Marine Mammal Welfare - Human Induced Change in the Marine Environment and its Impacts on Marine Mammal Welfare (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Marine mammals attract human interest - sometimes this interest is benign or positive - whale watching, conservation programmes for whales, seals, otters, and efforts to clear beaches of marine debris are seen as proactive steps to support these animals. However, there are many forces operating to affect adversely the lives of whales, seals, manatees, otters and polar bears - and this book explores how the welfare of marine mammals has been affected and how they have adapted, moved, responded and sometimes suffered as a result of the changing marine and human world around them. Marine mammal welfare addresses the welfare effects of marine debris, of human traffic in the oceans, of noise, of hunting, of whale watching and tourism, and of some of the less obvious impacts on marine mammals - on their social structures, on their behaviours and migration, and also of the effects on captivity for animals kept in zoos and aquaria. There is much to think and talk about - how marine mammals respond in a world dramatically influenced by man, how are their social structures affected and how is their welfare impacted?

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Animal Welfare, 17
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Andy Butterworth
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	625
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-46993-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	3-319-46993-2
Barcode:	9783319469935

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