Zoos and conservation in the Anthropocene: opportunities and problems

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Zoos and conservation in the Anthropocene: opportunities and problems
Original language description
Activities of zoological gardens are increasingly scrutinized by researchers other than biologists and sectors of society. While this is evident proof of the relevance of zoos in present-day societies, the historical and scientific evidence supporting today zoo conservation mission is not always well-known outside the conservation community. In this chapter, a broad overview of zoo’s evolution and present work is offered by professionals with a long-term association with the zoo world. Any evaluation of zoo activities needs to be done in the framework of present-day environmental crisis that it is not just due to ‘climatic changes’ but to the collapse of ecosystem functioning and loss of biodiversity. If, as we believe, education of new generations remains fundamental to create new societal values towards wildlife and ecosystems, zoos are essential tools for directing attention of public opinion towards the root environmental problems of our time.
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Book/collection name
Problematic Wildlife II – new conservation and management challenge in the human-wildlife interactions
ISBN
978-3-030-42334-6
Number of pages of the result
34
Pages from-to
451-484
Number of pages of the book
649
Publisher name
Springer
Place of publication
Cham
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