Creative Conservation: Interactive management of wild and captive animals [Hardcover]

P.J. Olney (Editor), G. Mace (Editor), A. Feistner (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0412495708 | ISBN-13: 978-0412495700 | Publication Date: December 31, 1993 | Edition: 1

Through contributions from most of the leading experts from around the world, this book presents a full review of the biological, logistic and economic concerns that exist in all efforts to manage populations.

Editorial Reviews

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A major contribution to the debate about the interactive management of populations of animals under threat of extinction - Ethology, Ecology and Evolution; A very substantial book ... makes a detailed and irrefutable case for zoos as vital partners in the struggle to preserve the world's wildlife - N Gould; ...of great value to those who are concerned with successful programmes for conserving endangered species and care for the environment - Environmental Management and Health; This book presents a full review of the biological, logistical and economic concerns that exist in all efforts to manage populations, and is a major contribution to the debate on interactive management of populations of animals under threat of extinction...the editors have to be congratulated in producing from this conference a document, which not only contains much up-to-date, relevant and important information for anyone working in the fields of conservation and zoo biology, but which also clearly demonstrates how far we have progressed in our knowledge and understanding of the breeding of threatened species both in the wild and in captivity - Animal Welfare; ...the book would be a useful addition to most libraries and the personal libraries of those unfamiliar with the primary literature. Several papers are probably destined to become classics ... - Zoo Biology

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 31, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0412495708
• ISBN-13: 978-0412495700
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,783,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful for the conservation biologist, October 4, 2007

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A. Utt "Natureutt78" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Conservation: Interactive management of wild and captive animals (Hardcover)

I have found this book to be very helpful for my field of research (conservation biology). Unlike the previous reviewer, I have no problem with a few grammatical errors. I found the research articles and reviews in this book to be valuable and have been able to cite several articles for my own published papers. I recommend this book to anyone working in conservation biology, even though it may be a bit outdated.

2 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrid! Just Horrid!, May 18, 2001

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Tommy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Conservation: Interactive management of wild and captive animals (Hardcover)

I have never seen such a shoddy bunch of sentences put together in my life. I counted nearly SEVENTEEN fragments in this book along with several akward sentences that leave the author's meaning unclear. The ideas set forth in this work about managing wild animals could have helped to change the way we interact with our game reserves. I say "could" because I'm sure anyone who reads this work will be too distracted (as I was) by the dearth of commas to think about the deep issues being considered. And don't even get me started on the over-usage of colons that borders on the obscene. Yet another good idea destroyed because an author decided not to Major in English.