Conservation medicine and One Health in zoos: Scope, obstacles, and unrecognized potential,Zoo Biology

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Conservation medicine and One Health in zoos: Scope, obstacles, and unrecognized potential
Zoo Biology ( IF 1.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-22 , DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21572
Kate Sulzner ₁ , Christine Fiorello ₁ , Frank Ridgley ₂ , Della Garelle ₃ , Sharon L Deem ₄

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Zoo veterinarians and allied professionals have been contributing to conservation medicine (CM) and One Health (OH) activities for more than two decades. Although the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) considers conservation a key part of its mission, little published material exists about the extent of AZA work in CM/OH or the challenges and opportunities associated with these endeavors. To better understand the current scope of CM/OH in zoos, we surveyed 53 AZA-accredited institutions from April through October of 2016. We obtained information on CM/OH infrastructure, support for expansion in this area, and strategies to overcome perceived obstacles hindering CM/OH from becoming a core AZA activity. Survey results revealed that while most zoos favor greater investment in CM/OH programs, awareness, and understanding of CM/OH across the broader zoo community and public is lacking. The majority of respondents stated that overcoming this challenge is paramount to attaining support for CM/OH initiatives. In spite of these obstacles, survey respondents highlighted many positive developments in CM/OH. We found that 84% of zoos surveyed are actively engaged in CM/OH activities, and 12% house formal CM/OH programs. Another 8% of respondents said their institutions were developing CM/OH programs. Perhaps most noteworthy, we found that zoo size did not have a significant bearing on the financial amount allocated toward an institution's CM/OH activities. This suggests that all zoos, regardless of size, can make meaningful contributions to the growing movement of CM/OH and help redefine the role of zoos within this movement.

中文翻译：

动物园中的保护医学和 One Health：范围、障碍和未被认识的潜力

二十多年来，动物园兽医和相关专业人士一直在为保护医学 (CM) 和 One Health (OH) 活动做出贡献。尽管动物园和水族馆协会 (AZA) 将保护视为其使命的关键部分，但关于 AZA 在 CM/OH 中的工作范围或与这些努力相关的挑战和机遇的已发表材料很少。为了更好地了解动物园中 CM/OH 的当前范围，我们于 2016 年 4 月至 10 月对 53 家 AZA 认可的机构进行了调查。 CM/OH 成为核心 AZA 活动。调查结果显示，虽然大多数动物园倾向于加大对 CM/OH 计划的投资，但并且缺乏更广泛的动物园社区和公众对 CM/OH 的理解。大多数受访者表示，克服这一挑战对于获得对 CM/OH 计划的支持至关重要。尽管存在这些障碍，调查受访者强调了 CM/OH 的许多积极进展。我们发现 84% 的受访动物园积极参与 CM/OH 活动，12% 的动物园设有正式的 CM/OH 计划。另有 8% 的受访者表示，他们的机构正在开发 CM/OH 计划。也许最值得注意的是，我们发现动物园规模对分配给机构的 CM/OH 活动的财务金额没有显着影响。这表明所有动物园，无论规模大小，都可以为日益增长的 CM/OH 运动做出有意义的贡献，并有助于重新定义动物园在这一运动中的作用。

更新日期：2020-09-22

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