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What makes us unique?

Zoo Consulting
Chivalric Ethology is a savvy and resourceful zoological consultancy working internationally in the zoo, sanctuary, conservation and working animal industries. Applying scientific knowledge, and in close relationship with staff and management, we help pinpoint the causes of diminished animal welfare and implement the right solutions. We solve the challenges facing zoological and conservation organizations and demonstrate how to overcome obstacles that hinder reaching welfare goals.

In four distinct but inter-related fields - Animals, Guests, Design and Planning, and Education - Chivalric Ethology offers proven and specialist knowledge for ethical zoos, sanctuaries, working animal programs and human-animal interaction organizations looking to establish themselves as standard-bearers of best practice for animal welfare and compassionate conservation.
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Chivalric Ethology offers:
  • ​Comprehensive insight 
  • Applied solutions and strategies
  • ​Tailored recommendations
  • One-off, short-term or on-going practical consulting services
  • Assessment reviews
  • Staff training
  • Resources
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Animals:
Animal Welfare
Animal Ethics
Animal Husbandry Training
Social & Environmental Enrichment
Cognitive & Behavioural Research
​Carnivore Behaviour & Cognition

Guests:
5-star Guest Relations
Tailored Visitor Experiences
Animal Encounters
Special Programming

Design & Planning:
Zoo Aesthetics
Enclosure Design
Themeing & Storytelling
Strategic Planning & Envisioning
Collection Management Planning
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Education:
Staff Training and Workshops
Conservation Education (Guests)

Services we can help with

Collaborative Projects

'This is progressive applied welfare for sentient wildlife species in human care at its finest. Penny and her team of ethologists and welfarists are contributing to enhancing the lives of animals with remarkable evidence-based practices and a complementary insight into cognitive ethology that is really unrivalled in captive settings. Chivalric Ethology advances conscious awareness and empathy for non-human animals and is critical to both welfare and conservation in an increasingly human-dominated global environment.'
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Dr. Jordan Carlton Schaul - Evolutionary Zoologist, Psychologist & Animal Trainer

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