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Conservation and Education: Prominent Themes in Zoo Mission Statements
Abstract
In this study, the authors examine the mission statements of 136 zoos in the United States that the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) has accredited, and report on the predominant themes of education and conservation in the statements. To explore the relation between these two themes, the authors present a literature review of the roles and purposes of zoos and discuss how the literature compares with the roles and purposes of zoos as found in the zoo mission statements. They conclude that with more than 134 million visitors a year, zoos are in a unique position to provide environmental education and conservation education to large numbers of people.
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“From a conservation education perspective, such misrepresentation undermines the core mission of modern zoos to educate the public and promote wildlife conservation [84].”
From Tiger colour morphs in zoos raise conservation and welfare concerns (2026) · cites this paper as [84]
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- Boyle, P. (2005, September). Conservation education for our oceans. Paper presented at AZA's National Conference, New Orleans, LA.
- Dierking, L., Burtnyk, K., Buchner, K., & Falk, J. (2002). Visitor learning in zoos and aquariums: A literature review. Annapolis, MD: Institute for Learning Innovation.
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Moss, A., Jensen, E. A., & Gusset, M. (2014) · Conservation Biology · doi:10.1111/cobi.12383 · Cited by 161
The Educational Claims of Zoos: Where Do We Go from Here?
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Metadata
- Authors
- Patrick, P. G., Matthews, C. E., Ayers, D. F., & Tunnicliffe, S. D.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- University of London (GB)
- Venue
- The Journal of Environmental Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-04
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 53-60
- ISSN
- 0095-8964 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1892
- OpenAlex
- W2069903171
- Cited by
- 225
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 13.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Environmental Education (publishedVersion)
- NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Museology › Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Social Sciences › Education › Animal and Plant Science Education
- Keywords
- zoos, conservation education, environmental education, public education, zoo visitors
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