Data Collection February 2024
News
General News
Fall 2024
Launch ManyOtters Project 1.
August 2024
Presented pilot data at annual meeting for Division 6
– Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative
Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle, WA
https://convention.apa.org/attend/future
May/June 2024
Collected additional data for pilot study to test base attachment at Seneca Park Zoo.
April 2024
Presented pilot data at annual meeting for International Conference on Comparative Cognition (CO3),
Albuquerque, NM.
http://www.comparativecognition.org/conference.php
Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for International Marine Animal Trainer's Association
(IMATA),
San Antonio, TX.
https://www.imata.org/2024_imata_conference
Collected 2-month, long-term retention data for pilot study.
March 2024
Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for Sea Otter Conservation Workshop, Seattle, WA
https://swpsych.org/2024convention
February 2024
Conducted initial presentation and data collection of puzzles at SeaWorld Texas and Seneca Park Zoo.
September 2023
Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for Otter Keeper Workshop,
New Orleans, LA
June 2023
Met at Seneca Park Zoo with zookeepers, staff, and ManyOtters leadership team to discuss pilot project ManyOtters 1.
April 2023
Attended ManyX symposium at annual meeting for International Conference on Comparative
Cognition
(CO3), Melbourne Beach, FL.
https://comparativecognition.org/23%20program.pdf
March 2023
Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for Sea Otter Conservation Workshop,
Seattle, WA
Upcoming and Past Presentations
American Psychological Association annual convention. Seattle, WA. Aug 8-10, 2024.
https://convention.apa.org/attend/futureMany Otters, Manitzas Hill, H. M., Yeater, D. M., & DeLong, C. (2024). Many Otters – Collaborative science on otter problem solving. Poster at American Psychological Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA, Aug 8-10.
Southwestern Psychological Association annual conference. San Antonio, TX. Mar 28-30, 2024.
https://swpsych.org/2024conventionMany Otters, Manitzas Hill, H. M., Yeater, D. M., & DeLong, C. (2024). Many Otters – A pilot study. Presentation at Southwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, Mar 28-30.
Comparative Cognition Conference annual conference, Albuquerque, NM. April 10-13, 2024.
comparativecognition.orgManyOtters, DeLong, C. M., Yeater, D. B., & Manitzas Hill, H. M. (2024). ManyOtters1: A pilot study on long-term memory in otters using puzzle feeders. Poster presented at Comparative Cognition Society annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM. April 10-13.