Wilder Kingdom - Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond

This book is a provocative and reflective examination of the relationship between zoos and the wild. It gathers a premier set of multidisciplinary voices to consider the possibilities and challenges of making zoos wilder.

About the author

Harry W. Greene is an American herpetologist, currently working as a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University. His primary conceptual interests are behavioral evolution, community ecology, and conservation biology, with a special focus on mammals, lizards, and snakes, particularly vipers.

Summary

This book is a provocative and reflective examination of the relationship between zoos and the wild. It gathers a premier set of multidisciplinary voices to consider the possibilities and challenges of making zoos wilder.

Product details

• Authors: Ben A. Greene Minteer
• Assisted by: Harry Greene (Editor), Ben A. Minteer (Editor), Minteer Ben A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9780231201520
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20152-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Animals / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Zoology & animal sciences, Zoology and animal sciences, Zoos & Wildlife Parks, Zoos and wildlife parks: general interest, Science; nature