Workshop Topics

Presentation Topics will include:

Population Management  

Natural history 

Enrichment

Nutrition

Training

Water Quality

Exhibit Design

Veterinary Issues

Interpretation of Otters

Captive management issues

There will also be breakout sessions for in-depth discussion of each of the species and other topics, as well as LOTS of networking and sharing of information between keepers.

What will I gain from the Otter Keeper Workshop?

Lots of new otter knowledge.

Lots of otter contacts and new otter friends.

Several days packed with otters, otters, otters. (Don't even try to count the times we say the word "otter" during the OKWS.)

Access to several megabytes of otter information.

Tons of ideas to take back to your otters.

The chance to become an official Otterologist.