Thursday February 21, 2019
African Vulture Crisis Update: Hope for the Future
Erin E. Katzner, Director of Global Engagement, The Peregrine Fund
On the Fly: The Process of Redesigning an Established Raptor Program
Jason Beale, CPBT-KA & Abby Flanders, Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center
X-Rated: How Relevant are Enrichment ‘Ratings’
Aimee Pritchard; Ambassadors of Nature
Kite Rehabilitation
Carol V. McCorkle, The Avian Reconditioning Center, Apopka, Florida, USA
The Three Kings Have Arrived: The Journey of Chino, Amir and Valentina – The Newest Members in Ski Dubai Colony to be Trained Interactive Penguins.
Don Ryan Cerezo, Penguin Trainer, Ski Dubai
Understanding Humans: How To Converse With Them
Jon Spero, African Lion Safari
6 Birds, 15,000 square feet and 75,000 Visitors! How to Maximize Visitor Experience with Limited Resources
Jarod H. Lueck – National Eagle Center
Slow and Steady Wins the Race; Training an Ambassador Tawny Frogmouth in a Choice and Control Environment
Jeff Wells, Animal Keeper, CS Team, Disney’s Animal Kingdom®
Connections for Conservation: Bringing Out the Birds
Darcy Richardson, Keeper II Shows and Ambassador Animals Team; Kansas City Zoo Kansas City, Missouri
“What’s App With That? A Closer Look at how Technology can Assist us with our Animal Goals.”
Scott Trauger CPBT-KA, Senior Trainer, Natural Encounters, Inc.
Saturday February 23, 2019
The Power of Control: A Bird’s Perspective
Nicky Plaskitt CPBT-KA, Paradise Wildlife Park, UK
Teaching Communication to Birds with Consent and Phonics Training.
Jennifer Cunha, Esq., My Reading Pets, Jupiter, FL
Basic Avian Clinical Signs Identification and Clasification for the Early Detection of Avian Common Pathologies.
Hugo Gonzalez, MVZ, Veterinary Intern, Wildlife Safari, Winston, OR.
Unlocking the Untapped Potential of Volunteers: A Contemporary Re-imagining of the Volunteer Program.
Adriana Bianco1, Kevin Morey1, Kathryn Arbour1, Sean Avey1, Cathy Gu1, Jeff Li1, Jenny Lin1, Kitty Lin1, Colin Oaks1, Elizabeth Porter1, Laura Zehr1, Kyle Horner1, Jenn Bock1, 1Wild Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Starting a Nest-Box Monitoring Program for American Kestrels
Jacque Williamson, Curator of Education, Brandywine Zoo
Who’s Really Doing the Training Here?
Tiffany Ploehn, Avian Care Manager for the National Eagle Center
Managing a Large-scale Parakeet Aviary
Paul Eberhart – Lead Keeper – Wild Encounters/Hamill Family Play Zoo/Animal Ambassadors, Brookfield Zoo/Chicago Zoological Society
Flying Without a Net: The Evolution of Hawk Walks at Mountsberg Raptor Centre
Sandra Davey, Raptor Centre Lead, Mountsberg Raptor Centre
Whether to Tether: Promoting Empowerment by Free-lofting Raptors
Kristin Dean, Colleen Roddick CPBT-KA, Carolina Raptor Center
(ONE HOUR PRESENTATION)
Connecting With Our Audience
Steve Martin, President/CEO, Natural Encounters, Inc.
