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Visitor Attitudes Toward Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Two Australian Zoos
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 This study identified and compared the attitudes of visitors toward zoo-housed little penguins, their enclosure and visitor experience that may influence the way visitors behave toward little penguins at two Australian zoos.
Alicia Burns +2 more
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Animals, 2021 Modern zoos are increasingly taking a leading role in emergency management and wildlife recovery. In the face of climate change and the predicted increase in frequency and magnitude of catastrophic events, zoos provide specialised expertise to assist ...
Marissa L. Parrott +11 more
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Animals, 2021 This study investigated the behaviour of two Elasmobranch species; Southern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina dumerilii, n = 1) and Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni, n = 4) and two teleost species; moonlighter (Tilodon sexfasciatus, n = 1) and ...
Kristie Lawrence +2 more
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The Journal of Geometric Analysis, 2023 AbstractIn this note we study order reversing quasi involutions and their properties. These maps are dualities (order reversing involutions) on their image. We prove that any order reversing quasi involution is induced by a cost. Invariant sets of order reversing quasi involutions are of special interest and we provide several results regarding their ...
Artstein-Avidan, S. +2 more
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Individuals Matter: Dilemmas and Solutions in Conservation and Animal Welfare Practices in Zoos
Animals, 2022 Compassionate conservation advocates for minimizing individual suffering in conservation practice and adheres to the principle “individuals matter”—intrinsically, in and of themselves.
Anne Safiya Clay +1 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Emergency conservation interventions will be increasingly necessary to prevent extinctions or severe population bottlenecks as extreme events become more frequent.
Katherine E. Selwood +11 more
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Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022 Zoos and botanical gardens (ZBGs) play a variety of roles in regional conservation partnerships, including their most common role as the ex situ managers of rare plant and animal populations. Using case studies from a 70-year history of conservation work
Debra Colodner +4 more
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Clinical Kidney Journal, 2014 A 32-year-old woman was referred with a diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI). She had initially presented to a regional district hospital with a short history of feeling generally unwell with flu-like symptoms, headache as well as conjunctivitis and photophobia. She had no previous medical history whatsoever and was on no medication.
Thanaraj, Vijay +3 more
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Local Plant and Insect Conservation Evaluated with Organizational Identity Theory
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2023 With a range of programs focused on local plant and insect conservation, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden works with partners and our communities to restore landscapes and thriving ecosystems for wildlife and people.
Lily Maynard +10 more
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Listening to the Zoo: Challenging Zoo Visiting Conventions [PDF]
Ethnos, 2021 This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) under Grant ES/R009554/1.
Rice, T +4 more
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