Zoo Animals: Behaviour Management and Welfare

About this book

The keeping of zoo animals has become a central tool in the conservation of some of the worlds most fascinating yet threatened species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key problems zoos face in trying to feed breed and keep healthy the animals in their care? How do they play their part in conserving biodiversity? 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. Drawing on their extensive experience of zoo research practice and teaching the authors blend together theory with a broad range of both mammalian and non-mammalian examples to give a highly-readable overview of this burgeoning field. Zoo Animals: Behaviour Management and Welfare is the ideal resource for anyone needing a thorough grounding in this subject whether as a student or as a zoo professional.