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Lessons Learned ...
So You Don’t Have To!

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Lessons Learned ...
So You Don’t Have To!

Yvonne Wallace Blane
Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital, WI

As a new rehabilitator attending one of my first NWRA symposiums, I attended a presentation that I still remember today. The presenter was well known in the field, but what was really impressive was her willingness to share what she had learned from years of hard experience so that the rest of us might not make the same mistakes, or waste time going in a direction that wouldn’t lead to success. Like that presenter, and years since that symposium, I have also learned some things as my rehabilitation work moved from a home-based setting to a wildlife hospital, and my hope is that some of that might be useful to another new or struggling rehabilitator.

It's A Different Jungle in Here: Teaching cooperative care to wild jaguars at Belize Z00 through behavior science

It's A Different Jungle in Here: Teaching cooperative care to wild jaguars at Belize Z00 through behavior science

Megan Sanders and Jose Valdez
Belize Zoo


Since 1983, The Belize Zoo has provided care and sanctuary for native species; many of whom are orphans, rescues, or rehabilitation cases. Currently the zoo houses over 200 animals representing 45 species native to the area. Of note are the over 20 wild jaguars that have been brought into the zoo over the years under a variety of circumstances, 14 of which currently reside at the zoo. The trainers at Belize Zoo have the critical task of helping these cats, with no training background and often unpleasant history with human interactions, adjust to their life under human care.  In 2017, through a partnership with the Pat Gives Back Foundation, Milwaukee County Zoo and Behavior Works consultants Megan and Amy, a yearly workshop was established to support Belize Zoo staff in expanding their training knowledge and using their skills in a more intentional way. Over the years of partnership, trainers have seen great successes utilizing concepts including antecedent arrangement, high rates of positive reinforcement and environmental enrichment. This presentation will explore the evolving relationships the trainers have with several of the resident rehab jaguars and look at techniques used to train for voluntary behaviors like injections, sub-q fluids, tail presentation and body inspection. 

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