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The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key challenges they face in trying to feed, manage, and keep healthy the animals in their care? How can they play their part in conserving biodiversity?
Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of exotic animals in captivity, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour and use an evidence based approach to ensure zoo animals are managed as effectively as possible.
Drawing on their extensive experience of zoo research, practice, and teaching, the authors blend together theory with a broad range of both mammalian and non-mammalian examples to give a highly-readable overview of this burgeoning field. Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare is the ideal resource for anyone needing a thorough grounding in this subject, whether as a student or as a zoo professional.
Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre to accompany Zoo Animals features:
For all readers:
· Updates - surveys of key developments in the field
· Multiple choice questions with instant feedback, to aid self-assessment
For registered adopters of the book:
· Figures from the book in electronic format and full colour, available for download
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: History and philosophy of zoos
- 3: Regulatory framework
- 4: Behaviour
- 5: Animal identification and record keeping
- 6: Housing and husbandry
- 7: Animal welfare
- 8: Environmental enrichment
- 9: Small population management
- 10: Conservation
- 11: Health
- 12: Feeding and nutrition
- 13: People in zoos
- 14: Research
- 15: We hope you enjoyed your visit
About the author
Dr Geoff Hosey was formerly a senior lecturer at the University of Bolton, UK, where he taught in the area of animal behaviour.
Dr Vicky Melfi is Behavioural Biologist at Taronga Zoo, Australia. Her research interests include animal welfare, behavioural ecology of zoo animals, and environmental enrichment.
Dr Sheila Pankhurst is Head of the Department of Life Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, where her teaching and research centres on the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals.
Summary
Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of zoo animals, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour to ensure zoo animals are managed as effectively as possible, without their health and welfare being compromised.
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It is written in a lively and accessible style, and covers every aspect of zoo animal management, from basic biology to legislation and record keeping. It is highly readable and scientifically well grounded.
Report
The importance of zoos role in conservation and animal welfare is documented throughout this text, and the inclusion and coverage of research methods has been enhanced and updated. Roisin Campbell-Palmer, The Quarterly Review of Biology
