The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation de Ben A. Minteer

The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation: Convening Science: Discovery at the Marine Biological Laboratory

Editat de Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein, James P. Collins Cuvânt înainte de George Rabb

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 feb 2018

Publicată sub egida University of Chicago Press, lucrarea The Ark and Beyond aduce o perspectivă istorică și etică integrată asupra rolului grădinilor zoologice, depășind abordările pur tehnice ale literaturii de specialitate existente. Considerăm că volumul reușește să sintetizeze evoluția acestor instituții de la simple menajerii de divertisment la actori indispensabili în conservarea globală a biodiversității. Structura multidisciplinară, coordonată de editori precum Ben A. Minteer, permite o analiză profundă a tensiunilor dintre bunăstarea animalelor individuale și salvarea speciilor.

Remarcăm modul în care autorii documentează utilizarea tehnicilor genetice și reproductive de ultimă oră, oferind în același timp un cadru teoretic pentru viitorul programelor de rewilding. Ca alternativă la Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums de Allison B. Kaufman pentru cursurile de conservarea vieții sălbatice, această lucrare are avantajul de a plasa datele științifice într-un context filozofic și istoric larg, facilitând o înțelegere mai nuanțată a misiunii acestor instituții în secolul XXI.

În contextul operei lui Ben A. Minteer, volumul continuă interogațiile din A Wilder Kingdom – Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond, însă extinde sfera de cercetare către dimensiunea istorică globală. Dacă în lucrări precum The Heart of the Wild autorul explora conceptul de sălbăticie, aici analizează modul practic în care intervenția umană prin intermediul acvariilor și grădinilor zoologice poate combate distrugerea habitatelor și schimbările climatice. Ritmul este academic, susținut de 51 de ilustrații și date tabelare care ancorează dezbaterea teoretică în realitatea cercetării contemporane.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780226538464
ISBN-10: 022653846X
Pagini: 528
Ilustrații: 51 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Seria Convening Science: Discovery at the Marine Biological Laboratory

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte profesioniștilor din domeniul conservării și studenților la biologie sau etica mediului. Cititorul câștigă o viziune panoramică asupra modului în care grădinile zoologice s-au transformat în centre de cercetare genetică și educație ecologică. Este un motiv concret pentru a înțelege cum instituții controversate pot deveni ultima redută împotriva extincției speciilor într-o lume dominată de activitatea umană.

Despre autor

Ben A. Minteer deține catedra Arizona Zoological Society la School of Life Sciences din cadrul Arizona State University. Expert în etica mediului și conservare, Minteer a publicat lucrări de referință precum The Landscape of Reform și Wild Visions. Activitatea sa academică se concentrează pe intersecția dintre valorile democratice și protecția naturii, fiind unul dintre cei mai importanți teoreticieni care analizează evoluția conceptului de sălbăticie în raport cu intervenția umană. În The Ark and Beyond, el își folosește expertiza pentru a coordona o viziune pluridisciplinară asupra viitorului conservării.

Notă biografică

Ben A. Minteer holds the Arizona Zoological Society Endowed Chair in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. He is coeditor most recently of After Preservation: Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Jane Maienschein is university professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and fellow and director of the History and Philosophy of Science Project at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She is coeditor most recently of Visions of Cell Biology: Reflections Inspired by Cowdry’s “General Cytology,” also in the Convening Science series and published by the University of Chicago Press. James P. Collins is the Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. He is coauthor of Extinction in Our Times: Global Amphibian Decline.

Recenzii

"Aquaria and zoos are sometimes a cause of concern for those anxious about animal welfare, but now they are making an increasingly important contribution to the survival of endangered species—as well as having an educational function. This book considers the history of the institutions, animal welfare, critical role in re-introduction programmes, how their practices and policies are evolving, and further their ethics and visions for the future."

“In an age of extinction, ‘wild’ places are increasingly being managed like zoos. What role do actual zoos and aquariums have to play? The Ark and Beyond looks at this question from all angles; the result is both informative and thought-provoking.”

“The role of zoos and aquariums is constantly evolving, particularly as there is pressure to increase their contribution to conservation. This collection ably shows that zoos and aquariums are not a flotilla of little arks that have to be self-sufficient. Rather, we should be better grounded in the social fabric of our communities, better networked, and better connected to the animals outside our walls.”

“The Ark and Beyond is essential reading for anyone interested in our tangled and evolving relationship with zoos and aquariums. At the zoo we find ourselves at the shifting borderland between the wild and the walled. This book’s editors and contributors explore that territory, bringing together decades of practical and theoretical expertise in conservation biology, history, and education. Their insights will deeply inform and benefit readers wrestling with the complex questions we find ourselves asking when we lock eyes with our kindred creatures.”

"Issues such as zoo animal protection and species reintroduction, but also the question of whether zoos really can be 'wild,' are illuminated in this book in terms of the full range of research and conservation practices of zoos and aquariums."

“A valuable contribution to existing literature, not only by illustrating the earliest roots of contemporary conservation strategies that, although substantially distinct from ex situ conservation in the twenty-first century, nonetheless reveals deep roots to a phenomenon that is often considered to be very recent indeed. Featuring contributions from a broad array of international scholars and ranging across time and space, the collection represents a thorough articulation of the fluid histories, challenges, and futures of zoo- and aquarium-based conservation. . . . Engaging, accurate, and concise, the collection succeeds in communicating stories of complex pasts, presents, and futures in accessible form and to multiple audiences. Indeed, this work has much to say to historians, bioscientists, geographers, zoologists, and zoo management alike.”

"A remarkably thorough account of zoo and aquarium conservation. . . . Highly balanced. . . . Anyone who has visited a zoo or aquarium, and wondered whether its educational and conservation benefits outweigh its costs in terms of potentially diminished animal well-being, will find this book captivating."

Descriere

Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of leading zoo and aquarium scientists as well as historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, The Ark and Beyond traces the history and underscores the present role of these organizations as essential conservation actors. It also offers a framework for their future course, reaffirming that if zoos and aquariums make biodiversity conservation a top priority, these institutions can play a vital role in tackling conservation challenges of global magnitude.

While early menageries were anything but the centers of conservation that many zoos are today, a concern with wildlife preservation has been an integral component of the modern, professionally run zoo since the nineteenth century. From captive breeding initiatives to rewilding programs, zoos and aquariums have long been at the cutting edge of research and conservation science, sites of impressive new genetic and reproductive techniques. Today, their efforts reach even further beyond recreation, with educational programs, community-based conservation initiatives, and international, collaborative programs designed to combat species extinction and protect habitats at a range of scales. Addressing related topics as diverse as zoo animal welfare, species reintroductions, amphibian extinctions, and whether zoos can truly be “wild,” this book explores the whole range of research and conservation practices that spring from zoos and aquariums while emphasizing the historical, scientific, and ethical traditions that shape these efforts. Also featuring an inspiring foreword by the late George Rabb, president emeritus of the Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo, The Ark and Beyond illuminates these institutions’ growing significance to the preservation of global biodiversity in this century.