zoos Flashcards
what percent zoo income typically goes cons
5%
why zoos gaps cons aims and performance
compition commercial and conservation aims
what fields merge zoo conservation biology
-captive animal managment
-translocation bio
-cons education
-small pop bio
how would you bring back the passenger pigeon (stewart brand)
-use band tailed pidgeon replace parts of its DNA to make it resemble passenger pigeon
how to make sure passenger poigeon could survive in the wild
-use home pidgeon teach flock find home
learderwilliams et al 2007 what is the role of zoos
-support cons endagered species
-increase sc k beneficial cons
-promote public and political awerness need cons
learder-williams et al 2007 do ccordinated zoo programs focus wide reange of threatened species and follow rational speices selection
-increased amount threatened speceis is zoos
-large and small bodies
0bird, reptile over represnt small bodies
-not animals likly be able reintroduce to many threats
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learder-williams et al what type of species should zoos prioritise in their collections and why
small bodied= more cost effective
more likly be able reintroduce
learder williams et al 2007 are zoos evenly distributed where there is the most biod that needs protecting?
learder williams et al 2007 where do we need to increase zoo visits and why
-biod rich developing coutnries- help increase education biod
learder williams et al 2007 do zoos implement world zoo strategy through effort promote education, public awareness and research insitu cons
-zoos more role insitu cons when run by charity
-help education and research
-money for insitu cons not linked to number of visits
-should put zoos close to where animals be released more cost effective
clayton et al 2008 what role zoos have helping to learn about animals
-encourage behavour change
-observe animals help think what mean to be human and place in world
-learning by promoting positive experiences animals
clayton 2008 what % visitors read sighns
27%
clayton 2008 why do people visit zoos
outing and social interaction
clayton 2008 how can zoos helplearning animals
-learning cons in social interaction
learn through leasure pursuit
-enjoyment and learning occur same time
-spark curiosity
-connect pepole to nature promote feeling and discussion help cons nature
convey social norms- care wildlife
clayton 2008 how could zoos improve there role learning animals
-more accessible info
-more interactuve sighns for learning and social interaction
mooney et al 2020 what characterisitcs of animals encourage people to attend zoos
-large animals , many animals, high species richness
mooney et al 2020 how should zoos manage there animals for maximum conservation benefits
-flagship species bring in attendance thus money conservation
-high attendance could also achieve lots different small species could have more cons importance breeding/reintroduction
mooney et al 2020 what factors influence zoo attendance
-mamal species richness
-total animals
-dissimilarity other zoo
-body mass
GDP
-pop
che-castaldo et a; 2018 how do north american zoos contribute speceis recovery
-cons research
-field based monitoring
-assurance pop
-education
che-castaldo et al 2018 how could zoos improve there cons impact
-focus on more threatened species
-more native threatened populations
-education directly impact wild species
-more coordination zoos and other organisations
club, mason 2007 what is the biggest factor associated animal mortality zoos
-home ranging (how far move day to day basis)
club, mason 2007 how can zoos reduce the mortality of there animals
-focus enclosure range tendencies
-more s[ace
-more den sites
-say-to-day varibilty
-more stimuli
-phase out large range species focus small range instead
conde et al 2013 what percentage zoo animals threatened species
-23% (same if amount if animals selected random)
conde et al 2013 what managment recomendation help zoos preserve species
1) manage metapopualtion
2) ID cluster priority species ideally close to natural habitat
2) coordinate breeding programs
3) try have several clusters each animal stop impacts catastrophic events
5) animal close-radius breeding
6) create treaties help cross boarder management
jamiesonm 1985 why we should abolish zoos
deny animals of liberty , worse health. create false impression humans on top of natural order in reality one many species
lees and wilkan 2009 are zoos manageing pop sustainbly
no
need help retain 90% genes not meeting this
sander 2013 reason why it is ethical de-extinct species
–justice
-restablish lost value
-create value0science, postive cons story, now exist
-conservations last resort
-ok to modify other things
-could be done humanly
-can be done greater good
sander 2013 reasons why not ethical to de-extinct species
-species don’t have welfare concerns, dead, no justice bring back
-better use resources to stop further extinction
-won’t be the same species
-ecological context not the same
–new species won’t have same value
-genetic hybrid
-unnatural
-animal welfare concerns
-ecological health concern
-play god
-hubris
-overestimate ability to achieve
-not tackling route cause problem
sander 2013 conclusion should we deextincit speceis
-could be done with good science lacks strong ethical argument to not to as long as doesn’t take away efforts conserving alive animals OK
