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Why Is This Summary Of Tiger Ecology, What Aspects Of The Tiger's Environment Need To Be Recreated In A Zoo Environment?

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Elizabeth Kelly
Susan Glenn
Environmental Bio

23 October, 2017

Habitat Expert
1. From reading this summary of tiger ecology, what aspects of the tiger’s environment need to be recreated in a zoo environment?
To start with, many zoo facilities in Asia are very overcrowded with tigers, causing tigers to die as soon as they are placed in such zoos. One thing tigers need is more space as well as more resources to breed. Tigers definitely need trained, well equipped, zookeepers. Another necessity would be space so they can best prevent diseases from spreading. Due to some reports, zoo keepers are concerned with medical problems that are potentially preventable in the proper habitat and proper medical care.

4.Why is it important for a …show more content…

The biologists working in the wild, could have many zoos to thank for their work in identifying all of the precise dosages of drugs needed for anesthesia. Also, field researchers analyze the paw prints in the zoo from the jaguars. This helps them begin to read the tracks and able to estimate the size of these wild cats.

8.What kinds of "enrichment activities" do you think are important for zoo animals to participate in? Why? David Shepherdson is a self-effacing guru of the enrichment movement. Being a scientist for the conservation-program at the Oregon Zoo, David has brought so much joy and mental health of so many captive animals for the last 20 years, or so. I believe they should be pampered and massaged and washed frequently. Also, zoo keepers should do medical health checkups once a month or as needed. Animals should be treated as well as humans are, especially if they are going to be kept in zoos.

9.As a habitat expert, how would you design zoo exhibits so that they are suitable for these "enrichment activities?" As a habitat expert, I would do existential research to match the natural habitats of the animals as seamlessly as I could. The animals would have all of the necessities to partake in the enrichment activities they need. The health of the animals would come before anything else at my zoo. 10.What are the challenges in keeping tigers? As the wild places for tigers shrink around the world, many zoos have

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