Mycobacterium tuberculosis sensu stricto in African Apes, What Is Its True Health Impact?
Pathogens, 2022 Since the Symposium on Mycobacterial Infections of Zoo Animals held at the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution in 1976, our understanding of tuberculosis (TB) in non-domestic animals has greatly expanded.
Carlos R. Sanchez +1 more
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Ecology on‐exhibit: careers in zoos and aquariums [PDF]
, 2019 Published ...
Leighty, Katherine A., Rotjan, Randi D.
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Tiger King and the Exegesis of COVID-19 Media Coverage of Nonhuman Animals
Journalism and Media, 2022 Beginning with the premise that the media participates in the manufacturing of the societal consent that enables and perpetuates the systematized exploitation of nonhuman animals, this article explores how media coverage of such nonhuman animals (and of ...
Claudia Alonso-Recarte
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Learning to Teach Argumentation: Research and development in the science classroom [PDF]
, 2006 The research reported in this study focuses on an investigation into the teaching of argumentation in secondary science classrooms. Over a one-year period, a group of 12 teachers from schools in the greater London area attended a series of workshops to ...
Adey P. S. +31 more
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Oklahoma High School Animal Sports Team Names and the Potential for Conservation Connection [PDF]
Journal of Interdisciplinary Sciences, 2023 The way humans view animals has long-term implications for the conservation of species. Negatively viewed animals receive less funding, less media attention, and less public support than positively viewed animals.
Emily A. Geest +2 more
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Manatees in Zoological Parks throughout the World: History, State, and Welfare
Animals, 2023 The order Sirenia comprises several species of manatees and one species of dugong. These popular marine mammals are relatively recent acquisitions to zoological parks throughout the world.
Yann Henaut, Fabienne Delfour
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TAPping into argumentation: Developments in the application of Toulmin's Argument Pattern for studying science discourse [PDF]
, 2004 This paper reports some methodological approaches to the analysis of argumentation discourse developed as part of the two-and-a-half year project titled "Enhancing the Quality of Argument in School Science" supported by the Economic and Social Research ...
Erduran, S +2 more
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Thinking with Civets: The Role of Zoos in the Decolonisation of Animal Tourism
Animals, 2023 Civets belong to the family Viverridae, an ancient line of ‘cat-like’ animals. Despite their large geographic distribution across southeast Asia and parts of Africa, little scientific attention has been attributed to Viverrids or Viverrid–human relations.
Jes Hooper
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The release of a captive-raised female African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana [PDF]
, 2013 Wild female elephants live in close-knit matrilineal groups and housing captive elephants in artificial social groupings can cause significant welfare issues for individuals not accepted by other group members. We document the release of a captive-raised
Evans, Kate E +2 more
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Asia-Pacific zoos in the 21st century : stakeholder perceptions of the roles and functions of zoos : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Management at Massey University, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2013 The advent of the anthropocene accentuates the transformation of ecosystems on a global scale. This study responds to these concerns by assessing the role and function of 21st century zoos in general and the Asia-Pacific zoos in particular. The lack of
Cabañero Pisa, Carlos Fernando +3 more
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