Friday, March 18, 2011

Proceedings of the 65th WAZA Annual Conference - Technical Congress


Biodiversity is Life
Proceedings of the 65th Annual Conference
Technical Congress
18–19 October 2010
Hosted by Kölner Zoo

The One Curator – One Species Challenge..................24

Re‑‑thinking ex situ vs. in situ Species Conservation.....25

Defining What It Means to Save a Species – The Species Conservation Program
of the Wildlife Conservation Society...........................30

Building Sustainable Zoo Populations and Connecting Zoo Populations to Field Conservation, A Report by the AZA Task Force on the Sustainability of Zoo‑‑based
Populations: Phase 1.............................32

Chicago Zoological Society’s Center for the Science of Animal Welfare...............................36

The ISO’s International Workshop Agreement (IWA) ......................................38

Why Not Partner an African Zoo?...............................41

Public and Private Sector Collaboration to Preserve Biodiversity in Aviculture.........................42

The Value of Biodiversity and the Economics of Biodiversity Conservation.......................................46

Beauval Conservation Program in Djibouti, “Back to Africa”........................................50

Back to Africa and Restorative Conservation, Pursuing the WAZA Conservation Strategy................52

Dvůr Králové Zoo and WAZA‑branded Rhino Conservation Projects......................................53

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: Genetic Effects of Ex situ‑‑Conservation
in the European Wildcat (Felis silvestris)...............................................63

India’s Initiative in Ex‑situ Wildlife Conservation.........64

“Joined‑‑up Conservation”: Addressing Native Species Declines in Western Australia.........................67

Developing Conservation Strategies for the Armenian Viper...............................................70

An Overview and Evaluation of WAZA Conservation Projects..................................72

Breeding, Research and Conservation of Tropical Herpetodiversity:
Linking ex situ with in situ Approaches.........................73

Zoo Personnel Serving an IUCN Specialist Group: An Introduction to the Northeast African Subgroup of the Antelope Specialist Group................................78

Zoos’ Role in Conserving the Diversity of a Small Taxon – from the Perspective of the
Bear Specialist Group.................................................79

The Sabah Rhino Project – Captive Breeding, Habitat Protection and Habitat Reforestation ...........83

Dysfunctional Zoos and What to Do?.............................84

Transportation of CITES-listed Species.......................91

How Do You Create A Zoo That Really Contributes Towards Biodiversity Conservation?...........................93

Troubles in Paradise – Zoo Design for Conservation Education......................97

Biodome – Biomimicry – Biodiversity.........................99

Zoos and Conservation – the Frankfurt Example.......102

Husbandry Success in Zoos: A Constant Aim for Science and Practice...........................................105

Where Are We Now? – Trends in Global Grants for Wildlife Conservation..........................................106

Project MOSI (Mosquito Onset Surveillance Initiative)...................108

The Conservation Status of the World Zoo’s Species .................................................109

EAZA Conservation Campaigns: What Have We Learned and Where do We Go from Here?...........111

Multiplication Effect Through Partnerships: The Granby Zoo’s Experience....................................114


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