Apr 21, 2021
Nutrition is of the utmost importance at the Toronto Zoo and the
Nutrition Science Program is always looking for ways to offer food
that will ensure the animals at the Zoo are healthy. Jaap
Wensvoort, Manager of Nutrition Science at the Zoo, joins me on the
podcast today to discuss the Browse Program that helps to keep the
animals healthy and mentally stimulated. We discuss the various
ways branches, leaves, and the trunks of trees are used by
different animals at the Zoo such as giraffes and primates.
We also discuss a new location where the Zoo grows and harvests the
browse that saves time, resources, and keeps the raw materials
local (environmental savings).