Name: Zoos in the 21St Century Paperback: Catalysts for Conservation (Conservation Biology) (in English)
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Author: Zimmermann, Alexandra ; Hatchwell, Matthew ; Dickie, Lesley A.
ISBN: 9780521618588

portada Zoos in the 21St Century Paperback: Catalysts for Conservation (Conservation Biology) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Illustrated by

Alexandra Zimmermann

Matthew Hatchwell

Lesley A. Dickie

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Author

Zimmermann, Alexandra ; Hatchwell, Matthew ; Dickie, Lesley A.

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

388

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.7 x 18.6 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.63 kg.

ISBN

0521618584

ISBN13

9780521618588

Edition No.

Synopsis "Zoos in the 21St Century Paperback: Catalysts for Conservation (Conservation Biology) (in English)"

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to increase even further the benefits of their activities for in situ wildlife conservation. With these developments, the following searching questions are now being asked: What is the true role of zoos in conservation? How can they contribute more significantly to global conservation efforts? What are the unique attributes of zoos that can be applied in the conservation landscape? And should zoos be doing more? In parallel with this voluntary movement, legal requirements for zoos to support conservation in the wild are also becoming more stringent. This 2007 book defines a conservation vision for zoos and aquaria that will be of interest to those working in zoos, alongside practitioners and researchers in conservation.