Fundamentals Series-RELATED WEBINARS
Best Practices in Red Panda Management
This webinar will review best practices from experts in red panda care, and shows the San Diego Zoo's red panda program. The webinar also contains some of the latest information on conservation of red pandas in the wild.
Fundamentals of Animal Learning
Discover the importance of detailed observation of animal behaviors. Students will also discover technology to reduce the stresses associated with daily animal management, improving animal welfare.
The Basics of Operant Conditioning
Learn about several key operant conditioning tools and how to use them to solve routine problems in animal management.
How to Find an Extra 30 Minutes a Day
for Training and Enrichment
This webinar will provide an opportunity for the keeper/trainer to evaluate their daily processes to allow more time for enrichment and training.
Browse — The Role of Botanical Collections to Support Zoological Collections
This presentation will discuss the evolution of a browse program that has supported the husbandry and management of unique zoological species.
The Nitrogen Cycle and Biofiltration
In this webinar, aquatic animal health expert Dr. Rob Jones (The Aquarium Vet) discusses one of the most common causes for the death of fishes; ammonia toxicity and, to a lesser extent, nitrite toxicity.
Gills — The Powerhouse of Fish
In this webinar, aquatic animal health expert Dr. Rob Jones (The Aquarium Vet) examines the gills of fish, and how and why fish breathe underwater, and helps the learner understand what amazing organs the gills are.
Fish Welfare — Pain and Stress in Fish
Aquatic animal health expert Dr. Rob Jones (The Aquarium Vet) asks, "Do fish feel pain?" This has been a contentious issue over the past decade. The webinar will also look at stress in fish.
Zoo Exhibit Design: Past, Present, and Future
This presentation will give a brief history of zoos and animal exhibit design, discuss the theories behind modern exhibitry and the process for implementing them, and will end with a look at where exhibit design is headed in the future.
Animal Show Development
This program will provide important information about how best to present animals to your guests.
Solving Behavioral Problems — Aggression
This presentation will focus on a variety of common behavioral problems encountered with animals in a zoological setting, with special attention paid to the reduction of aggression.
Studbooks
This webinar will provide an introduction to studbooks, Species Survival Plans (SSPs), and Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs), and how these programs are linked within AZA.
Navigating the Information Jungle
In this webinar, librarian Talitha Matlin will provide learners with tips and tricks on how to quickly and inexpensively locate the information they need.
California Condor Conservation
This webinar will focus on the methods and strategies used, and the trials and challenges encountered by organizations and individuals that saved the species.
Avian Conservation Programs
Learn how to become more involved in local and international avian conservation.
Conservation Research Oversight and IACUC Collaborations
What is an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)? Why might IACUC important to you? How does it work?
Adaptive Radiation and Evolution
The factors involved in the biological concept of evolution will be discussed, with adaptive radiation as a particular mechanism, and how this is evident in certain features of Hawaiian honeycreepers.
Saving the Tuatara: Habitat Restoration on Stephens Island, New Zealand
Long extinct from the mainland and now only found on a few islands, the tuatara is getting help.
Mapping Performance and Talent Strategy for Results
Without an "HR strategic talent management plan" tied to organizational goals, HR teams struggle to play a strategic role in their organization Make the most of your true sustainable competitive differtiator — your workforce.
A World Famous Employee Communications Strategy
In recent years, San Diego Zoo Global's internal communications programs have been nationally recognized for excellence in outstanding employee communications.
Becoming a World Famous Mentor
A world-class employee mentoring program can build solidarity among your staff. It can help support stronger internal promotions from within your company, which is more cost-effective than recruiting outsiders.
World-class Innovations in Human Resources
This is one webinar any HR professional/organizational leader will not want to miss.
Roaring Rewards: Creating a World Famous Employee Recognition Program
Recognizing employees for hard work is an essential component to employee loyalty and a contributing factor to healthy workplace morale.