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Zoo Animal Welfare [electronic resource] /by Terry Maple, Bonnie M Perdue.

by Maple, Terry [author.]; Perdue, Bonnie M [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Animal Welfare: 14Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : 2013.Description: XIX, 209 p. 66 illus., 58 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9783642359552.Subject(s): Life sciences | Animal behavior | Zoology | Wildlife management | Life Sciences | Zoology | Behavioural Sciences | Fish & Wildlife Biology & ManagementDDC classification: 590 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Building Ethical Arks -- Defining Animal Welfare -- Welfare Metrics Applied -- Wellness as Welfare -- Psychology & Animal Welfare -- Environmental Enrichment -- Behavior Analysis & Training -- Designing for Animal Welfare -- Launching Ethical Ark -- References.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Zoo Animal Welfare thoroughly reviews the scientific literature on the welfare of zoo and aquarium animals. Maple and Perdue draw from the senior author’s 24 years of experience as a zoo executive and international leader in the field of zoo biology. The authors’ academic training in the interdisciplinary field of psychobiology provides a unique perspective for evaluating the ethics, practices, and standards of modern zoos and aquariums.  The book offers a blueprint for the implementation of welfare measures and an objective rationale for their widespread use. Recognizing the great potential of zoos, the authors have written an inspirational book to guide the strategic vision of superior, welfare-oriented institutions. The authors speak directly to caretakers working on the front lines of zoo management, and to the decision-makers responsible for elevating the priority of animal welfare in their respective zoo. In great detail, Maple and Perdue demonstrate how zoos and aquariums can be designed to achieve optimal standards of welfare and wellness.
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Building Ethical Arks -- Defining Animal Welfare -- Welfare Metrics Applied -- Wellness as Welfare -- Psychology & Animal Welfare -- Environmental Enrichment -- Behavior Analysis & Training -- Designing for Animal Welfare -- Launching Ethical Ark -- References.

Zoo Animal Welfare thoroughly reviews the scientific literature on the welfare of zoo and aquarium animals. Maple and Perdue draw from the senior author’s 24 years of experience as a zoo executive and international leader in the field of zoo biology. The authors’ academic training in the interdisciplinary field of psychobiology provides a unique perspective for evaluating the ethics, practices, and standards of modern zoos and aquariums.  The book offers a blueprint for the implementation of welfare measures and an objective rationale for their widespread use. Recognizing the great potential of zoos, the authors have written an inspirational book to guide the strategic vision of superior, welfare-oriented institutions. The authors speak directly to caretakers working on the front lines of zoo management, and to the decision-makers responsible for elevating the priority of animal welfare in their respective zoo. In great detail, Maple and Perdue demonstrate how zoos and aquariums can be designed to achieve optimal standards of welfare and wellness.

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