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Animal Records + Conservation Flashcards

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ZIMS

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Zoological Information Management System

ensures records are standardised and transferrable

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What does pooling zoo records allow? (4)

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Provides zoos with the opportunity to follow animals over their lives
Comparison of info between zoos
Identifies trends within captive pops
Results effect animal management

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Computer vs Paper - Paper advantages (2)

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cheap, low tech

no restriction on who can obtain and add info

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Computer vs Paper - Paper disadvantages (2)

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easily lost/damaged

more laborious

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Computer vs Paper - Computer advantages (2)

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Easier to catalogue

can compare info

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Computer vs Paper - computer disadvantages (2)

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expensive to operate and maintain

requires trained staff

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Animal ID - Bands advantages (3)

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available and easy to use
can be ID’d from a distance
unobtrusive to zoo visitor

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Animal ID - Bands disadvantages (2)

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can be lost by animal

can constrict = trauma = infection

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Animal ID - Tags advantages (2)

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available and easy to use

inexpensive

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Animal ID - Tags disadvantages (4)

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animal can lose tag
no. on tag can wear away
application point = trauma = infection
may be obtrusive to zoo public

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Animal ID - Notches advantages (2)

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easy

inexpensive

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Animal ID - Notches disadvantages (1)

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can be lost due to growth/trauma

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Animal ID - Branding

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heat - hardly used, pain and trauma

freezebranding - changes skin pigment, can scar

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Animal ID - Tattoos advantages (1)

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infinite number of possible tattoos

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Animal ID - Tattoos disadvantages (2)

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can fade

animal must be handled

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Animal ID - collars disadvantages (2)

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obtrusive

can be caught on things

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Animal ID - digit clipping disadvantages (4)

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disfigures
painful
possible infection
amphibian may grow it back

18
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Animal ID - Transponders advantages (2)

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small
lasts long

recommended global standard

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Animal ID - Transponders disadvantages (2)

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reader needs to be close (cm)

need to hold animal to read

20
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Importance of animal ID (3)

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Ensures health and welfare
Aid in breeding programs
Legal requirements

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Importance of animal ID - health and welfare (5)

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Medical records
Observations
Easier to identify individual - they otherwise would need to stand out with exaggerated health issues, individual norm may differ to group standards
Transport
Map disease spread
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Importance of animal ID - breeding programs (3)

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Control inbreeding
ID dams and sires
info comparison between zoos to ID trends

23
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Zoo research - in situ

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on site (normal env)

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Zoo research - ex situ

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off site (zoos, breeding programs)

25
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conservation

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persistence of wild habitats and species, securing long term populations in natural environments

26
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Why is conservation necessary? (3)

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biodiversity is under threat due to human influence
loss of biodiversity may affect the way we live
ethical

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Zoo conservation goals (3)

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Need to bring about change in the behaviour of zoo visitors and decision makers
Establish links between zoos ex situ and in situ programs
Making contributions to in situ (conservation, running their own field projects)

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Problems with zoo conservation (2)

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Limited space in zoos, hard to prioritise which species need more help (Consider conservation vs welfare)
Pop management produces surplus animals

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Behaviour sampling techniques (4)

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Observing and recording as much as possible
Focal animal sampling
focusing on a particular behaviour
scanning at certain time intervals and recording obs (good for dist and group obs)

30
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Informal learning

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passive acquisition of knowledge

seeing the animal
enclosure design
signage

31
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formal learning

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structured learning

keeper talks, school visits, interactive education, shows

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Requirements of a good education

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visitor engagement
clear message/goal
applicable/engaging to target audience
simple

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