Enclosure design

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enclosure design

Are you bringing in a new ape species or refurbishing an existing enclosure? Great Ape Consultancy can help you get the most out of your great ape habitat. We offer advice on all aspects of enclosure design to ensure you meet the needs of your great apes and your facility.

Everything from layout, internal workings and structures, health and safety aspects, considerations for a variety of management styles (including futureproofing for new arrivals, introductions, births, separation, ageing animals, etc) internal furnishings and bespoke opportunities for built-in items for training and enrichment.

A properly designed habitat can increase activity, encourage natural, species specific behaviours and provide a stimulating environment for your great apes.

Gorilla enclosure - Orana Wildlife Park

The outside habitat at Orana Wildlife Park was designed to stimulate and physically challenge the gorillas by encorporating enrichment anchors, climbing structures and forage poles. The substrate may look like grass, but is actually a natural herb mix to encourage foraging and increase activity and species specific behaviours.

- Lorraine Miller

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Our Services

enclosure design

Advice on enclosure design and furnishing to best suit of any of the four great ape species.

Animal management

Advice on best management and husbandry practices for a range of species and different social groupings.

Staff training

Available for one on one, team or classroom style training workshops, on the job training of staff members.

Health and safety

Developing risk assessments, safe working protocols and SOPs, assessing safe working practices.

Introductions

Advice on introduction planning. Able to provide practical support when introducing individuals and staff training.

Nutrition

Nutritional advice for all four great apes, developing diet plans, transitioning to new diets, optimising diet presentation to improve health, welfare and behaviour.

Enrichment and training

Developing and assessing enrichment programmes. Advice on training a range of behaviours, developing in-house training skills and capacity.

Animal welfare

Advice on all aspects of great ape husbandry, developing routines and improving animal welfare. Independent welfare assessment of groups or animals.