EAZA Webinars are free and open to all, to support animal management professionals across the wider animal management community. Joining the webinars is a fantastic opportunity to gain professional development from experts in the animal welfare field, which you can apply within your own work to promote evidence-based positive animal welfare.

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What is coming in 2026? Get a sneak peek and save the dates!

Provisional dates	Category	Webinar titles	Speakers	Roles and affiliations
28 October	Welfare	Lameness (and arthirits) a silent problem - Identification and management in captive species	Matthew Shackleton	BSc (Hons) MSCVetPhys PGCert PTLLS MIRVAP(VP)Harper Adams University - Lecturer in Zoo Science and Veterinary Physiotherapy; Clinical Advisory Panel Member (exotic animals) - Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance (VOA); Member of The Institute of Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP)
4 November at 16:00 CET	Welfare	Interpreting welfare assessments to provide environments where animals can thrive and not just survive	Nikki Boyd	Nicki Boyd is currently the General Curator at the San Diego Zoo. Her educational background includes graduating from Moorpark College’s Exotic Animal Training and Management Program, Mesa College’s Veterinary Technician Program, with an associate in science degree, and a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Phoenix and just finished her master’s in biology through Miami’s Ohio University Dragonfly Program.She has worked at the San Diego Zoo for 34 years and started as an ambassador keeper and still manages the four ambassador teams and the Behavior Husbandry Program. She is an advisor for both the Behavior Scientific Advisory Group and Ambassador Animals Scientific Advisory Group. She is a steering committee member for the Rodent, Insectivore, Lagomorph TAG, she is also the Program Leader for AZA’s SAFE Red Panda and SAFE Koala programs.
11 November	Welfare	From Observation to Action: Managing Animal Welfare with Digital and Non-Digital Tools	Amélie Romain	Dr Amélie Romain is the founder and director of AKONGO, a French research consultancy specialised in animal welfare and husbandry and an EAZA corporate member. She worked as a zookeeper during her studies before becoming an ethologist. She began her career in the field, including gorilla habituation at Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Congo). She founded AKONGO to bring field knowledge and rigorous research methodology into the daily practice of zoos. Through AKONGO — an accredited research organisation — she develops science-based tools and training that help animal-care teams evaluate, monitor and improve welfare, turning scientific method into practical, day-to-day decisions on the ground.
9 December	Welfare	From Welfare Principles to Credible Assessment: Governance, Evidence and Context in Wildlife Rescue and Sanctuary Organisations	Monica Mic	Lecturer and Course DeveloperȘtefan cel Mare University of Suceava; Funded Research AssociateCentre for Animal-based Tourism, Brock University; Chair, Canadian Mirror Committee – ISO/TC 228Member, Accreditation Advisory Panel, Standards Council of Canada

Join our Welfare Webinar series as expert speaker!

Are you an animal welfare professional? Would you like to support EAZA Members improve this area within zoos and aquariums? Can you talk about a general or more specific topic linked to application and improvement of animal welfare?

We would love to hear from you! Please email us a brief topic overview to academy@eaza.net