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Arizona State University

The Ark and Beyond

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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. A new book, titled 'The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation' and published by University of Chicago Press, illuminates the growing significance zoos and aquariums play as conservation engines for the preservation of global biodiversity in this century.

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