Description
Zoos, aquaria, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. For nearly fifteen years, these institutions have relied on Wild Mammals in Captivity as the essential reference for their work. Now the book reemerges in a completely updated second edition. Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques for Zoo Management, 2nd Edition, presents the most current thinking and practice in the care and management of wild mammals in zoos and other institutions. In one comprehensive volume, the editors have gathered the most current information from studies of animal behavior; advances in captive breeding; research in physiology, genetics, and nutrition; and new thinking in animal management and welfare. In this edition, more than three-quarters of the text is new, and information from more than seventy-five contributors is thoroughly updated. The standard text for all courses in zoo biology, this resource will, in its new incarnation, continue to be used by zoo managers, animal caretakers, and researchers. 584 p.
- Charlotte Kirk Baer, Editor. Principal of Baer and Associates, LLC, Silver Spring, MD (USA).
- Devra G. Kleiman (1942–2010), Editor. Former principal of Zoo, LLC, Chevy Chase, MD (USA), Senior scientist emeritus, Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Washington, DC (USA), Adjunct professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (USA).
- Katerina V. Tompson, Editor. Director of Undergraduate Research & Internship Programs, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (USA), College of Chemical and Life Sciences.
- Publication date (digital version): 2010-08 – University of Chicago Press.
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