International gorilla workshop 2012 Program (update 9-june 2012)

TUESDAY, 12 JUNE ETHICS and WELFARE

08:30 – 09:00 Registration at Conference Center De St@art

Chair: Jeroen Stevens

09:00 – 09:20 Opening words Frank Rietkerk, Zoological Director Apenheul Primate Park 09:20 – 09:40 Development of the gorilla population within the EEP Frank Rietkerk, EEP Coordinator Gorillas, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 09:45 – 10:15 Personality differences in gorillas – Scientific investigation and implications for husbandry management Jana Uher, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany 10:20 – 10:50 Human interaction with a gorilla family a naturalistic field study with systemic team supervision Andreas Spengler, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Hannover, Germany

Coffee break 11:15 – 11:55 The Management of Captive Ape Populations Jan van Hooff, Professor emeritus, Ethology & Socio-ecology University Utrecht, The Netherlands 12:00 – 12:15 The ABC’s of managing males in the Gorilla SSP: advanced planning, behavior management, and cooperation Kristen Lukas, Gorilla SSP Coordinator, Association of Zoos & Aquariums Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, USA 12:20 – 12:40 Structure of social behaviour of gorilla males in two demographic conditions in captivity: all- male versus multimale/multifemale groups Nerea Amezcua-Valmala, Departamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Lunch 13:40 – 13:55 Infanticide by male gorillas in captivity; a survey Sanne Geutjes, Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands 14:00 – 14:15 The successful introduction of an orphaned gorilla at Bristol Zoo Gardens; Management and medical methods utilized Lynsey Bugg, Assistant Curator of Mammals, and Rob Rouse, keeper, Bristol Zoo, UK 14:20 – 14:35 A second chance for Nasibu in Rotterdam Zoo; A successful introduction of a 3 year old gorilla male Jos den Hartog, Gorilla Keeper, Rotterdam Zoo, The Netherlands 14:40 – 14:55 Bachelor boys in Safaripark Beekse Bergen Jon Klein Hofmeijer, Great Ape keeper, Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands. 15:00 – 15:15 Presence and future of the European gorilla crèche and information on an ongoing introduction Marianne Holtkötter & Iris Weiche, Wilhelma Zoo, Stuttgart, Germany

Coffee break 15:40 – 16:10 Results of the poll on gorilla ethics Jeroen Stevens, Research Coordinator, Department for Research & Conservation, The Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Belgium 16:15 – 17:15 Workshop on gorilla ethics

17:20 – 18:15 Presentation results workshop