<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Dear All,<br><br>Apologies for any cross posting but I would be grateful if you could forward this information to any interested parties, as due to demand we have added a new SEEC date to our calender for this year from the 20th-23rd of Sept. Although this is short notice we already have a substantial reserve list from the last course which sold out in 3 weeks, so places are limited.<br><br><span>Details below and appearing soon on our website (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.aspinallfoundation.org/portlympne/keepers-and-rangers/view/241">http://www.aspinallfoundation.org/portlympne/keepers-and-rangers/view/241</a>).</span><br><br>Many thanks and best wishes, Mark<br><br><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator"
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{page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="Heading1A" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua";">The Fourth Howletts and Port Lympne Student Environmental Enrichment Course (SEEC)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Heading1A" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua";">20<sup>th</sup> to 23<sup>rd</sup> September 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Heading1A" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Instructors: Mark Kingston Jones and Chris Hales<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Due to the high demand for places and positive feedback, Howletts and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Port</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lympne</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Wild</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Animal</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Parks</st1:placetype></st1:place> are pleased to announce their fourth student course on Environmental Enrichment to be run by Mark Kingston Jones and Chris Hales, in collaboration with keepers from both institutions.<span style=""> </span>Mark has been involved in the animal welfare field since 2004.
He now works at Howletts and Port Lympne as ‘Enrichment and Research Officer’, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-GB">organising</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> workshops, talks and working with keepers to design and implement enrichment ideas. In addition to co-running and running the previous three Student Environmental Enrichment Courses, he has been involved in two Shape workshops, in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region> and is now the Shape-UK & Ireland events co-ordinator.<span style=""> </span>As well as being an Honorary Research Fellow of the <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Anthropology</st1:placename> and Conservation, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename
w:st="on">Kent</st1:placename></st1:place>, he received two animal welfare awards for student research projects, and has presented 9 talks on topics relating to animal welfare at conferences, both nationally and internationally. Chris contributed heavily to the second and third courses, and is now a full instructor, he has been a Keeper at Port Lympne for 12yrs and having worked on every section with a multitude of taxa, has a wide range of experience in the field of husbandry and enrichment.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">He </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-GB">specialises</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;"> in carnivores and developing long term secondary enrichment to promote natural </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-GB">behaviours</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;">
which he has presented at the 2010 REEC</span><span style="color: red; font-weight: normal;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This course is designed specifically for college and university students (past and present) who do not currently work within a zoo setting, but are looking to do so as a career. Over 3½ days students will gain a background in animal welfare and enrichment, dealing with welfare needs of different species, as well as providing practical skills in designing, building and testing enrichment within the settings of both Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, in Kent. <span style=""> </span>Our aim is to provide valuable experience and an overview of additional useful skills to a would-be keeper’s CV. <span style=""> </span>Please note you must be 18 or over to attend
this course.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This course is roughly split equally between lecture and practical components. <span style=""> </span>Lecture topics include: Animal welfare, the 5 categories of enrichment, the enrichment framework, animal husbandry and learning, enclosure design and breaking into the zoo world. <span style=""> </span>Additionally there will be Keeper lead talks and practicals involving working with carnivores, primates, ungulates, elephant management, <i style="">in-situ</i> conservation, rope splicing and fire hose weaving. <span style=""> </span>The final day of the course will result in the application of all these principles as delegates are split into groups allowing you the opportunity to design, build and test enrichment with one of our animals
from a selection of species. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Please note that delegates are required to provide their own lunches and can either bring their own or purchase food from the canteen. Information on discounted accommodation including dinner, bed and breakfast is available on request and the number of available places is limited, so please book early.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The workshop registration fee of £150 includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~ All workshop materials over the 3½ days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~ Practical sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~ Drinks and biscuits during the scheduled tea breaks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">For further information and to request a booking form please contact: <span class="EmphasisA"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Christine Dutfield on:</span></b></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><st1:personname w:st="on"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ccw</span></span></st1:personname><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-weight: normal;">@aspinallfoundation.org<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="EmphasisA"><span style="font-family: "Book
Antiqua";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="EmphasisA"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Please registered as soon as possible to ensure your place at this Course</span></b></span><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <br></div><br>
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