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Last Animals at the Zoo: How Mass Extinction Can Be Stopped
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Shearwater Books
Publication date March 1, 1992
Pages 266
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781559631587
ISBN-10 1559631589
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.15 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $35.00
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Discusses the current breeding programs and research that has been done in genetics to save animals from extinction, and discusses why this research is necessary
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In Last Animals at theZoo, Colin Tudge argues that zoos have become an essential part of modernconservation strategy, and that the only real hope for saving many endangeredspecies is through creative use of zoos in combination with restoration ofnatural habitats. From the genetics of captive breeding to techniques ofbehavioral enrichment, Tudge examines all aspects of zoo conservation programs and explains how the precarious existence of so many animals can best be protected.

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from Shearwater Books (March 1, 1992)
9781559631587 | details & prices | 266 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Discusses the current breeding programs and research that has been done in genetics to save animals from extinction, and discusses why this research is necessary
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9781559631570 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $22.00
About: In Last Animals at theZoo, Colin Tudge argues that zoos have become an essential part of modernconservation strategy, and that the only real hope for saving many endangeredspecies is through creative use of zoos in combination with restoration ofnatural habitats.

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