Oct 12, 1988 | Abstract
1988 Abstract: First grade children’s drawings of new landscape immersion exhibits at Seattle’s Woodland park Zoo were collected over a three year period. During the final year some children were also asked to draw an old exhibit as well. While these...Oct 12, 1987 | Abstract
1987 Abstract: This paper discusses the importance of implicit as well as explicit communications zoos transmit to their visitors and suggest “homocentricity” is an inappropriate yet central message of all zoos and aquariums today. The author suggests...Oct 12, 1987 | Abstract
1987 Abstract: Great apes, among the world’s most severely threatened species and our closest biological relatives, are being featured in new zoo exhibits of unprecedented size, complexity, cost and number throughout the country. Historically, Great Ape exhibits...Oct 12, 1986 | Abstract
1986 Abstract: Nineteenth century zoos, aquariums and natural history museums had much in common. All were organized taxonomically, housed in imposing buildings and ignorant of ecological principles. Though these institutions have evolved enormously and often...Oct 12, 1984 | Abstract
1984 Abstract: While this paper was written to assist small zoos in areas of economic decline in the Northeaster U.S., it provides advice that should be useful to economicaly challenged zoos everywhere. There have been a few updates made in 2006.Oct 12, 1984 | Abstract
1984 Abstract: A new generation of zoo great ape exhibits is described based upon wild ape interaction with their natural habitats and wild conspecific species. Illustrative plans for idealized great ape exhibits are shown based upon these environmental and...