Using first-person stories and approachable scientific reviews, this volume explores how zoos conduct and support science around the world.

Combining anecdotes with scientific data, this book is a journalistic inquiry into what is currently known about zoos and aquariums as sociocultural intersectio

Well-run modern zoos and aquariums do important research and conservation work and teach visitors about the challenges of animals in the wild and the people str

Studying Captive Animals outlines the methods that may be used to study the behaviour, welfare and ecology of animals living under the control of humans, includ

Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate chang