- 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
People in the Zoo: A Social Context for Conservation
People in the Zoo: A Social Context for Conservation
- Chapter:
- (p.204) Chapter Sixteen People in the Zoo: A Social Context for Conservation
- Source:
- The Ark and Beyond
- Author(s):
Susan Clayton
Khoa D. Le Nguyen
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
Zoos may be able to promote conservation by communicating the need for conservation to their visitors, and particularly by creating concern about the animals. Conversations among zoo visitors have the potential to highlight the value of nature and to promote affection and empathy for animals, along with a sense of connection. Psychological research suggests that concern for others, including animals, is higher when they are perceived as more similar to the perceiver. Zoos can, and do, utilize their exhibits to promote a sense of similarity and connection to animals among visitors. We present a study in which observers of a capuchin monkey exhibit were asked to consider either similarities or differences between the monkeys and humans. Those looking for similarities attended to different attributes of the monkeys, focusing on faces and on behavior, whereas those focused on difference emphasized physical characteristics. Compared to a control condition, both groups showed greater environmental concern; providing information about human implication in environmental threats, however, increased concern among the control group. We conclude that carefully designed zoo exhibits and signage may increase care and concern for animal conservation, but that determining the best combination of information to present is a complex task.
Keywords: zoos, similarity to animals, exhibit signage, conservation, environmental concern, connection, empathy
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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
