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Wellspring: Current Issue: Volume 10 | Issue 3

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Feature Article:

Husbandry Training With an Exceptional South African Crocodile
Lauren Augustine, Bronx Zoo

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Table of Contents

President's Column- Susan Purtell

Husbandry Training With an Exceptional South African Crocodile- Lauren Augustine

2010 ABMA Conference- Nicole Begley

You Can Train an Eye for Art, But a True Artist Just "Nose"- Katrina Winsor

Bobcat Enrichment Photo- ZooQuarium

Have Paws Will Travel

Calendar of Events- Heather Leeson

Sea Otter Enrichment Photo- Seattle Aquarium

Getting to Know...Kirstin Anderson Hansen- Tricia Dees

Training Royalty at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden- Kathy Vause and Holly Jones

New Faces, New Places

Incorporating Behavioral Enrichment into Husbandry- Hilda Tresz

Editor's Corner- Heidi Hellmuth

Wellspring: Volume 10 | Issue 2

Feature Article:

Thinking BIG!
Elephant Enrichment at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

Sue Pfaff, Assistant Mammal Curator,
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

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Table of Contents

President’s Column – Susie Ekard

Behavior Management Program for Grant's Zebra- Julie Hartell-DeNardo

Thinking BIG! Elephant Enrichment at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden- Sue Pfaff

Getting to Know...Chris Bellows- Tricia Dees

Save the Date- ABMA 2010 Conference

Calendar of Events- Heather Leeson

Animal Training Trial of the Century?- Otto Fad

Time Budgets and Behaviors of Double-Wattled Cassowaries- Taylor Callicrate and Erika Bauer

New Faces, New Places

Wellspring: Volume 10 | Issue 1

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Table of Contents:

President's Column- Susie Ekard

Thinking Outside of the Mew- Margaret Rousser

Robotic Animals- Next Generation Tool for Zoo and Aquarium Professionals?- Maureen Carter

2009 Conference Schedule at a Glance

You're Training What? The Mischievous Polar Bear- Angelika Rehrig

Calendar of Events- Heather Leeson

Agonistic Interaction and its Indications of Dominance Structure Between a Pair of Female Asian Elephants- Courtney McLaughlan and Erika Bauer

ICEE9

Thinking Inside the Box- Megan Anderson

Getting to Know...Heidi Hellmuth- Tricia Dees

New Faces, New Places

Editor's Corner- Heidi Hellmuth

Wellspring: Volume 9 | Issue 4

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Table of Contents:

President’s Column– Susie Ekard

Training an Imprinted White-Naped Crane for Artificial Insemination Without Physical Restraint- Chris Crowe

2008 Elections- Sue Rubino

The End-of-Session Signal: Advanced Communication or a Trigger for Frustration?- Ted Turner

Calendar of Events- Heather Leeson

Positivism Preference United ABMA Members at Conference- Jeff Andrews, Margaret Whittaker, Otto Fad

How to Teach an Old Bear New Tricks- Jilian Fazio

Getting to Know...Rickey Kinley- Tricia Dees

2009 Conference Update

2009 Conference Registration Form

2009 Conference Abstract Submission Form

Wellspring: Volume 9 | Issue 3

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Table of Contents:

President’s Column– Susie Ekard

Just One Look...and the Geese are Gone

You're Training What?- Penguins- Angelika Rehrig

2009 ABMA Annual Conference

ABMA Travel Scholarship Now Available

ABMA 2009 Conference- 1st Call for Presenters

Campfire Chatter- Angi Millwood

New Faces, New Places

How Training and Understanding Behavior Were Used to Medicate and Evaluate a Terminally Ill Douc Langur- Anna Halko-Angemi

Calendar of Events- Heather Leeson

Photos- Enrichment at Moody Gardens

Simulating Natural Hunting Behavior in 0.3 Captive African Wild Dogs Using a Lure Course in a Protected Contact Setting- Michael Murray

Photos- Oakland Zoo Zebra Training

2008 Conference Wrap Up

ABMA Merchandise Order Form

Getting to Know...Sue Rubino- Tricia Dees

Editor's Corner- Heidi Hellmuth

Wellspring: Volume 9 | Issue 2

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Table of Contents:

President’s Column– Sue Rubino

Scat Detection Dogs in Wildlife Research Management – Samuel Wasser, Barbara

Davenport, Elizabeth Ramage, Kathleen Hunt, Margaret Parker, Christine Clarke, and

Gordon Stenhouse

Calendar of Events- Heather Leeson

New Faces-New Places

Reducing Ooperant Aggression in Pigs- Elizabeth Abram Mark and Lisa Clifton-Bumpass

Committee Spotlight

ABMA Leaders Wanted – Call for Nominations

Safety and Your Primate Enrichment Program- Matt Goeben

Using Cooperative Feeding to Reintroduce 1.1 African Elephants- Gina Gambertoglio

Getting to Know...Rob Yordi- Tricia Brown

Enrichment Photos from the Smithsonian's National Zoo

Editor's Corner- Heidi Hellmuth

Wellspring: Volume 9 | Issue 1

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Table of Contents:

President’s Column – Sue Rubino

Enrichment Photos from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Using Behavior Observations to Evaluate Enrichment and Husbandry Practices in a Mixed Species Exhibit – Emily Insalaco and Ronda Schwetz

Events & Seminars – Heather Leeson

Ready-Set-Connect-Success! How Animals are Connected to Our Lives Through the Environment - Mo Carter

DogStudent.com – Scott Schwarts

Campfire Chatter – Angi Millwood

Letter to the Editor – Leslie Storer

The ABMA Has a New Website – Sarah Stuve

Committee Spotlight – New Chairs - Vet Advisory and Website

Committee Spotlight – Animal Behavior Management – Honors and Awards

Merchandise – Proceedings – Publications - Sponsorship

Merchandise Order Form

Using Enrichment as a Training Tool – the Innovative Operant Conditioning Program at Riverbanks Zoo - Lynn Yakubinis and Sara Floyd

Editor’s Corner – Heidi Hellmuth

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