Book

25februari2009
Source: Oxford University Press
Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare

Animals in zoos are becoming more and more important in the conservation of threatened species. But how do these zoos operate on a day to day basis? How are these animals taken care of?
A zoo (or aquarium) faces several problems in keeping their animals. Each and every animal must be housed and fed in a proper way. Health and behaviour must be controlled. Preferably the animals must reproduce themselves to play a part in conserving biodiversity.
And reproduction must be controlled to prevent inbreeding.
This book addresses these and other key questions on the keeping of animals. Also a lot of attention is given to the ever growing understanding of animal behaviour and how this is applied in the management of the animals.
The authors are very experienced in the field, both in practice, research and teaching.
Theory is blended together with a lot of examples which makes the book highly readable.


Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare
Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi and Sheila Pankhurst

ISBN-10: 0199233063
ISBN-13: 978-0199233069