- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
-
Introduction Zoo and Aquarium Conservation: Past, Present, Future -
Chapter One Animals in Circulation: The “Prehistory” of Modern Zoos -
Chapter Two The World as Zoo: Acclimatization in the Nineteenth Century -
Chapter Three Historic and Cultural Foundations of Zoo Conservation: A Narrative Timeline -
Chapter Four Teetering on the Brink of Extinction: The Passenger Pigeon, the Bison, and American Zoo Culture in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries -
Chapter Five American Zoos: A Shifting Balance between Recreation and Conservation -
Chapter Six (Re)Introducing the Przewalski’s Horse -
Chapter Seven Conservation Constellations: Aquariums in Aquatic Conservation Networks -
Chapter Eight Committing to Conservation: Can Zoos and Aquariums Deliver on Their Promise? -
Chapter Nine Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE): Unifying the Conservation Approach of AZA-Accredited Zoos and Aquariums -
Chapter Ten Integrating Ex Situ Management Options as Part of a One Plan Approach to Species Conservation -
Chapter Eleven Zoos and Gorilla Conservation: Have We Moved beyond a Piecemeal Approach? -
Chapter Twelve Lessons from Thirty-One Years at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Reflections on Aquariums’ Expanding Role in Conservation Action -
Chapter Thirteen The Phoenix Zoo Story: Building a Legacy of Conservation -
Chapter Fourteen Bears or Butterflies? How Should Zoos Make Value-Driven Decisions about Their Collections? -
Chapter Fifteen Why Zoos Have Animals: Exploring the Complex Pathway from Experiencing Animals to Pro-environmental Behaviors -
Chapter Sixteen People in the Zoo: A Social Context for Conservation -
Chapter Seventeen From Sad Zoo to Happy Zoo: The Changing Animal Welfare and Conservation Priorities of the Seoul Zoo in South Korea -
Chapter Eighteen Wildlife Wellness: A New Ethical Frontier for Zoos and Aquariums -
Chapter Nineteen Zoos and Sustainability: Can Zoos Go beyond Ethical Individualism to Protect Resilient Systems? -
Chapter Twenty Opportunities and Challenges for Conserving Small Populations: An Emerging Role for Zoos in Genetic Rescue -
Chapter Twenty-One Cloning in the Zoo: When Zoos Become Parents -
Chapter Twenty-Two Advancing Laboratory-Based Zoo Research to Enhance Captive Breeding of Southern White Rhinoceros -
Chapter Twenty-Three Beyond the Walls: Applied Field Research for the Twenty-First-Century Public Aquarium and Zoo -
Chapter Twenty-Four Frogs in Glass Boxes: Responses of Zoos to Global Amphibian Extinctions -
Chapter Twenty-Five Sustaining Wildlife Populations in Human Care: An Existential Value Proposition for Zoos -
Chapter Twenty-Six Reflections on Zoos and Aquariums and the Role of the Regional Biopark -
Chapter Twenty-Seven Today’s Awe-Inspiring Design, Tomorrow’s Plexiglas Dinosaur: How Public Aquariums Contradict Their Conservation Mandate in Pursuit of Immersive Underwater Displays -
Chapter Twenty-Eight Zoo Conservation Disembarks: Stepping off the Ark and into Global Sustainable Development -
Chapter Twenty-Nine Rewilding the Lifeboats -
Chapter Thirty The Parallax Zoo - Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Contributors
- Index
American Zoos: A Shifting Balance between Recreation and Conservation
American Zoos: A Shifting Balance between Recreation and Conservation
- Chapter:
- (p.65) Chapter Five American Zoos: A Shifting Balance between Recreation and Conservation
- Source:
- The Ark and Beyond
- Author(s):
Pamela M. Henson
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
American zoos went through significant changes in basic goals during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from parks for recreation and education to centers for conservation of endangered species. From the first American zoo at Philadelphia to the National Zoological Park and Bronx Zoo founded by William Temple Hornaday, to the modern San Diego Wild Animal Park, this chapter traces the transition from menageries designed to entertain to zoological parks designed to educate, and finally to centers of research, breeding and preservation of endangered species. Zoos that once competed to be the only park to display an exotic species now share research and experience in caring for endangered animals, including environment, nutrition, health, behavior, and even the animals themselves. Cooperative Species Survival Plans govern which animals go to what zoos and breed with which animals to ensure genetic diversity. Complex behavioral training prepares animals for reintroduction to their natural environment, but deeper understanding of the genomes of endangered species has raised questions about whether zoo animals reintroduced to the wild are the same as the animals earlier taken from their natural environments. Despite challenges, most people now believe the primary purposes of zoos are education and conservation of endangered species.
