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Lecturer(s)
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Robovský Jan, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Current and historical relationships between "human and animal". Domestication as the process and domesticated animals. Modern zoos, ex situ conservation and breeding of animals. In situ conservation and reintroductions. Animal trade and CITES. Partial conservations issues: (trophy) hunting, welfare, ethical issues etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Excursion
- Preparation for credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 9 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Theoretical and practical bases of breeding of wild, domestic and laboratory animals. Special attention is devoted to the human-animal relationship from historical and cultural perspectives and to main management and conservation issues.
The purpose of course is demonstration of conservation and management principles used in ex situ and in situ conservation actions and breeding of wild and domestic animals. The course serves also for the integration of many zoological courses and obtained experiences and information could be useful for students within their future employment.
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Prerequisites
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prerequisites: none
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
The credit is associated with an essay that is evaluated and discussed based on lectures.
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Recommended literature
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Carroll S.C., Fox C.W. Conservation Biology. Evolution in Action. Oxford University Press, New York, 2008.
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Frankham R., Ballou J.D., Briscoe D.A. Introduction to Conservation Genetics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002.
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Hemmer H. Domestication: the Decline of Environmental Appreciation. Cambridge University Press, New York, 1990.
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Komárek S. Ochlupení bližní. Zvířata v kulturních kontextech. Academia, Praha, 2011.
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Veselovský Z. Člověk a zvíře. Academia, Praha, 2000.
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WAZA. Building a Future for Wildlife - The World Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Strategy. WAZA, Bern, 2005.
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