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Showing posts with label Philippines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philippines. Show all posts
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Saturday, December 13, 2014
4th Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment and Training Workshop
4th Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment and Training Workshop
February 9 to 13, 2015
Ocean Adventure
Philippines
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tigers rescued from house fire
Firefighters responding to a house fire at 02.51 on Monday morning in Quezon City, Manila were stunned to find a number of exotic animals being held there.
These included five tigers, two Burmese Pythons, three Indian Starred Tortoises, several fighting cocks, four dogs and a number of cats. Only the fighting cocks were killed in the fire. The fire was quickly put out due to the rapid response by the firefighting team.
All of the animals were said to be in good condition and the tigers were securely held in a 50 by 15 feet enclosure. Although the animals were legally held under Philippine legislation they were not meant to be accommodated within the city and had been transported there illegally.
The animals were owned by Robert Co who was not at home when the fire occurred. He now faces investigation for contravening the Wildlife Act and to see what other laws may have been broken.
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
2nd Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment & Training Workshop
2nd Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment and Training Workshop
20-24 March 2011
Hosted by: Ocean Adventure
In partnership with: Active Environments and The Shape of Enrichment
Instructors: Gail Laule and Valerie J. Hare
Chair of Organising Committee: Bianca Espinos
Ocean Adventure is pleased to host the 2nd Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment and Training Workshop. This unique five-day workshop will present an array of topics relating to behavioral management of captive animals with particular emphasis on environmental enrichment, positive reinforcement training and the problem-solving process. The workshop is open to zookeepers, aquarists, managers, supervisors, curators and veterinarians from the Southeast Asian and Australasian region.
The workshop will be conducted in English and the format includes discussions, small group projects, demonstrations, and hands-on enrichment and training opportunities with a diverse animal collection at Ocean Adventure and the Wildlife in Need Rescue Center. Skills taught are directly related to enhancing the overall care and management of captive animals and improving their welfare. The workshop format is designed to maximize the value for each participant and as much as possible to address specific situations, needs, problems, and objectives.
Be prepared to interact, share, and participate to make the experience as useful and
relevant to you as possible! Deadline of registration is March 4, 2011. Limited slots only.
Registration fee of Php 12,500.00 includes the following:
All workshop material, including a copy of Don’t Shoot the Dog
All lunch, dinners and breaks during the workshop
Icebreaker and closing banquet
Transportation between hotel and the workshop venue
Tote bag and commemorative t-shirt
A certificate of accomplishment
A one-year digital subscription to The Shape of Enrichment
For further information contact:
Bianca Espinos
VP for Zoological Operations, Ocean Adventure
Tel: +6347 252-9000
Mobile: +63920 909-3725
Email: bgespinos@oceanadventure.com.ph
Hope to see you in the Philippines!
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Snow Leopards
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Friday, January 22, 2010
'Mali', Manila Zoo's Elephant
I have some sympathy with the elephant in Manila Zoo and yes I do think that relocation is a good idea or a companion or three and larger enclosure within the zoo. They have the space...but then Manila Zoo is not a good zoo. Definitely something needs to be done. It should not however be the likes of PETA to say these things, it should be the Zoo community...the community of GOOD zoos. It is not as if this was a recent 'problem' as there have been several protests and umpteen letters written about this unfortunate beast. Manila Zoo however is something of a law unto itself. Other zoos in the country send their keepers on training programmes but Manila doesn't bother! - Peter
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PETA reveals sad plight of Manila Zoo's lonely elephant
For the past three years now, PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) has featured the campaigns of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the largest animal rights organization in the world that has over two million members and supporters.
Remember the "Go Vegetarian" campaign of Yasmien Kurdi? How about the bare-it-all pictorial of Diether Ocampo to underscore “Naked Truth: Animals Don’t Belong in Zoos"? Of course, you surely didn't miss the anti-captivity ad of Borgy Manotoc and Ornusa Cadness where their bodies were painted with tiger stripes.
This time, the spotlight is on Mali, who has a celebrity status in Manila Zoo.
