International Polar Bear Husbandry Conference Proceedings
Hosted by Polar Bears International, February 4-7, 2004, San Diego, California
Behavior Training: Submitted Presentations
Panel Organizers
Amy Cutting, KeeperNorth America, Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR
Speakers
Julie Christie, Polar Bear Keeper, Oregon Zoo, Portland, ORBeth Ament,Animal Behavior Consultant, Bolingbroke, IL
Carrie Weitz, Acting Lead Keepr — Bearline & African Journey, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
Traci Belting, Marine Mammal Manager, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, WA
Bill Winhall, Assistant Curator of Mammals/Wild Arctic Team Leader, SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA
We wish to express our extreme gratitude to those speakers who have agreed to provide their papers and/or presentation materials for publication here.
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- “Creating New Training Opportunities for Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in a Challenging Holding Facility” Carrie Weitz, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
- “Champagne Training on a Beer Budget” Traci Belting, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
- “The Benefits of a Veterinarian/Trainer Relationship in Caring for Polar Bears” Beth A. Ament, Michael B. Briggs, DVM, MS
- “Training 102” Julie Christie
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