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Flamingos (Hardcover)
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Flamingos (Hardcover)
Series: Poyser Monographs
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An international gathering of scientists from a variety of
disciplines met at The Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, from 10-12 July
1973, to report on the world situation, in the wild and in
captivity, of the six types of flamingos. The occasion was the
International Flamingo Symposium, called to discuss problems
encountered in flamingo conservation and research, and participants
came from North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and
Europe. Flamingos' thirty-nine chapters derive from papers
delivered at the Symposium. They form four sections: Populations,
Ecology and Conservation; Flamingos in captivity; Ethology and
Taxonomy; Flamingo Physiology - in addition there are appendices of
biological and other information, a comprehensive bibliography,and
an Introduction by Sir Peter Scott. Flamingos, one of the oldest
bird groups alive today, are also among the most popular and common
of zoo animals, and part of the book is concerned with the problems
of .breeding and rearing the birds in captivity, and the stress and
disease to which they can be prone. One of the aims of the
Symposium and of the book is to disseminate the knowledge that will
help improve captive conditions.Hopefully, greater success in
breeding from captive birds may ensure that fewer of those born to
the wild will be deprived of their freedom. Sir Peter Scott in his
Introduction believes that within ten years zoos should be breeding
all the flamingos they need. Approximately half of the book is
concerned with populations in the wild, with field studies and
conservation, and there are reports from all but one of the major
population areas. Jacket illustration by lan Willis
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