The  Importance of Enrichment in Wildlife Rehabilitation (Part Two)

Bonnie Gulas–Wroblewski

doi:10.53607/wrb.v26.136

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Bonnie Gulas–Wroblewski Lone Star Wildlife Rescue

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v26.136

Abstract

Environmental and behavioral enrichment has been assembled into five major categories: physical, nutritional, social, occupational, and sensory enrichment. Many of the enrichment strategies targeted at motivating species–specific behaviors and eliminating abnormal behaviors span multiple subsets of this system. For this reason, it is important to assess each category of enrichment when devising an enrichment device to accomplish the desired goal.

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Author Biography

Bonnie Gulas–Wroblewski, Lone Star Wildlife Rescue

Bonnie Gulas-Wroblewski is completing a MS in Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. She served as coordinator of the behavioral enrichment and display animal behavioral training programs at Willowbrook Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center (Glen Ellyn, IL) while a wildlife keeper. She also worked with enrichment programs at Cosley Zoo (Wheaton, IL) and Brookfield Zoo (Brookfield, IL). She is currently working with Lone Star Wildlife Rescue in Belleville, TX.

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