Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Volume 4 : Fishes 1 pdf

UW alumnus Michael Hutchins may not have the whole world in his hands, but he has some influence over the fate of more than 70 species currently threatened with extinction. These include Africa’s lowland gorilla, the California condor, the rhinoceros and China’s giant panda. Hutchins administers the captive breeding program for the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, representing 162 North American zoological institutions. Based in Bethesda, Md., it oversees efforts to breed endangered species in captivity and then, when and if conditions permit, return them to the wild. Experts from his group also move individual animals from habitat to habitat to protect genetic diversity when a particular population becomes isolated and, as a result, dangerously inbred. Born in rural Iowa in 1951, Hutchins became interested in zoos as a UW student. He was especially intrigued by a Woodland Park Zoo program to save the snow leopard. He received a bachelor’s degree in 1975 with a double major in animal behavior psychology and physical anthropology and a Ph.D. in animal behavior in 1984. Although it’s probably a safe bet that he’s rarely met an animal he doesn’t like, Hutchins has a personal soft spot for mountain critters such as snow leopards and mountain goats. He’s also partial to island-dwelling animals, especially the tree kangaroos of Australia. Closer to home, he and his wife share their domicile with two dogs and “a couple of (Egyptian) fruit bats” one of which was born in their home. Lavish in his praise for his UW education, Hutchins’ travels have carried him worldwide, including the tip of South America where he assisted UW Environmental Studies/Zoology Professor Dee Boersma in a project to band 3,000 penguins.

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Volume 4 : Fishes 1 pdf by Michael Hutchins

The final volumes of the massive revised Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia have finally rolled off the press. We reviewed volumes 8 to 11 (Birds) in the January 1 & 15, 2003, issue, and volumes 4 and 5 (fishes), volume 6 (amphibians), and volume 7 (reptiles) in the December 1, 2003, issue. Volume 17 is a comprehensive index.H. C. Bernhard Grzimek hoped his original encyclopedia would "disseminate knowledge of the animals and love for them. This is also a goal of the revised edition; it does not disappoint. All volumes follow a similar organization. Introductory chapters, written in a narrative style, are usually followed by taxonomic chapters and species accounts, which follow a prescribed format. There are no page references from the main account of the species to the illustrations; the index at the end of each volume must be consulted. Color photographs, illustrations, and distribution maps supplement the text. Additional resources include references to books, periodical articles, organizations, and Web sites.