Book contents
- Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums
- Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums
- Copyright page
- In Memoriam
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Programs and Initiatives
- Part II Captive Care and Management
- 7 Lear’s Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) Ex Situ Breeding Program at São Paulo Zoo
- 8 Measuring Welfare through Behavioral Observation and Adjusting It with Dynamic Environments
- 9 Empowering Zoo Animals
- 10 Transforming the Nutrition of Zoo Primates (or How We Became Known as Loris Man and That Evil Banana Woman)
- 11 Tough Questions, Complex Answers
- Part III Saving Species
- Part IV Basic Research
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- References
11 - Tough Questions, Complex Answers
American Zookeeper Responses in a Nationwide Survey about Culling
from Part II - Captive Care and Management
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 December 2018
Book contents
- Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums
- Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums
- Copyright page
- In Memoriam
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Programs and Initiatives
- Part II Captive Care and Management
- 7 Lear’s Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) Ex Situ Breeding Program at São Paulo Zoo
- 8 Measuring Welfare through Behavioral Observation and Adjusting It with Dynamic Environments
- 9 Empowering Zoo Animals
- 10 Transforming the Nutrition of Zoo Primates (or How We Became Known as Loris Man and That Evil Banana Woman)
- 11 Tough Questions, Complex Answers
- Part III Saving Species
- Part IV Basic Research
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- References
Summary
Conservation involves ethical dilemmas. An example is culling – the humane euthanasia of animals for population management. As zoos strive to maintain populations of animals for the long-term to support conservation, provide recreation, and educate the public, a possible role for culling in zoo populations has been identified. We surveyed zookeeper attitudes regarding culling as an animal management practice. Analysis reveals that if keepers were exposed to culling of animals on a regular basis, they might experience moral stress, a stress that occurs when there is discord between what one does in one's occupation and one's reasons for entering that occupation. Responses were similar to those of animal shelter workers, who regularly conduct euthanasia of large numbers of animals, revealing some ethical dilemmas and difficult emotions that would require navigation if culling became widespread. In building a social contract for zoos that lays out a philosophy on maintaining animal collections, discussions of culling would likely benefit from greater education of zookeepers and animal managers on population management issues, as well as the management of diverse perspectives.
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- Scientific Foundations of Zoos and AquariumsTheir Role in Conservation and Research, pp. 304 - 324Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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