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Conservation, welfare, education and recreation in zoos
Zoos have long occupied a complex position, balancing roles in conservation, education, animal welfare, and recreation with concerns about how effectively these aims are achieved, particularly in contexts where regulatory oversight and resources are limited. In this thesis, I examine the role of …
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Constructing Effectiveness: Culture, Legitimacy, and Strategic Planning in Zoos and Aquariums
<p>Zoos and aquariums are complex organizations operating with multiple mandates—saving species, providing exceptional care to animals, connecting communities with nature, and inspiring environmental action—making “effectiveness” difficult to define. What counts as success depends on who is asked …
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How can elephant-caregiver interactions in zoos influence perceptions of elephant welfare states and emotions?
… interactions (ECIs) that take place in zoos influence zoo visitors' perceptions of elephants' welfare states and emotions. This thesis employed purposive sampling to obtain participants and a pragmatic framework through which the research findings are engaged and explored. Multiple …
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Carcass Feeding for Captive Vultures: Testing Assumptions about Zoos and Effects on Birds and Visitors
… common assumption is that many North American zoos refrain from feeding large carcasses to their carnivorous animals because zoo visitors might not approve of this feeding method. However, since there are several species of carnivores in zoos that feed from large carcasses in nature, this food …
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To mix or not to mix? Evaluating breeding productivity in mixed species bird enclosures within European zoos.
… has become an integral design feature for many zoos across the world. There is however, a common perception among zoo professionals that for birds in particular, breeding performance may be reduced when housing them within mixed species environments. In order to investigate this perception, …
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COMPARING THE REACTIONS OF ZOO VISITORS TO IMMERSIVE AND NON-IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT EXPERIENCS
There are many people who visit zoos every year - over 183 million according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (2017). These visitors may have different motivations and goals for their visits. However, any zoo they visit will find that the zoo facility and staff have the same main goals: …
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The Management and Stewardship of A Cetacean Collection
… cetaceans are used in institutions such as zoos and aquariums as a source of education and entertainment for the public. Before the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, cetaceans were captured worldwide including in U.S. waters. In the United States today, there are over 224 zoos and …
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Gorilla-Visitor Interface at a Zoo Exhibit: Positioning Effects of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Zoo Visitors
Zoos have missions to provide high-quality care for their animals and an enjoyable and educational experience for visitors. Looking at the animal-visitor interface can allow zoos to evaluate their success in these efforts and to build upon what they have already accomplished. The present study was …
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Environmental Enrichment for Gummivorous Primates
… environments. Data were collected from 46 zoos in twelve countries via a web-based survey, with additional visits to both the Phoenix and Houston zoos for follow-up data collection. The majority of the responding zoos provide gum-based enrichment to marmosets (Callimico, Callithrix, and …
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The Effectiveness Of Visits To Dickerson Park Zoo On Guests' Conservation Mindedness And Behavior
<p>Today, there are more than 10,000 zoos worldwide that provide the public with opportunities to observe and learn about endangered and threatened species from ecosystems all over the world. Through direct and emotional interactions with wildlife at zoos, more than 600 million guests a year have a …
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The beast within : measuring the minds of zoo animals
Though zoos have come far from their early days of concrete boxes in caring for their residents' physical health, zoo animals' mental health-the feelings and thoughts beneath the furry and scaly exteriors-has only recently become a serious field of research. The fear of anthropomorphism, or the …
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The Impact of Zoo Live Animal Experiences on Students' Propensity to Engage in Conservation Behavior
Zoos frequently deploy outreach programs, often called "Zoomobiles," to schools; these programs incorporate zoo resources, such as natural artifacts and live animals, in order to teach standardized content and in hopes of inspiring students to protect the environment. Educational research at zoos …
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An Examination of Intrinsic Existence Value Towards Wildlife of Columbus Zoo and Aquariums Tourists: Evaluating the Impact of Behind the Scenes Programming
… Lowry, Dorrian, & Litchfield, 2014). American zoos and aquariums are positioned to create positive experiential relationships between zoo tourists and animals that have the potential to positively change the zoo tourists’ conservation behaviors. Challenges to changing the conservation behaviors …
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How does the zoo soundscape affect the zoo experience for animals and visitors?
… for glucocorticoid metabolites analysis in two zoos, Chester Zoo and Twycross Zoo. The results show that animals express some behavioural and hormonal responses to different environmental sound amplitudes. Therefore, zoos could use these findings for a better animal management and enclosures …
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Investigating genetic vulnerability to chronic wasting disease in endangered cervid taxa
… are kept in various captive breeding programs at zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and relate the findings to their management in captive populations. In chapter 4, I assess PRNP polymorphisms in endangered Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii thamin), also held in captive …
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It's a jungle out there : zoo public relations and marketing
… in the field of public relations, marketing and zoos. </p> <p>The five professionals interviewed agreed that a zoo needs to have a marketing and public relations plan, be using social networking and updating their website, -constantly search for new audiences and stay in constant contact with the …
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Der Zoo: Über einen Ausdrucksort ambivalenter Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen und dessen politisches Bildungspotenzial
… die Artenschutz- bzw. Bildungsleistungen der Zoos. Dabei wird der historisch vorbelastete Balanceakt zoologischer Gärten deutlich, in Gegenwart und Zukunft menschliche und tierliche Interessen glaubhaft in Einklang bringen zu müssen. Als Grundübel dieses Dilemmas wird wiederum der menschliche …
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