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Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare
Geoff Hosey
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Description for Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare
Paperback. Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of zoo animals, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour to ensure zoo animals are managed as effectively as possible, without their health and welfare being compromised. Num Pages: 696 pages, Hundreds of photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 193 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1494.
The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key challenges they face in trying to feed, manage, and keep healthy the animals in their care? How can they play their part in conserving biodiversity? Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of exotic animals in captivity, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour and use an evidence based approach to ensure zoo ... Read more
The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key challenges they face in trying to feed, manage, and keep healthy the animals in their care? How can they play their part in conserving biodiversity? Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of exotic animals in captivity, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour and use an evidence based approach to ensure zoo ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
696
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199693528
SKU
V9780199693528
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About Geoff Hosey
Dr Geoff Hosey was formerly a senior lecturer at the University of Bolton, UK, where he taught in the area of animal behaviour. Dr Vicky Melfi is Behavioural Biologist at Taronga Zoo, Australia. Her research interests include animal welfare, behavioural ecology of zoo animals, and environmental enrichment. Dr Sheila Pankhurst is Head of the Department of Life Sciences ... Read more
Reviews for Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare
It is written in a lively and accessible style, and covers every aspect of zoo animal management, from basic biology to legislation and record keeping. It is highly readable and scientifically well grounded.
Jenny Morton, The Biologist
Jenny Morton, The Biologist