Ageing with a captive society in London: Audrey, Ron and Smokey at the Zoo

This paper considers the spatio-temporal capacity of a set of relationships as they are identified by a group of older people who are regular visitors to London Zoo. It explores the intersections between the time of retirement and the scales and directionality of time commonly invoked by zoological forms of knowledge about species and biodiversity. This includes a look at how both positive and negative theories of futures, including the future of the zoo itself, become a prism through which individuals examine their relationships to time towards the end of life. In addition, the paper focuses on those visitors who seek, in a hopeful manner, to reorient themselves in the city through engagements with individual captive animals.PostprintPeer reviewe

Existing Tasmanian marsupials

Within the last few years considerable attention has been directed to the present state of the Australasian marsupial fauna. The meetings held during the recent scientific congresses in Australia have served to stress the importance of our native animals and the need for a better system of conservation, for, with the advance of settlement, many forms of animal life are being reduced in numbers to a very considerable extent. This is particularly noticeable in the Australian zoo-geographical province. In view of the difficulty experienced in tracing the life histories and distribution of extinct and rare forms, a brief review of the present position of the Tasmanian marsupials may be useful not only for its present interest, but as a source of reference to workers in future years who may endeavour to trace the extent and distribution of our fauna, many forms of which will undoubtedly become rare if not extinct

Zutrition: Analyzing and Evaluating Diets Fed to Captive Mammals at Capron Park Zoo

Zoos provide both experiential and educational opportunities for the general public to learn about animals found in a variety of habitats around the world. A successful zoo must provide a safe and enjoyable environment for the visitors, in addition to the species living within the enclosures. Animal husbandry and welfare are crucial aspects to which close attention must be paid, and zoos have a responsibility to attempt to approximate the captive species’ natural habitats and life histories. An essential part of maintaining a captive zoo animal’s health and wellbeing is providing the animal with an appropriate diet. In addition to supporting the animal’s physical health, a good diet can be used to provide stimulating enrichment to captive wildlife. Food is one of the most commonly used forms of enrichment provided to captive animals in order to stimulate mental problem solving, foraging, and even hunting behaviors that would normally be exhibited in the wild. Good nutrition is also critical in order to prevent many diseases in captive animals, which they would likely not be at risk of developing if they were living in their natural habitat. To provide the animals a properly balanced nutritional meal plan, both qualitative and quantitative measures must be considered in the selection of food. Creating proper proportions of meals and balancing nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, fat, fiber, carbohydrates, and water for each species improves the overall wellbeing of the animals found at a zoo. Capron Park Zoo, located in Attleboro, MA, strives to provide high quality nutrition to a diverse range of captive wild animals. The existing meal plans fed to the mammals residing at Capron Park Zoo have not been reviewed or analyzed in recent years. Nutritional research is ongoing and new discoveries are constantly being made, so it is crucial for zoos to stay up to date regarding the recommended diets for the animals. By reviewing and analyzing existing meal plans and performing a literature review on the diet and nutritional needs of each species, the purpose of this project was to revise or alter Capron Park Zoo’s current meal plans in order to provide the resident mammals with the highest quality care possible

George Suyeoka Interview

Bio: Born in 1926 in Hawaii, George Suyeoko was raised in Hawaii and graduated from McKinley High School. He served in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service during WWII in Japan. In 1953, he graduated fro the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been a fine art and commercial artist in Chicago ever since. He was married to the late Irene Suyeoka, a weaver, has two children, and lives in Evanston, IL. Suyeoko’s exhibitions include: Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition; Folkworks Gallery of Evanston; Honolulu Academy of Fine Art Extension; Honolulu Gallery; Best pf show at SAN show at Illinois Sate Center; Columbia College in Chicago; One man show at Renaissance Court in Chicago Cultural Center; Beverly Art Center; K&L Gallery in Highland Park; Best of Show, Anti-Cruelty Society. He has exhibited at: Old Orchard, Old Town, Oak Park, and 57th Street At Fairs; Artists Guild of Chicago; American Federation of Art; National College of Education; Art Institute of Chicago Sales and Rental Gallery; Evanston Art Center; Illinois Horowitch Galleries; and the Nina Owen Sculpture Gallery. He has done illustrations and design work for World Book, Childcraft, Scott Foresman, Rotarian, Abbot Laboratories, Container Corporation of America, Encyclopedia Britannica, Playboy, Map for National Parks, and numerous advertising agencies in Chicago. According to his artist statement, “In my fine art, my primary medium is wood and the themes usually are: politically incorrect, tongue in cheek; stylized animal forms; but I also have three bronze drinking fountains, one with Illinois animals[1], another topped with two elephants[2], and a 3rd with a pride of lions[3], in the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL. Also a Bronze cat on a mushroom in a neighbors yard and a bronze rabbit for a south side doctor.” He has illustrated four Japanese folk art books and given slide shows and story telling sessions at the Evanston Art center; Chiaravalle Montessori School in Evanston; Roosevelt School in Berwyn; Congregational Church in Wilmette; Noelani School in Honolulu, HI; Barnes and Nobel in Evanston; City Day School, Chicago; Tanpopo [at the Japanese American Service Center] in Chicago; Buddhist Temple Children’s class in Kona, HI; Maryknoll in Honolulu, HI. He is currently working in sculpture and occasionally involved in designing children’s toys and games and writing children’s book stories. [1] “The Fountain for the Young at Heart” located between the bear and wolf habitats along the outdoor visitor path of Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, this tri-cornered children’s drinking fountain has a variety of near-life-sized small animal figures arranged fancifully. Donated by Betty Koenig Greenwald and Sally Koenig, it was originally commissioned for the zoo’s first Children’s Zoo (1964-2004) and relocated to its new home in 2006. (Lincoln Park Zoo Sculpture Map and Tour guide) [2] “Elephant Drinking Fountain” was unveiled in 1992 at the Lincoln Park Zoo. It is located north of Regenstein African Journey near the Conservatory Gate. This fountain is mounted on a bronze podium and features an adult female and infant elephant drinking from a shallow pool that receives water from a drinking spout. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gelbin. (Lincoln Park Zoo Sculpture Map and Tour guide) [3] “Lion Fountain” Located west of the Kovler Lion House along the public path, this piece features a lion pride drinking from a shallow pool that receives water from a drinking spout. Donated by Frank and Mary Vanker, it was unveiled in 2006. (Lincoln Park Zoo Sculpture Map and Tour guide

