Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare, and Wildlife Conservation (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation)

Bryan G. Norton; Michael Hutchins; Terry L. Maple

ISBN 10: 1560985151 / ISBN 13: 9781560985150

Editore: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1995

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.45. Codice articolo G1560985151I2N00

Riassunto:

Ethics on the Ark presents a passionate, multivocal discussion - among zoo professionals, activists, conservation biologists, and philosophers - about the future of zoos and aquariums, the treatment of animals in captivity, and the question of whether the individual, the species, or the ecosystem is the most important focus in conservation efforts. Contributors represent all sides of the issues. Some advocate proposals to increase zoos' work in captive breeding programs. Others call for zoos to turn away from exotic, charismatic species and focus instead on community education programs aimed at protecting local fauna and habitats. Still others contend that zoos ought to be abolished.
Moving from the fundamental to the practical, from biodiversity to population regulation, from animal research to captive breeding, Ethics on the Ark represents an important gathering of the many fervent and contentious viewpoints shaping the wildlife conservation debate.

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Titolo: Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare, and...
Casa editrice: Smithsonian Inst Pr
Data di pubblicazione: 1995
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: As New
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket