24: The Intersection of Behavior, Enrichment, and Training with Elly Neumann, Jerusalem Zoo

This episode is the second of our two part dive into enrichment. Elly Neumann, Jerusalem Zoo and President Elect of The ABMA, joins the podcast again to talk about the connection between behavior, enrichment, and training. Elly discusses training as enrichment, how training can help an enrichment program, and creating enriched environments and lives for animals. Stay tuned for Elly's "Training Tale" with tapirs. The only hint is: "From six months to six seconds." For questions or suggestions about the podcast email [email protected] and to reach Elly with questions contact [email protected]. Let's talk some training! 2:45 Intro to Elly 4:00 Is training enrichment? 7:25 Situations when training may not be enriching? 11:00 How can training help an enrichment program? 16:40 Training animals to interact with enrichment opportunities 25:45 Enriched environments and lives 28:40 “Training Tale”