The SPIDER Framework can be designed to help guide the people who are perhaps unfamiliar with animal behaviour, not to mention the individual animal or camp in question to best design and create an enrichment experience.
SPIDER Can be used as an educational tool to enhance communication between the stakeholders.
SPIDER quickly helps asses the safety of the enrichment for the individual.
SPIDER focuses the stakeholders on the 'question or goal' and moves to achieve them.
SPIDER creates teamwork and problem solving.
Staff development (Pretoria Zoo 2006 - 2009)
Online Students with LOOP Abroad (Lory Park Zoo 2020)
In-house Staff and long term volunteers (Lory Park Zoo 2020)
Oh my... SPIDER is a process, a method to introduce scientific principals and gather valuable information about the animals we care for. SPIDER focuses and teaches us about our animals to understand behaviour better. Below are examples that Lory Park Zoo (Midrand, South Africa 2020) have developed for both their in-house and keeper development programmes. Disney Animal Kingdom (DAK) has a great website and I encourage you to explore their SPIDER Framework process too: http://www.animalenrichment.org/spider