Some observations on the temporal variations of size of copepods and some answers to questions on their biology. [Translation from: Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie 17 99-114, 1927.]

Until now observations on the temporal variation of size of freshwater copepods have not provided much information. Other observers only mention in passing this or that phenomenon from which it is possible to deduct termporal variations. In this study Cyclops strenuus s.l., a freshwater species of fairly wide distribution, is studied in two water bodies. The author studies the systematic, placing of inhabitants described as C. strenuus Fischer in both locations, their annual life cycle, and their annual size variations

Science, observation and entertainment: Competing visions of postwar British natural history television, 1946-1967

Popular culture is not the endpoint for the communication of fully developed scientific discourses; rather it constitutes a set of narratives, values and practices with which scientists have to engage in the heterogeneous professes of scientific work. In this paper I explore how one group of actors, involved in the development of both postwar natural history television and the professionalization of animal behaviour studies, manage this process. I draw inspiration from sociologists and historians of science, examining the boundary work involved in the definition and legitimation of scientific fields. Specifically, I chart the institution of animal ethology and natural history film-making in Britain through developing a relational account of the co-construction of this new science and its public form within the media. Substantively, the paper discusses the relationship between three genres of early natural history television, tracing their different associations with forms of public science, the spaces of the scientific field and the role of the camera as a tool of scientific observation. Through this analysis I account for the patterns of cooperation and divergence in the broadcasting and scientific visions of nature embedded in the first formations of the Natural History Unit of the British Broadcasting Corporation

Milwaukee County-Funded Parks and Cultural Institutions

The Public Policy Forum's role in the Audit of Greater Milwaukee's Regional Cultural Assets was to examine the fiscal condition of those cultural assets owned and/or funded by Milwaukee County: the Milwaukee Public Museum, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Charles Allis Museum, Villa Terrace Decorative Art Museum, Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council, Milwaukee County Zoo and Milwaukee County Parks

The zoo as ecotourism attraction – visitor reactions, perceptions and management implications: the case of Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand

This paper reports results from a survey of 359 visitors to Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand. The questionnaire comprised items relating to motives for visiting the zoo, and evaluations of attributes, thereby permitting an importance-evaluation approach. The construction of the questionnaire was prompted by zoo management wishing to learn more about what motivated visits, and whether there were perceived deficiencies in visitors' experiences of the zoo. Like other studies (e.g. Turley, 2001) it was concluded that zoos represent an opportunity for family-based trips. However, while some opportunities exist for learning, on the whole visitors were not generally interested in acquiring detailed information about wildlife. Indeed, more importance was attached to the viewing of animals than to the recognition that possibly animals might require 'private places'. These findings prompt a discussion about the extent to which zoos might be able to replace or supplement trips to natural habitats as a means of viewing animals, and concludes that for this to happen significant changes in zoo layout would be required. Additionally, possible implications for zoo management are discussed

Managerial Work in a Practice-Embodying Institution - The role of calling, the virtue of constancy

What can be learned from a small scale study of managerial work in a highly marginal and under-researched working community? This paper uses the ‘goods-virtues-practices-institutions’ framework to examine the managerial work of owner-directors of traditional circuses. Inspired by MacIntyre’s arguments for the necessity of a narrative understanding of the virtues, interviews explored how British and Irish circus directors accounted for their working lives. A purposive sample was used to select subjects who had owned and managed traditional touring circuses for at least 15 years, a period in which the economic and reputational fortunes of traditional circuses have suffered badly. This sample enabled the research to examine the self-understanding of people who had, at least on the face of it, exhibited the virtue of constancy. The research contributes to our understanding of the role of the virtues in organizations by presenting evidence of an intimate relationship between the virtue of constancy and a ‘calling’ work orientation. This enhances our understanding of the virtues that are required if management is exercised as a domain-related practice