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Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Interim Report

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Size: 128 pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Publication Year:2004

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Committee on a Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park, National Research Council
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This interim report assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are threatening the well-being of the animal collection ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1 Introduction and Background	9-22	(skim)
2 Animal Care and Management	23-46	(skim)
3 Record Keeping	47-54	(skim)
4 Pest Management	55-58	(skim)
5 Mission and Strategic Planning	59-62	(skim)
References	63-67	(skim)
National Zoo Documents	68-70	(skim)
Appendix A: National Zoological Park General Memoranda	71-74	(skim)
Appendix B: Clinical Notes Summary Report MedARKS Medical Record for Grevy's Zebra Buumba (Source: Smithsonian Inspector General)	75-80	(skim)
Appendix C: Clinical Notes Summary Report MedARKS Medical Record for Grevy's Zebra Buumba (Source: Dr. Don Nichols)	81-86	(skim)
Appendix D: Medical Record Report MedARKS Medical Record for Grevy's Zebra Buumba (Source: National Zoological Park)	87-100	(skim)
Appendix E: Zoo Registrar - Job Description	101-104	(skim)
Appendix F: Public Meeting Agendas	105-106	(skim)
About the Authors	107-110	(skim)
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications	111-112	(skim)
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Publications	113-114	(skim)

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This interim report assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are threatening the well-being of the animal collection and identifies the "most pressing" issues that should be addressed.

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