After the Ark: Environmental Policy-Making and the Zoo

After the Ark? traces the evolution of zoos from the private menageries of the ancient world to the corporatized, bureaucratic organizations of today. Drawing an analogy with Noah's mission to save all the earth's animals, it questions how well our modern zoos are fulfilling their stated aims of conservation, education, research and recreation. Nicole Mazur analyses the many critical challenges faced by zoos. This informative, ground-breaking study of the modern zoo will interest teachers, students and researchers right across the social and environmental sciences.