Sustainability Index (S-Index): A tool for use in the evaluation and planning of institutional animal collections
Maintaining sustainable living collections is at the core of every zoo’s and aquarium’s mission. In spite of increasing awareness of sustainability challenges, few practical applications to support collection sustainability have been developed. In addition, much of the onus to address issues regarding collection sustainability has fallen to regional zoo associations, rather than on individual collection […]
Is there any more room on the Ark? An analysis of space allocation in four mammalian taxa
Zoos select species for exhibition to meet goals of recreation, education, research, and conservation. However, many zoo populations are not sustainable and institutional collection plans (ICPs) come under criticism for their lack of conservation importance. We explore the species selection process with two main questions. First, are zoos doing all they can with their available […]
A curator’s response to “strategic collection planning: Theory and practice”
Institutional collection planning
Propagation of endangered birds in US institutions: How much space is there?
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430140302.abs Captive breeding is often touted as a way to preserve species disappearing in the wild. Zoos and related institutions have limited space for animals, however, and use of what space exists may be restricted by conflicting demands of entertainment, education, and propagation. Curators of US bird collections sponsored an analysis of space available […]