Elephants Under Human Care
eBook - ePub

Elephants Under Human Care

The Behaviour, Ecology, and Welfare of Elephants in Captivity

  1. 410 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Elephants Under Human Care

The Behaviour, Ecology, and Welfare of Elephants in Captivity

About this book

This book draws together, for the first time, the published research on the behaviour, ecology and welfare of elephants living in zoos, circuses, logging camps and other captive environments in a single comprehensive volume. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach, considering the work of zoo biologists, animal behaviour and welfare scientists, veterinarians, philosophers, zoo educators, tourism specialists, conservation biologists, lawyers and others with a professional interest in elephants.Elephants under Human Care: The Behaviour, Ecology, and Welfare of Elephants in Captivity is a valuable resource for zoo biology and animal welfare researchers. It is also useful for students and zoo professionals and managers looking for a comprehensive guide to current research on captive elephants. Although not intended as a husbandry manual, the book discusses some of the elephant welfare standards developed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and their relationship to current knowledge of captive elephants.- Includes results of captive studies compared with field studies of wild elephants- Features original images of elephant behaviour as they live and behave under human care- Includes results of the author's original research including many original photographs- Considers future implications of research for the welfare and conservation of elephants, both for elephants in captivity and those living in the wild

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Quote
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Preface
  9. Who is this book for?
  10. ‘Zoo elephant’ or ‘elephant living in a zoo’: a note on terminology
  11. Chapter 1. Elephants and their relationship with humans
  12. Chapter 2. Ethological data collection and elephant activity budgets
  13. Chapter 3. Elephant social structure, behaviour and complexity
  14. Chapter 4. Elephant reproductive biology
  15. Chapter 5. Elephant cognition, communication and tool use
  16. Chapter 6. Elephant ecology and genetics
  17. Chapter 7. Elephant welfare
  18. Chapter 8. Housing and handling elephants
  19. Chapter 9. Ethics, pressure groups and the law
  20. Chapter 10. The conservation value of captive elephants
  21. Chapter 11. The future of elephants in captivity
  22. Appendix
  23. Glossary
  24. References
  25. Index