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August 18-21, 2024 Aug 18th - Closed-door steering committee meeting Icebreaker event in evening Aug 19th - 21st: Conference proceedings, banquet, and Silent Auction Aug 22nd - Zoo day SLIDESHOW |
Monday, August 19th, 2024
8:00 - 8:30 - Welcome
Jon Forrest Dohlin - Fresno Chaffee Zoo, CEO & Director
8:30 - 9:00 - SSP Update
Beth Schaefer - Los Angeles Zoo - Orangutan SSP Chair
9:00 - 9:20 - Studbook Update
Megan Elder - Como Zoo - Orangutan SSP Studbook Keeper
9:20 - 9:50 - Population Management
John Andrews - Orangutan SSP Population Biologist - AZA Population Management Center
9:50-10:00 - Break
10:00-11:00 - Keynote Address
Introducing Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) and Orangutan Haven
Dr. Ian Singleton - SOCP
11:00-11:30 - Social Media, Workshop, Research/Grants and Education Updates
Angie Selzer - Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - Orangutan SSP Vice Chair and Social Media/Workshop Advisor
11:30-11:50 - Yes, Your Zoo Should Have Orangutans
Lyn Heller - Virginia Living Museum - Orangutan SSP Steering Committee
11:50-12:10 - Exhibit and Facility Database Project
Megan Fox - Los Angeles Zoo - Orangutan SSP Steering Committee
12:10-1:10 - Lunch
1:10 - 2:10 - Orangutan Nutrition
Katrina Eschweiler, MSc - Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Orangutan SSP Nutrition Advisor
2:10 - 3:10 - Orangutan Pathology
Dr. Sushan Han - Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance - Orangutan SSP Pathology Advisor
3:10- 3:20 - Break
3:20- 3:30 - Husbandry Course Update
Erin Jones - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Orangutan SSP Treasurer
3:30- 3:50 - Animal Days
Emily Valdez and Caitlin Huff - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
3:50 - 4:10 - Conservation Interpretation at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Torin Taylor, Kylie Knight - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
4:10 - 5:00 - Orangutan Behavior Game and Sharing
Erica Wiebe - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
8:00 - 8:10 - Morning Announcements
8:10 - 9:10 - Raising Nangka Part 1 - Birth Management, Hand-Rearing, Training and Introductions
Janine Steele - Sacramento Zoo
Raising Nangka Part 2
Lynn Yakubinis - Zoo Atlanta - Orangutan SSP Secretary
9:10- 9:40 - Bess: A Reproductive Miracle?
Jaclyn Hensley - Phoenix Zoo
9:40-10:10 - Fission Fusion: One Big Family!
Madi McCaleb - Cameron Park Zoo
10:10-10:20 - Break
10:20-10:40 - Adapting to Off- Exhibit Care During Construction and COVID
Dallas LaDucer - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
10:40-11:10 - Enrichment Program
Megan Morris - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
11:10-11:25 - A Tale of Tua: Road to a Successful Pregnancy
Kelsey Wise - Philadelphia Zoo
11:25-11:40 - Alkaptonuria
Sarah Newsom - Indianapolis Zoo
11:40-12:00 - Welfare
Megan Morris - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
12:00- 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 - Keynote Address
The Work of BOS Foundation: An Update From the Field
Dr. Jamartin Sihite - Bornean Orangutan Survival Foundation
2:00 - 2:55 - Keynote Address
Choose Your Own Adventure: Preference Assessments in Animal Care
Dr. Christy Alligood
2:55 - 3:05 - Break
3:05 - 4:05 - The Microbiome and Orangutans
Katrina Eschweiler, MSc - Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Orangutan SSP Nutrition Advisor
4:05 - 4:35 - 2020: What a Year; Siabu's Story
Erica Weibe - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Sarah Shearer - Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Orangutan SSP Steering Committee
4:35 - 5:00 - Foster Rearing and Updates
Erin Jones - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Orangutan SSP Treasurer
Lynn Yakubinis - Zoo Atlanta - Orangutan SSP Secretary
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
8:00 - 8:10 - Morning Announcements
8:10 - 8:30 - Increasing Choice Opportunities for (Human and Non-Human) Great Apes
Rachel Franke - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
8:30 - 8:50 - Orangutan Reintroductions at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Clarissa DiCarlo & Jessica Morris - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
8:50 - 9:45 - Culture and Difficult Conversations
Erin Jones - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Orangutan SSP Treasurer
9:45 -10:00 - Dud to Stud; ABQ BioPark's Orangutan Exhibit Design
Josephine Frentzel - ABQ's BioPark
10:00-10:10 - Break
10:10-10:45 - Enrichment Sharing and Improving - Activity
Erica Wiebe - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
10:45-11:50 - The Price is Right: How Scientists Assess the Value of Reinforcers in Animal Learning
Dr. Christy Alligood
11:50-12:00 - Invitation to ABQ BioPark for Orangutan SSP 20205
Amber Alink - ABQ BioPark
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 - Five Star Reinforcers: Practical Assessments of Preference and Reinforcer Value - Activity
