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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824599003321

Titolo

Animal care and management at the National Zoo : final report / / Committee on the Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-18117-8

1-280-26272-9

9786610262724

0-309-54850-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

636.0889

Soggetti

Zoo animals - Handling - Washington (D.C.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Strategic Planning""; ""3 Communication, Knowledge Management, and Human-Resources Management""; ""4 Review of Individual Animal Deaths at the National Zoo""; ""5 Evaluation of the Conservation and Research Center""; ""6 Occupational Health and Safety Programs""; ""7 Recent National Zoo Actions in Response to the Interim Report""; ""8 Assessment of Overall Directions in Animal Care and Management""; ""References""; ""Appendix A SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK STRATEGIC PLAN""

""About the Authors""""Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications""; ""Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Publications""; ""Interim Report""