Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012

In 2012, two marine mammal welfare and well-being workshops were held: one from 19-21 March 2012 at the Harderwijk Dolfinarium in the Netherlands, and the other from 9-11 November 2012 at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California. Well over 150 international participants attended, f...

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Main Authors: Brando, S., Bowles, A., Boye, M., Dudzinski, M., van Elk, N., Lucke, Klaus, McBrain, J., Singer, R., Wahlberg, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Western Illinois University Regional Center 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24783
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author Brando, S.
Bowles, A.
Boye, M.
Dudzinski, M.
van Elk, N.
Lucke, Klaus
McBrain, J.
Singer, R.
Wahlberg, M.
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Bowles, A.
Boye, M.
Dudzinski, M.
van Elk, N.
Lucke, Klaus
McBrain, J.
Singer, R.
Wahlberg, M.
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description In 2012, two marine mammal welfare and well-being workshops were held: one from 19-21 March 2012 at the Harderwijk Dolfinarium in the Netherlands, and the other from 9-11 November 2012 at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California. Well over 150 international participants attended, from Europe as well as North America. Herein, we present a summary of the presentations. The aim of the workshops was to discuss topics relevant to marine mammal welfare and well-being from a holistic perspective, including training, enrichment, nutrition, habitat choice, social behavior, anatomy and physiology, acoustics, and cognition. Presenters were asked to apply knowledge and information gained from research on wild and captive animals in order to strengthen, improve, and build on existing marine mammal care programs. Many of these topics require more research for us to make evidence-based decisions on animal needs and preferences—what promotes the reduction of negative welfare and/or what increases positive welfare and well-being.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-247832017-10-02T02:28:15Z Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012 Brando, S. Bowles, A. Boye, M. Dudzinski, M. van Elk, N. Lucke, Klaus McBrain, J. Singer, R. Wahlberg, M. In 2012, two marine mammal welfare and well-being workshops were held: one from 19-21 March 2012 at the Harderwijk Dolfinarium in the Netherlands, and the other from 9-11 November 2012 at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California. Well over 150 international participants attended, from Europe as well as North America. Herein, we present a summary of the presentations. The aim of the workshops was to discuss topics relevant to marine mammal welfare and well-being from a holistic perspective, including training, enrichment, nutrition, habitat choice, social behavior, anatomy and physiology, acoustics, and cognition. Presenters were asked to apply knowledge and information gained from research on wild and captive animals in order to strengthen, improve, and build on existing marine mammal care programs. Many of these topics require more research for us to make evidence-based decisions on animal needs and preferences—what promotes the reduction of negative welfare and/or what increases positive welfare and well-being. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24783 10.1578/AM.42.3.2016.392 Western Illinois University Regional Center restricted
spellingShingle Brando, S.
Bowles, A.
Boye, M.
Dudzinski, M.
van Elk, N.
Lucke, Klaus
McBrain, J.
Singer, R.
Wahlberg, M.
Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012
title Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012
title_full Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012
title_fullStr Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012
title_full_unstemmed Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012
title_short Marine Mammal Welfare Workshops Hosted in the Netherlands and the USA in 2012
title_sort marine mammal welfare workshops hosted in the netherlands and the usa in 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24783