Title:
The ark and beyond : the evolution of zoo and aquarium conservation / edited by Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein, and James P. Collins ; with a foreword by George Rabb.
Author:
Minteer, Ben A., 1969- editor.
Maienschein, Jane, editor.
Collins, James P., editor.
Rabb, George B. (George Bernard), 1930-2017, author of foreword.
Publication Information:
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
©2018
Call Number:
QL76 .A75 2018
Abstract:
Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of leading zoo and aquarium scientists as well as historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, 'The Ark and Beyond' traces the history and underscores the present role of these organizations as essential conservation actors.
ISBN:
9780226538327
9780226538464
Series:
Convening Science: Discovery at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Convening science.
Physical Description:
xiv, 454 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Animals in circulation : the "prehistory" of modern zoos / The world as zoo : acclimatization in the nineteenth century / Historic and cultural foundations of zoo conservation : a narrative timeline / Teetering on the brink of extinction : the passenger pigeon, the bison, and American zoo culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries / American zoos : a shifting balance between recreation and conservation / (Re)introducing the Przewalski's horse / Conservation constellations : aquariums in aquatic conservation networks / Committing to conservation : can zoos and aquariums deliver on their promise? / Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE) : unifying the conservation approach of AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums / Integrating ex situ management options as part of a one plan approach to species conservation / Zoos and gorilla conservation : have we moved beyond a piecemeal approach? / Lessons from thirty-one years at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and reflections on aquariums' expanding role in conservation action / The Phoenix Zoo story : building a legacy of conservation / Bears or butterflies? : how should zoos make value-driven decisions about their collections? / Why zoos have animals : exploring the complex pathway from experiencing animals to pro-environmental behaviors / People in the zoo : a social context for conservation / From sad zoo to happy zoo : the changing animal welfare and conservation priorities of the Seoul Zoo in South Korea / Wildlife wellness : a new ethical frontier for zoos and aquariums / Zoos and sustainability : can zoos go beyond ethical individualism to protect resilient systems? / Opportunities and challenges for conserving small populations : an emerging role for zoos in genetic rescue / Cloning in the zoo : when zoos become parents / Advancing laboratory-based zoo research to enhance captive breeding of southern white rhinoceros / Beyond the walls : applied field research for the twenty-first-century public aquarium and zoo / Frogs in glass boxes : responses of zoos to global amphibian extinctions / Sustaining wildlife populations in human care : an existential value proposition for zoos / Reflections on zoos and aquariums and the role of the regional biopark / Today's awe-inspiring design, tomorrow's Plexiglas dinosaur : how public aquariums contradict their conservation mandate in pursuit of immersive underwater displays / Zoo conservation disembarks : stepping off the ark and into global sustainable development / Rewilding the lifeboats
