{"id":85,"date":"2020-03-26T18:02:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoosnippets.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2021-03-10T22:24:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T21:24:29","slug":"why-you-should-plan-an-enrichment-build-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoosnippets.com\/post\/why-you-should-plan-an-enrichment-build-day","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Plan An Enrichment Build Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enrichment is the ultimate tool to encourage natural behaviours in existing captive habitats. But enrichment is only effective when you have lots of it. With other words, enrichment is only useful when you create change and variety. So when you want to stimulate natural behavioural diversity, you need many enrichment items. And that is a challenge. At least I’ve seen the use of the same enrichment device almost every day, haven’t you? Enrichment availability is a limiting factor in many zoos to create this change and variety. So when you want to make an extensive enrichment program, we need to build enrichment. A heck of a lot of enrichment! But there are ways you don’t have to do that alone. There are ways to make it easier to build a huge amount of enrichment. And one awesome idea is to plan an enrichment build day at the zoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Enrichment build day with zoo staff<\/a>
  2. Enrichment build day with visitors<\/a>
  3. Enrichment build day with companies<\/a>
  4. Five reasons enrichment build day is a great idea!<\/a>
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    Why should you plan an enrichment build day? When you plan an enrichment build day, you can make a lot of enrichment devices with the help of zoo staff, visitors and companies. Well-designed and proven items can be duplicated to many, so you can easily enrich countless animals effectively. Moreover, it is a unique chance to educate zoo guests about something we do every day: Enrichment!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are three main focus areas you can create an enrichment build day for, all with the common main goal to increase the collection of enrichment devices and therefor improve animal behavioural welfare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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