print email comment close Animal Care and Management at the National Zoo: Final Report URL: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309095832 Description: In 2003, "Congress requested a science-based review of the quality and effectiveness of animal care and management at the zoo by the National Academies." This 2005 report is the result of an examination of "the historic and recent problems with animal health and animal science practices at the zoo, including recent reports on zoo operations and a scientific examination of the causes of recent animal deaths." From the National Research Council of the National Academies. Publisher: The National Academy of Sciences Library of Congress Subject Headings: Animal welfare National Zoological Park (U.S.) Zoo animals Zoos -- Management LII Database Information: Record 2216 created by Wendy Hyman on 01/23/2005 Last modification on 12/04/2007 Published: 01/23/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2216