​Aim: Gain an understanding of environmental, behavioural and feeding enrichment for a range of species

​Objectives

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• ​To define what enrichment is

• ​To be able to describe different types of environmental, behavioural and feeding enrichment

  To explain the importance of enrichment in relation to anial husbandry and animal welfare.

Points to consider ​

​Environmental enrichment

• ​Environmental enrichment is ...

​Environmental enrichment

• ​Environmental enrichment is about enriching the animals environment/enclosure to match the natural environment of the species

​Feeding enrichment

• Feeding enrichment is ...

​Feeding enrichment

• Feeding enrichment is when food is provided in a more natural way to encourage natural foraging and feeding behaviour

​Behavioural enrichment

• ​Behavioural enrichment is ...

​Behavioural enrichment

• ​Behavioural enrichment is when enrichment is provided to encourage and stimulate natural behaviour which is especially important to species with a higher intelligence

​Task - In pairs

• ​Use the template on iLearn (or create your own) and produce an enrichment plan for a species of your choice

• ​If you complete one example, see if you can do another for a distinctly different species (e.g. reptile/mammal or terrestrial/aquatic)

​Questions