Keywords: recreation, informal education, conservation, endangered species, William Temple Hornaday, Philadelphia Zoo, National Zoological Park, Bronx Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Species Survival Plan
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
-
Introduction Zoo and Aquarium Conservation: Past, Present, Future -
Chapter One Animals in Circulation: The “Prehistory” of Modern Zoos -
Chapter Two The World as Zoo: Acclimatization in the Nineteenth Century -
Chapter Three Historic and Cultural Foundations of Zoo Conservation: A Narrative Timeline -
Chapter Four Teetering on the Brink of Extinction: The Passenger Pigeon, the Bison, and American Zoo Culture in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries -
Chapter Five American Zoos: A Shifting Balance between Recreation and Conservation -
Chapter Six (Re)Introducing the Przewalski’s Horse -
Chapter Seven Conservation Constellations: Aquariums in Aquatic Conservation Networks -
Chapter Eight Committing to Conservation: Can Zoos and Aquariums Deliver on Their Promise? -
Chapter Nine Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE): Unifying the Conservation Approach of AZA-Accredited Zoos and Aquariums -
Chapter Ten Integrating Ex Situ Management Options as Part of a One Plan Approach to Species Conservation -
Chapter Eleven Zoos and Gorilla Conservation: Have We Moved beyond a Piecemeal Approach? -
Chapter Twelve Lessons from Thirty-One Years at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Reflections on Aquariums’ Expanding Role in Conservation Action -
Chapter Thirteen The Phoenix Zoo Story: Building a Legacy of Conservation -
Chapter Fourteen Bears or Butterflies? How Should Zoos Make Value-Driven Decisions about Their Collections? -
Chapter Fifteen Why Zoos Have Animals: Exploring the Complex Pathway from Experiencing Animals to Pro-environmental Behaviors -
Chapter Sixteen People in the Zoo: A Social Context for Conservation -
Chapter Seventeen From Sad Zoo to Happy Zoo: The Changing Animal Welfare and Conservation Priorities of the Seoul Zoo in South Korea -
Chapter Eighteen Wildlife Wellness: A New Ethical Frontier for Zoos and Aquariums -
Chapter Nineteen Zoos and Sustainability: Can Zoos Go beyond Ethical Individualism to Protect Resilient Systems? -
Chapter Twenty Opportunities and Challenges for Conserving Small Populations: An Emerging Role for Zoos in Genetic Rescue -
Chapter Twenty-One Cloning in the Zoo: When Zoos Become Parents -
Chapter Twenty-Two Advancing Laboratory-Based Zoo Research to Enhance Captive Breeding of Southern White Rhinoceros -
Chapter Twenty-Three Beyond the Walls: Applied Field Research for the Twenty-First-Century Public Aquarium and Zoo -
Chapter Twenty-Four Frogs in Glass Boxes: Responses of Zoos to Global Amphibian Extinctions -
Chapter Twenty-Five Sustaining Wildlife Populations in Human Care: An Existential Value Proposition for Zoos -
Chapter Twenty-Six Reflections on Zoos and Aquariums and the Role of the Regional Biopark -
Chapter Twenty-Seven Today’s Awe-Inspiring Design, Tomorrow’s Plexiglas Dinosaur: How Public Aquariums Contradict Their Conservation Mandate in Pursuit of Immersive Underwater Displays -
Chapter Twenty-Eight Zoo Conservation Disembarks: Stepping off the Ark and into Global Sustainable Development -
Chapter Twenty-Nine Rewilding the Lifeboats -
Chapter Thirty The Parallax Zoo - Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Contributors
- Index
