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Climate change, deforestation, the pet trade, and bushmeat hunting are increasingly taking their toll on wild bird populations around the world and have already led to a significant decline in the numbers of many species in the wild some are now critically endangered or on the verge of extinction. One tool for preserving certain species, at least in captivity, is targeted breeding. However, this cannot be about standardized ornamental bird breeding, as has been propagated for decades by certain clubs and associations. Rather, it is about professional conservation breeding, for which this book provides the necessary foundation. For such conservation breeding projects, the wild bird populations still in captivity must be located, brought together, and managed in studbooks. This requires close cooperation between zookeepers, veterinarians, geneticists, museum ornithologists, and private practitioners. A total of 33 such experts from a variety of professions have been enlisted as authors for this book, and in the first part they provide the theoretical foundations for targeted conservation breeding projects. In the second part, all wild bird species relevant for captivity are discussed with regard to appropriate husbandry methods, their nutritional requirements, and breeding opportunities and problems.
List of contents
Origin, approach and intention of the practical handbook "Wild Birds in Aviculture'.- Wild birds in aviculture: yesterday today tomorrow.- Ethical principles of wild bird keeping.- Bird populations in zoos developments and trends.- Conservation breeding programs and modern species protection.- The collaboration of ornithological research and bird keeping.- Species-appropriate bird keeping in EAZA zoos.- Building birdhouses, aviaries and pond systems for keeping wild birds.- Equipment and planting of tropical greenhouses, aviaries and outdoor enclosures.- Environmental and behavioral enrichment in bird keeping a challenge not only for zoos.
About the author
Preliminary
Werner Lantermann: Specialist in parrot behaviour, animal-human relationships, species-appropriate parrot husbandry according to the standards of zoo biology.
Jörg Asmus: Initiator of species conservation projects in cooperation with zoological institutions, specialist in keeping and propagating various bird species
Summary
Climate change, deforestation, the pet trade, and bushmeat hunting are increasingly taking their toll on wild bird populations around the world and have already led to a significant decline in the numbers of many species in the wild – some are now critically endangered or on the verge of extinction. One tool for preserving certain species, at least in captivity, is targeted breeding. However, this cannot be about standardized “ornamental bird breeding,” as has been propagated for decades by certain clubs and associations. Rather, it is about professional conservation breeding, for which this book provides the necessary foundation. For such conservation breeding projects, the wild bird populations still in captivity must be located, brought together, and managed in studbooks. This requires close cooperation between zookeepers, veterinarians, geneticists, museum ornithologists, and private practitioners. A total of 33 such experts from a variety of professions have been enlisted as authors for this book, and in the first part they provide the theoretical foundations for targeted conservation breeding projects. In the second part, all wild bird species relevant for captivity are discussed with regard to appropriate husbandry methods, their nutritional requirements, and breeding opportunities and problems.
