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Manuscript notes for Whipsnade: Captive breeding for survival (Collins, 1981), c.1981

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From a loose-leaf folder divided into sections by coloured markers:

  1. (fols 1-7) - Introductory.
  2. (fols 8-24) - Animal Behaviour; Human Behaviour; miscellaneous facts (red 1).
  3. (fols 25-45) - History of zoos: early menageries; Whipsnade (green 1).
  4. (fols 46-58) - Human and animal personalities; zoo architecture (orange 1).
  5. (fols 59-84) - Breeding successes; survival and extinction (blue 1)
  6. (fols 85-94) - Elephants and Rhinos; great apes; cheetahs (red 2).
  7. (fols 95-103) - Health and disease; feeding; research; collecting and illegal sales (orange 2).
  8. (fols 104-111) - Animal pyschology; vetinary problems; CITES [Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]; AI (brown).
  9. (fols 112-137) - Rescued species; birds; National parks (green 2).

Dates

  • Creation: c.1981

Extent

1.0 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 2154 box 16, file 3