep56 Sabrina Brando on 'system failures' in the zoo and aquarium related domains, rebooting to see the broader picture & ACT for more positive changes. Part 1: An overview
The global zoo community has made great efforts and progresses to understanding, promoting, and engaging in the animal welfare and conservation domain. However, there are, among others, various legal, educational,...
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Ep55 Jan van Hooff on the work of Dijkgraaf, Griffin, Darwin, Niko Tinbergen and Desmond Morris, and how it inspired him to work on primate behaviour
Jan van Hooff briefly recapped what was previously discussed in episode 44 of iBuzz, saying how he grew up in Burgerâs Zoo and studied biology at the University of Biology.
Jan discusses how he initially got his...
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Ep54 Gregg Tully on the importance of collaboration and capacity building within the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance for the care and protection of primates in Africa
Gregg Tully is the Executive Director of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), the largest association of wildlife centres in Africa, with the aim of securing a future for the African primates and their...
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Ep45 Dr Francis Cabana on zoo nutrition, the importance of body condition scoring research and sharing knowledge
Dr Francis Cabana is the Assistant Director of Zoology & Wildlife Nutritionist at Wildlife Reserve Singapore and holds an Adjunct Lecturer position at Temasek Polytechnic, and shares his experiences working in...
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Ep35 Mike Mendl on animal emotions, welfare and cognition
Dr Mendl is a professor of animal behaviour and welfare at the Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol. His research focuses on cognition, emotion, development, individuality and social behaviour in domestic...
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Ep34 Gerry Creighton on elephants learning from elephants, research, and a dynamic approach to elephant care and wellbeing
Gerry Creighton did not want to be anywhere else than at the zoo, working with and caring for animals, rising through the ranks to Zoo Operations Manager for animals and grounds in 2009. He worked at the Dublin Zoo,...
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Ep32 Joanne Thomas on the 5 Domains in strategy, animals as teachers guiding care, and punching above your weight for all to flourish.
Joanne Thomas is the Animal Care Manager at Wellington Zoo Trust (WZT) in New Zealand. Joanne shares her background, and big passion and love that is animal welfare. She started volunteering in a wide variety of...
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Ep31 Monica Battini on assessing positive welfare in ruminants and promising indicators in the Five Domains
Dr. Monica Battini is a Research Fellow at the Department of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences in Milan, Italy, where she also received her PhD in animal welfare.Monica shares experiences about her previous work...
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