Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation Series) - Hardcover

Conference On Environmental Enrichment 1993 Metro Washington Park Zoo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560987456 ISBN 13: 9781560987451

Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1998

Synopsis

SECOND NATURE brings together the work of animal behaviorists, zoo biologists, and psychologists to explore innovative strategies for environmental enrichment in laboratories and marine parks as well as in zoos. Providing a theoretical framework for the science of environmental enrichment in a variety of settings, the book renews and extends a humane approach to the keeping and conservation of animals. 28 illustrations .

About this title

About the Author:

David J. Shepherdson is program scientist at Metro Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon. Jill D. Mellen is a behavioral scientist at the Walt Disney Animal Program in Orlando, Florida. Michael Hutchins is director of conservation and science for the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, based in Bethesda, Maryland.

From Booklist:

The best zoos are no longer menageries, places where unusual animals are held in cages for the amusement of the bored public. They are now conservation centers, and the animals in their care contribute to the teaching of environmental awareness in zoo visitors. Zoos are also important genetic "arks," especially for the captive breeding of endangered species. How then can zoos make the lives of their captive animals more complete so that they will exhibit normal behaviors, breed in captivity, and possibly be released back into the wild? The current volume brings together the work of animal behaviorists to discuss environmental enrichment, a term that covers any modifications to the animals' social and physical environment. Divided into three sections covering theoretical bases, conservation and animal welfare, and husbandry and training, the various papers cover an array of training and caging techniques for species from primates to hoofed animals. This important volume will be of interest to every zoo fan and animal-behavior enthusiast, as well as those concerned with animal welfare, and belongs in libraries with large natural-history collections. Nancy Bent

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1560987456
• ISBN 13: 9781560987451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Shepherdson David J., Mellen Jill D., Hutchins Michael