by Kyle Banton-Jones · Published February 16, 2020 · Last modified February 11, 2020
One of the hardest things about implementing an enrichment program is finding the resources to do so. Great enrichment programs are very material intensive and this can be daunting for facilities that do not...
The Importance of Foraging time When you break down the day to day life of many species, it generally breaks down into two main pursuits, the pursuit of a mate and the pursuit of...
by Kyle Banton-Jones · Published December 21, 2019 · Last modified December 15, 2019
Today I’ve decided to try to tackle some of the more common myths I hear people saying about Zoos, in person and on the internet. Myths like this get perpetuated mainly though people anthropomorphizing...
by Kyle Banton-Jones · Published November 23, 2019 · Last modified November 21, 2019
In this post, I am going to be talking about the fundamentals of Contrafreeloading as it relates to a Zoological setting. I believe Contrafreeloading to be an extremely valuable concept when designing an enrichment...
by Kyle Banton-Jones · Published September 28, 2019 · Last modified September 27, 2019
For this article, I have decided to go in-depth into what I think a great enrichment program for zoos and aquariums should look like. Ever since I became fascinated with animal enrichment I have...
For today’s post, I have decided to tackle the benefits of zoos and aquariums. I was prompted to write this article when I saw The Rocks recent Instagram post of him posing with a...
by Kyle Banton-Jones · Published February 2, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Behavioural Husbandry Animal Enrichment or “Behavioural Husbandry” as its commonly called in the animal care industry is the whole reason why this blog exists, my passion and an extremely important practice that is constantly...
I am a zookeeper, farmer, animal lover and self-proclaimed handyman. I have over 6 years of experience working with exotic animals, over 15 years working with domestic animals such as horses and dogs and several years of construction/ maintenance work. The only thing I like more than caring for animals is creating enrichment items for animals that benefit them both physically and mentally. I created this site not only to spread my passion and ideas but the passion and ideas of other animal care professionals as well. With my experience and skill set I have been able to create unique and species-specific enrichment items for a variety of animals and I’d love to show you how you and your organization can do it too! Check out our services and find out what Wild Enrichment can do for you.
