WHAT DO WE DO?
At Wild Enrichment we strive to improve the welfare of exotic and domestic animals through the application of advanced behavioural husbandry practices. We provide Free Resources that will benefit any animals behavioural husbandry program and help take it to the next level.
WHO ARE WE?
Kyle Banton-Jones is a dedicated advocate for animal welfare and an expert in improving the lives of animals in zoological institutions. With over 10 years of experience working with a variety of animals, Kyle founded Wild Enrichment—a consulting company focused on enhancing animal welfare practices through behavioural husbandry. Through their guidance and expertise, they have introduced innovative enrichment programs and techniques that have positively impacted the lives of countless animals. Wild Enrichment has a number of free resources including Wildenrichment.com and the Wild Enrichment Podcast. Kyle currently resides in Toronto, Ontario and enjoys a variety of athletics, exploring the outdoors, and hanging out with his greyhound Flora.
Measuring Demeanour- A Qualitative Tool to Assess Animal Welfare
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Learn to Soar- Dealing with Burnout in the Animal Care Industry
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Are you leaving welfare “on the table”?
Are you Leaving Welfare on the Table? When caring for any animal in captivity, we all know it is imperative to keep their current welfare
A Guide to Domestic Horse Enrichment
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Animal Observations and Creating a Behaviour Baseline
I have written many articles about the benefits of a goal based enrichment programs and how to implement them into an animal care facility. In
Behavioural Husbandry for the “Individual”
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