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Large Carnivores Course

Management, maintenance and conservation

A course aimed at professionals and university students of biology, veterinary medicine, etc. ..... and all those interested in learning, from the best professionals, how is the management in controlled conditions of large carnivores (bears, wolves, mink, cats) and the special case of giant pandas. We will discuss their needs, reproduction, transport, captive breeding and reintroduction programs, veterinary medicine, conservation programs, etc....

The course will take place at Aula del Océano, in the Environmental Education Building of Madrid Zoo Aquarium.

DATES

15 and 16 February 2025.

TIME

Saturday from 9:00am to 6:30pm. (Approximate hours) Sunday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. (Approximate timetable).

WHO FOR

Recommended for university students (Biology, Veterinary, Environmental studies, Psychology,...) and general public.

PRICE

Course: 120 €.

Cancellation of the reservation and, consequently, the refund of the payment, must be made at least one week in advance or, if applicable, duly justified.

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Program and speakers

Saturday, March 15, 2025

9.00 h Reception of participants. Accreditation. Opening of the course.
9.00 – 11.00 h. Introduction: carnivorous order. Taxonomic classification and biological characteristics. Carnivores of the world . Agustín López Goya. Director of Biology. Madrid Zoo-Aquarium.
11.00 - 11.30 h: Break
11.30 - 13.00 h. Study and conservation of the Iberian lynx. Speaker pending confirmation.
13.00 – 14.00 h. Enrichment and training programs. Rebeca Ortega. Graduate in Biology. Panda Bear Care Specialist. Madrid Zoo-Aquarium.
14:00 - 15:00 h: Lunch break
15.00 – 16.30 h. Keeping large carnivores under controlled conditions. Nutrition. María Delclaux Real De Asúa. Curator of Terrestrial Mammals. Madrid Zoo-Aquarium.
16.30 – 17.30 h. Environmental enrichment programme in different facilities (Practical session I).
17.30 h. End of the day

Sunday, March 16, 2025

9:00 h Reception of participants
9.00 – 11.00 h. Environmental enrichment program in different Zoo facilities (Practical session II)
11.00 – 12.30 h. The European mink, a challenge for conservation. Ex-situ conservation . The last hope for the European mink? Carmen Aranda. Veterinarian. Ex-situ conservation programme for the European mink.
12.30 - 14.00 h. Ecology and conservation of the wolf and brown bear in Spain. Juan Carlos Blanco. PhD in Biology. Member of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe ( Species Survival Commission (IUCN) and Scientific Advisor to the Brown Bear Foundation.
14.00 - 15:30 h. Lunch break.
15.30 – 17.00 h. Veterinary medicine in large carnivores . Juncal García. Department of Veterinary Medicine. Madrid Zoo-Aquarium. Parques Reunidos Group.
17.00 h. Conclusions and Diploma Ceremony