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2004 Abstract: Immersion exhibits have changed animal zoo exhibition using “nature” as the model for international best practice, yet even the most diverse zoo habitats don’t provide animals occupations and they soon become habituated with resulting...Oct 12, 1999 | Abstract
1999 Abstract: Recently opened great ape exhibits in Los Angles, Philadelphia and the Bronx are designed to improve the way people and apes relate to each other. This paper defines “Affiliative Design” and suggests ways to increase affiliation within great...Oct 12, 1999 | Abstract
1999 Abstract: Good Exhibit and facility design depends upon close collaboration between all “stakeholders” on the zoo staff with the professional design team. Animal care staff play a critical role in this interdisciplinary process. It is also essential...Oct 12, 1998 | Abstract
1998 Abstract: This paper suggest the need for more integration between design and management, and surveys a series of such systems already at work in American zoos and aquariums. Several of these establishments take an entrepreneurial and team approach to all...Oct 12, 1998 | Abstract
1998 Keynote address to the Chimpanzoo Conference Abstract: Why not let the monkeys run the Monkey House?Oct 12, 1997 | Abstract
1997 Abstract: Activity-based design strives to fully integrate animal husbandry, training, enrichment and display with facility design. This is a great advance over the traditional process where zoo staff attempt to develop and implement animal management systems...