Study on ripple effects of carcass feeding of captured wild animals to large carnivorous in zoo: issues found through practical activities in Omuta city zoo

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  • 動物園の飼育大型肉食獣への駆除野生獣の屠体給餌がもたらす波及効果の検討:大牟田市動物園における実践活動にもとづく課題提起

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Abstract

Wild boar and deer are captured to reduce negative impact on agriculture and forest vegetation in the various parts of Japan. However, the use of captured wild boar and deer is limited. Recently, “carcass feeding”, which is an approach feeding a zoo’s carnivorous animal a large carcass, is getting attention as environmental enrichment in Europe and America. In contrast, the carcass feedings are not performed in Japan because of the difficulty in obtaining the large carcass in Japan. For this situation, voluntary organization“ Wild meǽt Zoo” were established in 2017 and this organization have connected stakeholders of “local beast harm” and “animal welfare in zoo” based on scientific communication approach. For these two years, we have attempted carcass feeding of captured wild animals to large carnivorous in zoo, and verified the effects of carcass feeding as environmental enrichment effects and the perceptions of visitors. In March 2019, we held a symposium in the Omuta city zoo to summarize the significance and problems based on results of our practical activities, and to discuss a ripple effect of this activity. It is expected that a high educational program showed a carcass feeding to the park visitors is highly effective at social education.

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  • 地球社会統合科学

    地球社会統合科学 26 (1), 1-28, 2019-08-20

    Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society, Kyushu University

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  • CRID
    1390290699741621120
  • NII Article ID
    120006716283
  • NII Book ID
    AA12709917
  • DOI
    10.15017/2338941
  • ISSN
    24332453
    21894043
  • HANDLE
    2324/2338941
  • Text Lang
    ja
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    • JaLC
    • IRDB
    • CiNii Articles
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