Enriquecimento ambiental para animais selvagens em cativeiro

Abstract

The maintenance of wild animals in captivity is an important tool for the conservation of the species, however, this environment can compromise the well-being of the animals. It must be ensured that the enclosure provides a quality of life at least similar to what it would have in its natural habitat. Having proper management is essential for a good quality of life, we must cherish their well-being, not allowing prey to have visual, olfactory and auditory contact with predators, water available at all times, among others. Environmental enrichment is a fundamental tool to maintain quality of life, as it aims to encourage these animals to behave similarly to those they would have in nature, even in captivity. Currently, free-ranging animals go through many difficulties, caused mainly by us, with that, more and more animals are arriving in Zoos and end up joining the squad, so Zoos invest a lot in research and development of new techniques to improve the quality of life for these animals and make their lives better in captive environments.