Zoo Studies - Living Collections, Their Animals and Visitors

"This interdisciplinary volume discusses animal housing and welfare, captive breeding, conservation, zoo legislation, and visitor behaviour. This book is an important resource for students studying zoo biology and management, animal welfare, animal behaviour, wildlife conservation and veterinary science, and anyone with a general interest in zoos"--

List of contents

1. Zoos and research; 2. Defining zoos, their culture and visitors; 3. Zoos and education; 4. Anthrozoology and visitor behaviour; 5. Zoo organisation and regulation; 6. Ethics, zoos and public attitudes; 7. The contribution of zoos to Zoology; 8. Animals and their enclosures; 9. Animal welfare; 10. Enrichment and training; 11. Conservation breeding, reproduction and genetics; 12. Restoration, rehabilitation and in situ conservation; 13. Animal nutrition and conservation medicine; 14. The past and future of zoos.

About the author

Paul A. Rees was formerly a Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford, UK, where he taught zoo biology and wildlife law. He has taught a wide range of subjects including biology, psychology, and environmental science in colleges in the UK and Nigeria. He has a long standing interest in large mammals, especially the ecology, behaviour and conservation of elephants and felids. His previous books include An Introduction to Zoo Biology and Management (2011), Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management (2013), Studying Captive Animals (2015), and Elephants under Human Care (2021).

Product details

• Authors: Paul A Rees, Paul A. Rees, Rees Paul A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781108475068
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47506-8
• No. of pages: 450
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Zoology & animal sciences, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Animal behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Zoology and animal sciences, Animal breeding, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents, Veterinary Medicine: Exotic & Zoo Animals, Veterinary medicine: exotic and zoo animals