Dr. Christy Alligood
2:30 - 2:40 - Break
2:40 - 5:00 - Panel Discussions and Open Forum
8:00 - 8:30 - Welcome
Jon Forrest Dohlin - Fresno Chaffee Zoo, CEO & Director
8:30 - 9:00 - SSP Update
Beth Schaefer - Los Angeles Zoo - Orangutan SSP Chair
9:00 - 9:20 - Studbook Update
Megan Elder - Como Zoo - Orangutan SSP Studbook Keeper
9:20 - 9:50 - Population Management
John Andrews - Orangutan SSP Population Biologist - AZA Population Management Center
9:50-10:00 - Break
10:00-11:00 - Keynote Address
Introducing Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) and Orangutan Haven
Dr. Ian Singleton - SOCP
11:00-11:30 - Social Media, Workshop, Research/Grants and Education Updates
Angie Selzer - Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - Orangutan SSP Vice Chair and Social Media/Workshop Advisor
11:30-11:50 - Yes, Your Zoo Should Have Orangutans
Lyn Heller - Virginia Living Museum - Orangutan SSP Steering Committee
11:50-12:10 - Exhibit and Facility Database Project
Megan Fox - Los Angeles Zoo - Orangutan SSP Steering Committee
12:10-1:10 - Lunch
1:10 - 2:10 - Orangutan Nutrition
Katrina Eschweiler, MSc - Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Orangutan SSP Nutrition Advisor
2:10 - 3:10 - Orangutan Pathology
Dr. Sushan Han - Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance - Orangutan SSP Pathology Advisor
3:10- 3:20 - Break
3:20- 3:30 - Husbandry Course Update
Erin Jones - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Orangutan SSP Treasurer
3:30- 3:50 - Animal Days
Emily Valdez and Caitlin Huff - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
3:50 - 4:10 - Conservation Interpretation at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Torin Taylor, Kylie Knight - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
4:10 - 5:00 - Orangutan Behavior Game and Sharing
Erica Wiebe - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
8:00 - 8:10 - Morning Announcements
8:10 - 9:10 - Raising Nangka Part 1 - Birth Management, Hand-Rearing, Training and Introductions
Janine Steele - Sacramento Zoo
Raising Nangka Part 2
Lynn Yakubinis - Zoo Atlanta - Orangutan SSP Secretary
9:10- 9:40 - Bess: A Reproductive Miracle?
Jaclyn Hensley - Phoenix Zoo
9:40-10:10 - Fission Fusion: One Big Family!
Madi McCaleb - Cameron Park Zoo
10:10-10:20 - Break
10:20-10:40 - Adapting to Off- Exhibit Care During Construction and COVID
Dallas LaDucer - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
10:40-11:10 - Enrichment Program
Megan Morris - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
11:10-11:25 - A Tale of Tua: Road to a Successful Pregnancy
Kelsey Wise - Philadelphia Zoo
11:25-11:40 - Alkaptonuria
Sarah Newsom - Indianapolis Zoo
11:40-12:00 - Welfare
Megan Morris - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
12:00- 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 - Keynote Address
The Work of BOS Foundation: An Update From the Field
Dr. Jamartin Sihite - Bornean Orangutan Survival Foundation
2:00 - 2:55 - Keynote Address
Choose Your Own Adventure: Preference Assessments in Animal Care
Dr. Christy Alligood
2:55 - 3:05 - Break
3:05 - 4:05 - The Microbiome and Orangutans
Katrina Eschweiler, MSc - Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Orangutan SSP Nutrition Advisor
4:05 - 4:35 - 2020: What a Year; Siabu's Story
Erica Weibe - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Sarah Shearer - Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Orangutan SSP Steering Committee
4:35 - 5:00 - Foster Rearing and Updates
Erin Jones - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Orangutan SSP Treasurer
Lynn Yakubinis - Zoo Atlanta - Orangutan SSP Secretary
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
8:00 - 8:10 - Morning Announcements
8:10 - 8:30 - Increasing Choice Opportunities for (Human and Non-Human) Great Apes
Rachel Franke - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
8:30 - 8:50 - Orangutan Reintroductions at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Clarissa DiCarlo & Jessica Morris - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
8:50 - 9:45 - Culture and Difficult Conversations
Erin Jones - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Orangutan SSP Treasurer
9:45 -10:00 - Dud to Stud; ABQ BioPark's Orangutan Exhibit Design
Josephine Frentzel - ABQ's BioPark
10:00-10:10 - Break
10:10-10:45 - Enrichment Sharing and Improving - Activity
Erica Wiebe - Fresno Chaffee Zoo
10:45-11:50 - The Price is Right: How Scientists Assess the Value of Reinforcers in Animal Learning
Dr. Christy Alligood
11:50-12:00 - Invitation to ABQ BioPark for Orangutan SSP 20205
Amber Alink - ABQ BioPark
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 - Five Star Reinforcers: Practical Assessments of Preference and Reinforcer Value - Activity
Dr. Christy Alligood
2:30 - 2:40 - Break
2:40 - 5:00 - Panel Discussions and Open Forum