WHO IS MALI? Vishwamali, or Mali for short, is an elephant who was born in Sri Lanka in 1974. She was only three years old when she was torn from her family and shipped to the Manila Zoo.
Confined to a barren, concrete enclosure where she lives alone, Mali is now said to be exhibiting the classic signs of depression and psychological stress. Bringing more elephants to the zoo will increase profits, but not further the wellbeing of Mali. The Manila Zoo's decrepit enclosure cannot adequately house one elephant, let alone more than one.
Hence, PETA is calling on the zoo's administrators to immediately relocate Mali to an accredited sanctuary, where she can enjoy the vital companionship of other elephants and roam and forage amid lush, natural vegetation.
In the wild, elephants such as Mali live and travel in close-knit matriarchal herds of related females, who roam up to 80 kilometers a day. Asian elephants have home ranges of between 25,000 and 60,000 hectares. The entire Manila Zoo measures only 5.5 hectares.
PETA's investigation revealed that when she's not on display, Mali spends most of her time sleeping. In the wild, Mali can browse and graze; pluck fruit, leaves, and shoots from trees; take mud baths and swim and play in the water.
Carol Buckley—who has more than 35 years of professional experience in the care and management of Asian elephants and who operates The Elephant Sanctuary, which, at more than 1,000 hectares, is the largest rehabilitation and living center for former zoo and circus elephants—told PETA:
"There can be no doubt that Mali's undersized living space and isolation has had, and will continue to have, a severe negative impact on her physical and psychological health. More often than not, captive elephants are afflicted with painful and crippling illnesses that are directly related to lack of space and lead to drastically shortened life spans. It is likely that Mali is or
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PETA reveals sad plight of Manila Zoo's lonely elephant
For the past three years now, PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) has featured the campaigns of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the largest animal rights organization in the world that has over two million members and supporters.
Remember the "Go Vegetarian" campaign of Yasmien Kurdi? How about the bare-it-all pictorial of Diether Ocampo to underscore “Naked Truth: Animals Don’t Belong in Zoos"? Of course, you surely didn't miss the anti-captivity ad of Borgy Manotoc and Ornusa Cadness where their bodies were painted with tiger stripes.
This time, the spotlight is on Mali, who has a celebrity status in Manila Zoo.
WHO IS MALI? Vishwamali, or Mali for short, is an elephant who was born in Sri Lanka in 1974. She was only three years old when she was torn from her family and shipped to the Manila Zoo.
Confined to a barren, concrete enclosure where she lives alone, Mali is now said to be exhibiting the classic signs of depression and psychological stress. Bringing more elephants to the zoo will increase profits, but not further the wellbeing of Mali. The Manila Zoo's decrepit enclosure cannot adequately house one elephant, let alone more than one.
Hence, PETA is calling on the zoo's administrators to immediately relocate Mali to an accredited sanctuary, where she can enjoy the vital companionship of other elephants and roam and forage amid lush, natural vegetation.
In the wild, elephants such as Mali live and travel in close-knit matriarchal herds of related females, who roam up to 80 kilometers a day. Asian elephants have home ranges of between 25,000 and 60,000 hectares. The entire Manila Zoo measures only 5.5 hectares.
PETA's investigation revealed that when she's not on display, Mali spends most of her time sleeping. In the wild, Mali can browse and graze; pluck fruit, leaves, and shoots from trees; take mud baths and swim and play in the water.
Carol Buckley—who has more than 35 years of professional experience in the care and management of Asian elephants and who operates The Elephant Sanctuary, which, at more than 1,000 hectares, is the largest rehabilitation and living center for former zoo and circus elephants—told PETA:
"There can be no doubt that Mali's undersized living space and isolation has had, and will continue to have, a severe negative impact on her physical and psychological health. More often than not, captive elephants are afflicted with painful and crippling illnesses that are directly related to lack of space and lead to drastically shortened life spans. It is likely that Mali is or
Read Full Story
Check out the Zoo News Digest FACEBOOK Page
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