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Ethics on the ark : zoos, animal welfare, and wildlife conservation / edited by Bryan G. Norton [and others] ; with assistance from John Wuichet.
| Other author | Norton, Bryan G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1995. |
| Description | xxvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Zoo and aquarium biology and conservation series Zoo and aquarium biology and conservation series. ^A391346 |
| Contents | Foreword / David Ehrenfeld -- Preface / Bryan Norton -- Zoo conservation and ethical paradoxes -- William Conway -- Role of zoos in the twenty-first century / Eugene Hargrove -- Toward a responsible zoo agenda / Terry Maple -- Lions and tigers and bears, oh no! / David Hancocks -- Are zoos morally defensible? / Tom Regan -- Zoos revisited / Dale Jamieson -- Wildlife conservation and individual animal welfare / Dale Jamieson -- Natural processes, individuals, and units of conservation / Robert Vrijenhoek -- Noah's Ark II: rescuing species and ecosystems / Valerius Geist -- Caring for nature: a broader look at animal stewardship / Bryan Norton -- Wild animal acquisition ethics for zoo biologists / Fred Koontz -- To procure or not to procure / Ardith Eudey -- Reintroduction, zoos, conservation, and animal welfare / Benjamin Beck -- Captive breeding of endangered species / Robert Loftin -- Introduction to reintroduction / David Hancocks -- Culling surplus animals for population management / Robert Lacy -- Success breeds a quandary: to cull or not to cull / Donald Lindburg and Linda Lindburg -- Should or should not of captive breeding: whose ethic? / Frederic Wagner -- Defining the good zoo: animal care, maintenance, and welfare / Terry Maple, Rita McManamon, and Elizabeth Stevens -- Differing conceptions of animal welfare / John Wuichet and Bryan Norton -- Ethical considerations in zoo and aquarium research / Michael Hutchins, Betsy Dresser, and Chris Wemmer -- Science in zoos: arrogance of knowledge versus humility of ignorance / Roger Fouts -- Putting the spin on animal ethics: ethical parameters for marketing and public relations / Karen Allen -- Zoos and the public: a view from the ASPCA / Roger Caras |
| General note | Papers from a workshop held in Atlanta, Georgia, in March 1992. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 94037139 |
| ISBN | 1560985151 (alk. paper) |