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Buying time for wild animals with zoos.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20938970     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Zoos and aquariums exhibit many rare species, but sustain few for long periods. Demanding genetic, demographic, and behavioral requirements are a part of the sustainability challenge, and historical zoo goals and limiting animal management objectives are another, but they have been overtaken by worldwide wildlife population contraction and endangerment. New policies are essential for zoo continuance and, if vanishing species are to be helped by zoo propagation, they must be given priority. However, zoos have little animal carrying capacity and propagation must be much more sharply focused. In addition, it is becoming urgent that zoos help to support parks and reserves and, where possible, manage some especially endangered species mutually with parks. Zoo Biol 29:1-8, 2010. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors:
William G Conway
Publication Detail:
Type:  Editorial     Date:  2010-10-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zoo biology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1098-2361     ISO Abbreviation:  Zoo Biol.     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8807837     Medline TA:  Zoo Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society, New York. wgcwcs@optonline.net.
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