A talk by Dr Paul Rose in March 2019 The missions for modern zoos follow 4 aspirations: Education, Conservation, Research, and Entertainment. They must educate both children and adults alike about the animals they care for; this could be anything about them or where they live in the wild and about what they do forContinue reading “Science-based Husbandry for Zoo Animals”
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Direct Exploitation of Wildlife
A talk by Stuart Mardsen from November 2018 There are many ways of exploiting wildlife: harvesting, poaching, culling, etc. All of these have negative connotations though some act as a way of legitimising the removal of individuals. Humans have been hunting and harvesting various species for most of humankind. We hunted dodos and carrierContinue reading “Direct Exploitation of Wildlife”
