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Empowering Sea Lions: Environmental Choice as a Reinforcer

The Grey Area of Penguin Surrogacy in the Form of a Newly Hatched Penguin Chick

Managing a Single Parakeet Auklet in a Multispecies Colony

2025 Conference Honors and Awards Winners

Letter from IMATA's Executive Director

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Empowering Sea Lions: Environmental Choice as a Reinforcer

Empowering Sea Lions: Environmental Choice as a Reinforcer

This article will tell you more about the implementation of choice and control through the use of a method in which an animal can have control over its participation during a session with a trainer.

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The Grey Area of Penguin Surrogacy in the Form of a Newly Hatched Penguin Chick

The Grey Area of Penguin Surrogacy in the Form of a Newly Hatched Penguin Chick

Since 2017, Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park has successfully raised 17 African black-footed penguins from hatchlings through adulthood. It was realized that if it was desirable to maximize the success rate of this endangered species through the breeding program, it was necessary to think outside the box to come up with a solution.

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Managing a Single Parakeet Auklet in a Multispecies Colony

Managing a Single Parakeet Auklet in a Multispecies Colony

Introduction Since 2003, the North Carolina Zoo has been the only AZA facility in the US to house parakeet auklets. However, by 2022, only one parakeet auklet, Squirt, remained. Although he was housed with horned puffins and thick-billed murres, staff felt that this specific bird’s welfare could be managed as an individual even though this is a social species ... More »

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Conference Wrap-up

Conference Wrap-up

Our 2025 conference is officially in the books and, as cool people would say “the vibes were immaculate.”

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Letter from IMATA's Executive Director

Letter from IMATA's Executive Director

A few words from IMATA's Executive Director, Tamara Bankson    

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Community News

Community News

Keep up on news from IMATA members around the world.

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Enriching Environments

Enriching Environments

Enhancing Welfare through Mixed-Species Enrichment: A Study on Australian Sea Lions (Neophoca cinerea) and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

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What's Up Doc?

What's Up Doc?

Chronic Idiopathic Lymphoplasmacytic/Histiocytic Rhinitis in Harbor Seals: What’s Going On? No One Nose.

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Notices and Announcements

Notices and Announcements

Information on upcoming workshops, seminars, conferences, and more

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IMATA Business

Conference Wrap-up

IMATA conference – Chicago, Illinois – 9-13 March 2024

Letter from IMATA's Executive Director

A few words from IMATA's Executive Director, Tamara Bankson

Soundings Publication Details

The Editorial Staff

IMATA Leadership

IMATA Leadership at the time of this issue

Departments

Community News

Keep up on news from IMATA members around the world.

Enriching Environments

Enhancing Welfare through Mixed-Species Enrichment: A Study on Australian Sea Lions (Neophoca cinerea) and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

What's Up Doc?

Chronic Idiopathic Lymphoplasmacytic/Histiocytic Rhinitis in Harbor Seals: What’s Going On? No One Nose.

Notices and Announcements

Information on upcoming workshops, seminars, conferences, and more

Animal Facts

Sea Otter

Scientific name: Enhydra lutris

Green Conservation

Toxic Chemicals

Almost all magazine papers have been bleached with chlorine or chlorine compounds, which produce extremely toxic dioxin.