PROGRAMA DEL CONGRESO
1st International Congress on Zookeeping (October 2003)
Octubre 2003

Saturday 4 th October 2003.

8.30 Welcome from the Mayor of Alphen a/d Rijn

8.40 Welcome from John de Hoon, director of Vogelpark Avifauna

8.45 Welcome from the organisers and an introduction to the associations

9.00 Keynote Address; Colin Tudge, UK.

10.00 Making a difference with bowling for Rhinos, Patty Peartree, USA

10.20 Breeding and reintroduction of the European Hamster in the Netherlands, Simone de Vries, Netherlands.

10.40 A canary down the mine shaft, Meg Doepel and Geoff Underwood, Australia.

11.00 Break

11.30 The role of zoos in the changing world, Onwuka Friday, Nigeria.

11.50 If I ran the zoo, I'ld get into in-situ, Norman Gershenz, USA.

12.10 Rotterdam Zoo & conservation, Angela Glaston, Netherlands.

12.30 Digital photography: Applications, storage & management in a zoo environment, Laurie McGivern, USA.

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Captive breeding of the Southern Angle-headed dragon, Byron Manning, Australia.

14.20 Management of Northern striped kiwi in Frankfurt Zoo, Rudolf Wicker, Germany.

14.40 Nile crocodile training at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Arianne Parton, USA.

15.00 Handrearing of an infant Western Lowland gorilla with dietary hypersdensitivity, Damian Lewis, Australia.

15.20 Break

15.50 Ghost bats at Perth zoo: Trapping Ghost bats in the Pilbra region of W. Australia, A. Sulman, K. Rotherham, D. Hulme, Australia.

16.10 Enrichment for zookeepers?, Erik Block, Belgium.

16.30 Winner of the AASK Conference 'Best Presentation': (title and author to be announced).

17.00 Poster session: Authors by their posters

18.30 Official end of session.

Sunday 5 th October 2003.

8.30 A gluten free diet for Callitrichids, Cora Berndt, Netherlands.

8.50 'The Algae' - Environmental enrichment at Kolmarden 2003, Sunna Edberg, Sweden.

9.10 Australian Mammal Standards, Stephen Jackson, Australia.

9.30 Does cross-fostering with chickens have a role in zoos?, Lara Thick, UK.

9.50 A management strategy for keeping and breeding tropical butterflies, Louwerens-Jan Nederlof, Netherlands.

10.10 The captive management and breeding success of the Eastern Pygmy Possum, Lindell Andrews, Australia.

10.30 Break

11.00 Workshops: zoo nutrition, animal training (details to follow - other workshops still sought!)

12.30 Summarise and end

13.00 Depart for Arnhem

Monday 6 th October 2003.

8.30 Special presentation:

a) The creation of the 1st ICZ, Geoff Underwood, Australia.

b) Managing a catastrophe at Tidbinbilla

9.15 An evening at the Dutch zoos; specially for chronically ill and disabled children. Ko Veltman, Netherlands.

9.35 Jerusalem's Zoomobiles: striking a strategic balance, Na'ama , Israel.

9.55 Reaching out to the youngsters, Elaine Kirchner, USA.

10.15 Break

10.50 The use of camera boxes for observing small cat births, Michael Land, USA.

11.10 Developing a conservation awareness and improving the keepers with the animal welfare at Cali Zoo, Columbia, Adriana Girón, Columbia.

11.30 Causes of mortality of captive Indian Rhinoceros in Assam state zoo, Apurba Chakraborty, India.

11.50 Helping Ursula: incorporating compatible alternative therapies to support traditional Western medicine, Lee Houts, USA.

12.10 Experiences in a mixed gazelle & antelope bachelor group in Qatar, Catrin & Sven Hammer, Qatar.

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Workshops: zoo nutrition, Animal training (details to follow)

14.45 Summarise and end

15.00 Depart for Amsterdam

Tuesday 7 th October 2003.

9.00 Keynote Address: Conservation of African Wild Dogs, Gregory Rasmussen

9.40 Important factors to know when working with human abused primates, R. Cabrera Porcel, O. Feliu Olleta, Spain.

10.00 Novel food presentation device for Orang-utans, Cara Buckley, Ireland.

10.20 Basic facts about keeping amphibians, especially salamanders and frogs, Katrin Hohmann, Germany.

10.40 Management of glucose toxicity in a tiger, Stephanie De Gesero, USA.

11.00 Break

11.30 Activity patterns of captive gorillas, Brendan Walsh, Ireland.

11.50 The role of zookeepers in zoo research, Charlotte O'Sullivan, UK.

12.10 Strengthening the role of wildlife rehabilitators on a world wide scale, Andre van Gemmert, Netherlands.

12.30 Use of zoo's as wildlife rescues and rehabilitation centres, Anil Kumar Chhangani, India.

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Workshops and discussions: Keeper training, setting up keeper associations, 2nd ICZ

15.20 Summarise and report

Awards (best poster / presentation etc.) Keynote Address: Keeping of Lycaon, Gregory Rasmussen

16.00 Close of formal programme

PRECONFERENCE

POSTCONFERENCE