Sustaining the Ark: The challenges faced by zoos in maintaining viable populations

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-18

  Lees, C M ^a,c   Wilcken, J ^b  

^a Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria   (Australia)

^b Auckland Zoological Park   (New Zealand)

^c Auckland Zoological Park ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australasian zoos; Captive programmes; Global programmes; Professional coordination; Small populations; Sustainability; Target population size; Zoo collaboration; Zoo programme success

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 59149105419     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2008.00066.x     Document Type: Review

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