The Management of Zoological Collections in Zoological Gardens and Museums
A special issue of Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (ISSN 2673-5636).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 152
Special Issue Editors
2. ES-Inst—Environmental Smoke Institute, João Pessoa 58055-060, Paraíba, Brazil
Interests: scientific collections; zoology; ecology; taxonomy; museology; systematics; environmental sciences; education; ocean literacy; multidisciplinary approaches
Interests: environmental sciences; scientific collections; zoology; taxonomy; ecology; education; environmental awareness
2. Programa Estratégico de Estruturas Artificiais Marítimas (PREAMAR), Cabedelo 58100-263, Paraíba, Brasil
Interests: ecological restoration of corals and mangroves; ecology; environmental education; socio-environmental management of protected areas; marine protected areas; regenerative nautical tourism; aquariums and oceanographic parks
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Zoological gardens are public spaces in which animal species from the region, as well as from other parts of the world, are exhibited. Therefore, their main function is to entertain society (according to common sense). The ease of finding many species concentrated in a unique place is ideal for the public who visit, providing moments to enjoy and learn about the importance of ecosystem preservation and involving everyone from children to the elderly.
Nonetheless, zoological gardens may also be established for scientific research or animal recovery, in an attempt to energize activities in this place.
Given the current lack of investment in natural history museums, zoological gardens can be used to create scientific collections, both for research and for exhibiting material to the public, as well as raising environmental awareness regarding the preservation of bio-paleontological material and the material and immaterial heritage of humanity. In this way, zoological gardens could offer a suitable space for establishing scientific collections, fitting into the context of a Natural History Museum exhibiting biological, paleontological, ethnographic, archaeological, mineralogical and artistic collections, for example.
Therefore, in this Special Issue, we welcome contributions that address the following topic: “The Management of Zoological Collections in Zoological Gardens and Museums”.
We acknowledge Ms. Gabrielle Diniz dos Santos's contribution to this Special Issue.
Thank you in advance!
Dr. Dimítri De Araújo Costa
Dr. Flavio de Almeida Alves Junior
Dr. Karina Massei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- zoos
- aquariums
- natural history museums
- scientific collections
- environmental awareness
- scientific research
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