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Description: |
V, 416 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Factors that influence crisis management in a zoological setting -- Developing an emergency preparedness plan -- Emergency response and crisis management teams -- Public relations and the crisis situation -- Animal restraint and animal identification techniques -- Dealing with a crisis situation- case studies: zoological crisis -- Dealing with a crisis situation- case studies: natural disasters -- Dealing with a crisis situation- case studies: manmade disasters -- Dealing with a crisis situation- case studies: injury or death at the zoo -- Taxon-specific crisis management protocols. |