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: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=719190
• 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缓解生物多样性丧失的重要参与者。随着这些组织的作用不断扩大，对具有分析和实践技能的保护专业人员进行圈养和野生保护相关研究的需求也随之增加。 ReNewZoo 是一项独特的计划，汇集了动物园/水族馆和学术保护生物学家，为动物园/水族馆及其保护合作伙伴培训保护专业人员。 ReNewZoo 将利用加拿大五个主要研究密集型动物园/水族馆以及加拿大 (CAZA) 和美国 (AZA) 动物园/水族馆组织的资源，提供培训计划，其中包括与保护相关的研究、支持性指导环境，以及创新的专业发展计划，其中包括顶点在线课程（ReNewZoo 101）、研究密集型动物园/水族馆的实习以及在ReNewZoo 年会。完成该课程的各个部分后，学生将获得“动物园保护”的正式证书。 ReNewZoo 还将与 CAZA 整合其活动，包括将年度 ReNewZoo 会议作为 CAZA 年度会议的附属会议举行。该项目将使毕业生做好准备，带领动物园/水族馆进入 21 世纪，因为研究和保护已成为动物园/水族馆战略任务的首要目标。