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Chimpanzee Eden - Photo: Katie Waller
Staff training
Whether its one on one, small groups or large team training, we can cater for your facility and staff. We can provide staff training for a variety of subjects such as: animal introductions, managing bachelor groups, introducing fission-fusion and choice and control systems, great ape nutrition, keeper health and safety and working with dangerous animals, individual species husbandry, creating a training program, managing ape enrichment schedules and much more.
Great Ape Consultancy is available for presentations, conferences and workshops. We can also offer remote training via Skype/Zoom or similar platforms.
Learning the ropes at Chimpanzee Eden
When in 2018 a purpose built, state of the art enclosure was designed for Twycross Zooā€™s 17 chimpanzees, the great ape team were responsible for training, moving and intergrating the chimps in their new home as well as furnishing the exhibit, creating routines and operating procedures and training all other staff to work the facility.
- 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 improveĀ  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.
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CASE STUDIES
Chimpanzee Eden - Photo: Katie Waller
Chimpanzee Eden
Moving 17 chimps to a brand new facility
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Orana Wildlife Park
Building a new gorilla habitat in New Zealand
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Bonobo group move
Moving 8 bonobos on the same day
Orangutan female - Photo: Jenny Bridges
Orangutan crate training
Crate training in 23 days
Chimpanzee training - Photo: Katie Waller
Wound management
Wound management via positive reinforcement
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Fruit free diets
Transitioning all four great apes to fruit free diets