NSERC CREATE in RenewZOO - Training conservation professionals for the zoo/aquarium of the 21st century

NSERC CREATE in RenewZOO - 为 21 世纪的动物园/水族馆培训保护专业人员

• 批准号: 481954-2016
• 负责人: SchulteHostedde, Albrecht
• 金额: $ 21.86万
• 依托单位: Laurentian University of Sudbury
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Training Experience
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695457
• 关键词: NSERC; CREATE; RenewZOO; Training; conservation

Global biodiversity is declining precipitously, and zoos and aquariums are emerging as important players in mitigating this biodiversity loss. As the role of these organizations has expanded, so has the need for conservation professionals with the analytical and practical skills to engage in research related to conservation in captivity and the wild. ReNewZoo is a unique program that brings together zoos/aquariums, and academic conservation biologists to train conservation professionals for zoos/aquariums and their conservation partners. Leveraging the resources of five major research-intensive zoos/aquariums in Canada, as well as the Canadian (CAZA) and American (AZA) zoo/aquarium organizations, ReNewZoo will offer a training program that consists of conservation-relevant research, a supportive mentoring environment, and an innovative professional development program that will include a capstone on-line course (ReNewZoo 101), internships at research intensive zoos/aquariums, and training workshops at the ReNewZoo annual meeting. A formal certificate in "Zoo Conservation" will be provided students on completion of the program's components. ReNewZoo will also integrate its activities with CAZA, including holding the annual ReNewZoo meeting as a satellite to the annual CAZA meeting. This program will prepare graduates to lead zoos/aquariums into the 21st century as research and conservation become a primary goal in their strategic mandates.

全球生物多样性正在急剧下降，动物园和水族馆正在成为减轻这种生物多样性损失的重要参与者。随着这些组织的作用不断扩大，具有分析和实践技能的保护专业人员的需求，以从事与囚禁和野外保护有关的研究。 Renewzoo是一项独特的计划，它将动物园/水族馆和学术保护生物学家汇集在一起​​，以培训保护专业人员的动物园/水族馆及其保护伙伴。 Leveraging the resources of five major research-intensive zoos/aquariums in Canada, as well as the Canadian (CAZA) and American (AZA) zoo/aquarium organizations, ReNewZoo will offer a training program that consists of conservation-relevant research, a supportive mentoring environment, and an innovative professional development program that will include a capstone on-line course (ReNewZoo 101), internships at research intensive动物园/水族馆和培训研讨会在夺回年度会议上。 “动物园保护”中的正式证书将在完成该计划的组件完成后为学生提供。 Renewzoo还将将其活动与Caza融合在一起，包括举行年度重新召开会议，作为年度CAZA会议的卫星。随着研究和保护成为其战略任务的主要目标，该计划将使毕业生将动物园/水族馆带入21世纪。