Keywords:
Conservation biology.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
No detailed description available for "The Ark and Beyond".
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (496 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780226538631
Series Statement:
Convening Science: Discovery at the Marine Biological Laboratory Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5050433
DDC:
590.73
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by George Rabb -- Introduction. Zoo and Aquarium Conservation: Past, Present, Future / Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein, and James P. Collins -- Part 1. Protoconservation in Early European Zoos -- 1. Animals in Circulation: The "Prehistory" of Modern Zoos - Anita Guerrini and Michael A. Osborne -- 2. The World as Zoo: Acclimatization in the Nineteenth Century - Harriet Ritvo -- Part 2. The Rise of US Zoo and Aquarium Conservation in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- 3. Historic and Cultural Foundations of Zoo Conservation: A Narrative Timeline - Vernon N. Kisling Jr. -- 4. Teetering on the Brink of Extinction: The Passenger Pigeon, the Bison, and American Zoo Culture in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries - Mark V. Barrow Jr. -- 5. American Zoos: A Shifting Balance between Recreation and Conservation - Pamela M. Henson -- 6. (Re)Introducing the Przewalski's Horse - Nigel Rothfels -- 7. Conservation Constellations: Aquariums in Aquatic Conservation Networks - Samantha Muka -- Part 3. Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Today : Visions and Programs -- 8. Committing to Conservation: Can Zoos and Aquariums Deliver on Their Promise? - Rick Barongi -- 9. Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE): Unifying the Conservation Approach of AZA- Accredited Zoos and Aquariums - Shelly Grow, Debborah Luke, and Jackie Ogden -- 10. Integrating Ex Situ Management Options as Part of a One Plan Approach to Species Conservation - Kathy Traylor- Holzer, Kristin Leus, and Onnie Byers -- 11. Zoos and Gorilla Conservation: Have We Moved beyond a Piecemeal Approach? - Kristen E. Lukas and Tara S. Stoinski -- 12. Lessons from Thirty- One Years at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Reflections on Aquariums' Expanding Role in Conservation Action - Margaret Spring.
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13. The Phoenix Zoo Story: Building a Legacy of Conservation - Ruth A. Allard and Stuart A. Wells -- Part 4. Caring for Nature: Welfare, Wellness , and Natural Connect Ions -- 14. Bears or Butterflies? How Should Zoos Make Value- Driven Decisions about Their Collections? - Clare Palmer, T. J. Kasperbauer, and Peter Sandøe -- 15. Why Zoos Have Animals: Exploring the Complex Pathway from Experiencing Animals to Pro-environmental Behaviors - Alejandro Grajal, Jerry F. Luebke, and Lisa- Anne DeGregoria Kelly -- 16. People in the Zoo: A Social Context for Conservation - Susan Clayton and Khoa D. Le Nguyen -- 17. From Sad Zoo to Happy Zoo: The Changing Animal Welfare and Conservation Priorities of the Seoul Zoo in South Korea - Anne S. Clay -- 18. Wildlife Wellness: A New Ethical Frontier for Zoos and Aquariums - Terry L. Maple and Valerie D. Segura -- 19. Zoos and Sustainability: Can Zoos Go beyond Ethical Individualism to Protect Resilient Systems? - Bryan G. Norton -- Part 5. The Science and Challenge of the Conservat Ion Ark -- 20. Opportunities and Challenges for Conserving Small Populations: An Emerging Role for Zoos in Genetic Rescue - Oliver A. Ryder -- 21. Cloning in the Zoo: When Zoos Become Parents - Carrie Friese -- 22. Advancing Laboratory- Based Zoo Research to Enhance Captive Breeding of Southern White Rhinoceros - Christopher W. Tubbs -- 23. Beyond the Walls: Applied Field Research for the Twenty-First-Century Public Aquarium and Zoo - Charles R. Knapp -- 24. Frogs in Glass Boxes: Responses of Zoos to Global Amphibian Extinctions - Joseph R. Mendelson III -- Part 6. Alternative Models and Futures -- 25. Sustaining Wildlife Populations in Human Care: An Existential Value Proposition for Zoos - Steven L. Monfort and Catherine A. Christen.
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26. Reflections on Zoos and Aquariums and the Role of the Regional Biopark - Craig Ivanyi and Debra Colodner -- 27. Today's Awe- Inspiring Design, Tomorrow's Plexiglas Dinosaur: How Public Aquariums Contradict Their Conservation Mandate in Pursuit of Immersive Underwater Displays - Stefan Linquist -- 28. Zoo Conservation Disembarks: Stepping off the Ark and into Global Sustainable Development - Adrián Cerezo and Kelly E. Kapsar -- 29. Rewilding the Lifeboats - Harry W. Greene -- 30. The Parallax Zoo - Ben A. Minteer -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index.
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