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2019 Conference Information

​​Information about the 2019 conferences we are covering or have covered.

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium

NWRA March 5 - 9, 2019
conference videos are now available. Attendees and NWRA Members can login with the email address registered with NWRA.

Sea Otter Conservation Workshop

Seattle Aquarium hosted the Sea Otter Conservation Workshop March 29 - March 31, 2019. The
conference videos will be available by May 1, 2019. Attendees should be receiving emails with more information by April 29, 2019.

Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators

AALSO March 30 - April 3, 2019
conference videos will be available by May 6, 2019. Attendees and AALSO Members
should be receiving emails with more information by April 29, 2019.

Animal Behavior Management Alliance

ABMA April 7 - April 12, 2019
conference videos will be available by May 6, 2019. Attendees and ABMA Members
should be receiving emails with more information by April 29, 2019.

Cephalopod Symposium

Seattle Aquarium is hosting the Cephalopod Symposium April 24-25, 2019.  The symposium videos will be available by June 1, 2019. Attendees should be receiving emails with more information by May 6, 2019.

Regional Aquatics Workshop

RAW May 12-17, 2019.  
More information will be posted by May 6, 2019.

Recent Conference Videos

​​These are the recent conferences we have available.

Spotlight Videos of the Month

Evaluating The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium’s Dive Program ​And the Process of Becoming a Commercial Dive Team 

Marrisa Foster, 
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium

Fancy Footwork:
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Giraffe Herd Trains for Voluntary ​Farrier Work and X-rays

Amy Schilz, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Nearly eighty percent of all giraffe sedation procedures are related to foot care. Most of the knockdowns are done once the giraffes display clinical signs of lameness, hoof overgrowth, abscesses, or swelling. Statistics show that ten percent of giraffes put under anesthesia do not make it through the procedure. These alarming statistics demonstrate the necessity for institutions housing captive giraffes to develop ways to safely provide hoof care and maintenance with awake giraffes. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZ) recently started an in-tensive operant conditioning program to maintain the foot health of its famously large herd. The majority of this training focuses on the giraffes’ voluntary participation in their own hoof care. By training our giraffes to allow for front foot handling and front foot radiographs, we are able to diagnose lameness issues, provide hoof trims, and maintain overall foot health without the use of sedation. The giraffe keepers at CMZ tailored their training techniques to each of the 21 giraffes’ comfort levels and learning styles, and have made huge leaps forward in their overall health care. This paper will outline the setup, the materials used, as well as the steps we took to train for hoof presents.