VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

The Basics of Wild Animal Housing

BASICS OF ANIMAL HOUSING

• The housing of wild animals is one of the important criteria to be observed in case of wild animals in orderto have a successful breeding potential and to have a comfortable livingconditions under captive conditions maintained in zoos, zoological parks,zoological gardens etc.
• Any wild animal reared undercaptive condition needs to be provided the housing arrangement that can ensurea quality of life and longevity to enable the zoo population reared in captivestatus.
• The fundamental concept is that the wild animals need to get adequatespace for the free type of movements that are generally carried out in the wildconditions to the possible extent.