Magazine of the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association
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Volume 38, Number 1 ~ First Quarter 2013 Magazine of the International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association Using Auditory Cues with a Visually Impaired Sound Stationing Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ALSO IN THIS A Novel Approach to Training Phlebotomy ISSUE: of the 40th Annual IMATA Procedures in Atlantic Bottlenose Conference in Hong Kong Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to Treat Iron Storage Disease ISSN # 1007-016X VOLUME 38, NUMBER 1 - FIRST QUARTER 2013 SOUNDINGS PUBLICATION CHIEF EDITOR HEATHER KEENAN – Miami Seaquarium DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE HUMANE CARE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ERIC GAGLIONE – Georgia Aquarium MAGAZINE OF THE INTERnatiOnaL MARINE ANIMAL TRAINERS’ ASSOCiatiON AND HANDLING OF MARINE ANIMALS BY FOSTERING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS THAT SERVE ASSOCIATE EDITOR MARINE ANIMAL SCIENCE THROUGH TRAINING, PUBLIC DISPLAY, SUZANNE SMITH – Louisiana Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Resue Program RESEARCH, HUSBANDRY, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION. BACK TO BASICS – Benjamin Schreiner ENRICHING ENVIRONMENTS – Ronnie Smith 12 OFF THE SHELF – John Widick PRODUCT PROFILE – Chris Scullion TRAINER’S FORUM – Sarah Sayre ASSOCIATE EDITOR MARTHA HILL – Sea Life Park Hawaii Front Cover Photo Credit: Marineland Dolphin Adventure IMATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT REGIONAL REPORTS ERIC GAGLIONE SHELLEY WOOD Asia Philip Wong Georgia Aquarium ABC Animal Training/Dolphin Discovery Australia Ryan Tate REGIONAL REPORTER CONTACT INFORMATION Canada Brian Sheehan Associate Editor: Martha Hill [email protected] Caribbean Islands Bernard Collie FIRST VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER Europe North Central Christiane Thiere Asia: Philip Wong [email protected] MICHELLE SOUSA ROBERT ROOZENDAAL Europe Northeast Sunna Edberg Australia/New Zealand: Ryan Tate [email protected] Aquarium of the Pacific Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Europe Northwest John-Rex Mitchell 5 Canada: Brian Sheehan [email protected] Europe South Central Pablo Joury 26 Caribbean Islands: Bernard Collie [email protected] SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY Europe Southwest Monika Lechermeier KELLY FLAHERTY CLARK JENNIFER LEACH Japan Haruhiko Kato Europe North Central: Christiane Thiere [email protected] SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld San Diego Mexico Alex Mata Europe Northeast: Sunna Edberg [email protected] Middle East Tommy Wilken THIRD VICE PRESIDENT DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Pacific Islands Stephanie Vlachos Europe Northwest: John-Rex Mitchell [email protected] Russia/Ukraine Monika Lechermeier Europe South Central: Pablo Joury [email protected] TERRI CORBETT PATTY SCHILLING South Africa Gabby Harris Europe Southwest: Monika Lechermeier [email protected] Atlantis Paradise Island New England Aquarium South America Miguel Marques U.S. Midwest Stacey Lonski Japan: Haruhiko Kato [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT U.S. North Central John-Rex Mitchell Mexico Alex Mata [email protected] Bill Wolden U.S. Northeast Beth Manning Middle East: Tommy Wilken [email protected] Dolphin Quest U.S. Northwest Cinthia Alia-Mitchell U.S. South Central Shannon Ray Pacific Islands: Stephanie Vlachos [email protected] U.S. Southeast Sarah Graff Russia/Ukraine: Monika Lechermeier [email protected] U.S. Southwest Brittany Harris FEATURES South Africa: Gabby Harris [email protected] COMMITTEE CHAIRS SOUND STATIONING: USING South America Miguel Marques [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR 5 ACCREDITATION LEGISLATION, INFORMATION, ERIKA STUEBING – Georgia Aquarium AUDITORY CUES WITH A U.S. Midwest: Stacey Lonski [email protected] BILLY HURLEY AND POLICY WHAT’S UP DOC – Jen DeGroot VISUALLY IMPAIRED BOTTLENOSE U.S. North Central: John-Rex Mitchell [email protected] Georgia Aquarium MICHAEL OSBORN CONSERVATION BRIEFS – Shelly Samm DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus) U.S. Northeast: Beth Manning [email protected] Mystic Aquarium EDUCATION FORUM – Jason Jones Overcoming challenges by changing how to DEPARTMENTS ANIMAL TRAINING ADVISORY INNERviews – Kevin Roberts U.S. Northwest: Cinthia Alia-Mitchell [email protected] NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS – Haley Merritt communicate with a disabled dolphin TODD COFFMAN MEMBERSHIP SERVICES U.S. South Central: Shannon Ray [email protected] RESEARCH BRIEFS – Beau Richter CONSERVATION BRIEFS SeaWorld Orlando SUNNA EDBERG 8 U.S. Southeast: Sarah Graff [email protected] DESIGN AFFECTS SHORT-TERM KNOWLEDGE Features conservation tidbits from Kolmarden ASSOCIATE EDITOR 12 AND ATTITUDE OUTCOMES IN SEA LION around the world U.S. Southwest: Brittany Harris [email protected] DENNIS CHRISTEN NICOLE O’DONNELL – Navy Marine Mammal Program Georgia Aquarium LAURA YEATES CONFERENCE COUNTDOWN – Michelle Sousa SHOW AUDIENCES CONFERENCE SITE SELECTION – Shelley Wood Do species conservation message impacts differ NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS National Marine Mammal Foundation 9 Information on upcoming Soundings is published four times a year by the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA) CENTRAL OFFICE LIP SYNC – Mark Xitco between animal shows of varying designs? as a service to its members. Submissions of manuscripts, photographs, and illustrations are welcomed and KEN RAMIREZ MERCHANDISE MEMBERSHIP UPDATES – Jennifer Leach workshops, seminars, conferences, MERCHANDISE – Ann Hoedt John G. Shedd Aquarium ANN HOEDT A NOVEL APPROACH TO TRAINING and more encouraged, but will be returned only if accompanied by a return envelope and adequate postage. Any NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS – Shelley Wood 26 material accepted is subject to such revision as is necessary in our sole discretion to meet the requirements Georgia Aquarium PHLEBOTOMY PROCEDURES IN PRESIDENT’S CORNER – Eric Gaglione EDUCATION FORUM of publication. Soundings is produced using Microsoft Word; the style manual followed is the fifth edition CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH REGIONAL WORKSHOP REPORTS – Shelley Wood ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (Tursiops 10 (2002) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Electronic submissions are preferred DEBI COLBERT NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS truncatus) TO TREAT IRON STORAGE DISEASE The story of Bismark, the special and can be sent to IMATA Soundings Chief Editor, Heather Keenan, at: [email protected]. (Typed submissions Association of Zoos and Aquariums SHELLEY WOOD ASSOCIATE EDITOR Treating Hemocromatosis through voluntary needs animal ambassador at ABC Animal Training/Dolphin Discovery NEDRA HECKER Denver Zoo will also be accepted and should be double spaced on 8.5” x 11” paper.) Include the name, address, FAX FEATURE ARTICLES husbandry behavior number, and phone number of the author on the title page. Slides and hard copy or photographs can be color EDUCATION SERVICES MADELYNN HETTIGER PUBLIC RELATIONS AND Michael Belshaw, Marineland Antibes OFF THE SHELF or black and white; photographs should be at least 3” x 5”. Digital photographs are welcomed and should Traci Belting, Seattle Aquarium John G. Shedd Aquarium PROMOTIONS 11 have adequate resolution when viewed on a computer screen. For all images, include captions, identify all Linda Beverly, Indianapolis Zoo Reviews the Odyssey of KP2, by MICHAEL HUNT recognizable persons, and include a photo credit. The act of submitting an article, photograph, or illustration Margaret Black, Mystic Aquarium Terrie Williams FINANCE Georgia Aquarium IMATA BUSINESS constitutes an agreement that (1) the materials are free of copyright restrictions, (2) photo releases have Sarah Brignac, Dolphin Research Center TRACI BELTING Carmen Colitz DVM, Animal Eye Specialty Clinic REGIONAL REPORTS been obtained, and (3) the material may be published by IMATA in Soundings or other IMATA publications. PRESIDENT'S CORNER Seattle Aquarium PUBLICATIONS Scott Hjerling, Coral World 4 20 Keep up on news from IMATA Deadlines for submission are 15 November, 15 February, 15 May, and 15 August. Submissions should be Andy Johnson, Monterey Bay Aquarium The continued growth of IMATA in 2013 PATRICK BERRY members around the world addressed to Heather Keenan, Soundings Chief Editor, email [email protected] or mailed to IMATA, 1200 HISTORIAN Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Catherine ‘CJ’ Johnson, Knoxville Zoo Nina Lambert, Dolphin Quest Hawaii CONFERENCE WRAP-UP South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA, or faxed to (312) 939-2216. Address changes should be sent CHERYL MESSINGER 16 RESEARCH BRIEFS to IMATA’s Secretary, Jennifer Leach, at the same address. Address changes can also be made online at Dolphin Connection REGIONAL WORKSHOPS Brett Long, Alaska SeaLife Center Memories from the 40th Annual IMATA 30 Patrick W. B. Moore, National Marine Mammal Foundation Underwater hearing in the IMATA’s web site, www.imata.org. SHELLEY WOOD Conference in Hong Kong Ken Ramirez, John G. Shedd Aquarium Loggerhead Sea Turtle HONORS AND AWARDS ABC Animal Training/Dolphin Discovery Grey Stafford, Wildlife World Zoo ©Copyright 2013. All of the articles contained within Soundings are the personal views of the respective NICOLE O’DONNELL (Caretta caretta) John Widick, Clearwater Marine Aquarium CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS authors and do not necessarily represent the views of IMATA or its Board of Directors. Navy Marine Mammal Program SPONSORSHIP Erin Weber, New England Aquarium 18 CHRIS SCULLION Find out which presentations took home SAIC BioSolutions HISTORIAN an award CONTACT US CHERYL MESSINGER – The Dolphin Connection 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA PHONE (312) 692-3193 • FAX (312) 939-2216 PHOTO