num_pages: 360
description: Ethics on the Ark presents a passionate multivocal discussionamong zoo professionals activists conservation biologists and philosophersabout the future of zoos and aquariums the treatment of animals in captivity and the question of whether the individual the species or the ecosystem is the most important focus in conservation efforts. Contributors represent all sides of the issues. Moving from the fundamental to the practical from biodiversity to population regulation from animal research to captive breeding Ethics on the Ark represents an important gathering of the many fervent and contentious viewpoints shaping the wildlife conservation debate.
language: English
title: ETHICS on the ARK
publisher: Smithsonian Books