Rodentia 77 - Endangered small mammals

Rodentia 77 - Endangered Small Mammals

Socialisation of meerkats and fox mongooses
Alternative enclosure boundaries

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Cover story: Endangered small mammals – species and nature conservation
When it comes to helping (endangered) animal species, the first image that comes to mind for many people is the symbol of international nature and species conservation, the giant panda. But not only “prominent” – frequently featured in the media – species such as the river dolphin and the mountain gorilla are fighting for survival in their original habitats; numerous small mammals are among the species that are highly endangered. For example, the European mink (Mustela lutreola) and the golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) are among the most endangered mammal species of all. Their fate is far less well known, and so there is a risk that many species will quietly and largely unnoticed disappear from our planet in the coming decades. To prevent this, various organisations, in cooperation with zoological institutions and universities, are fighting for the continued existence of the affected species. The measures are diverse and range from research and breeding in human care to nature conservation on site, in the shrinking habitats of the still existing populations. In the cover story of the next issue of RODENTIA – Exoten, you will learn more about endangered small mammal species and their prospects for the future.
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Magazine
Dates & tips
Photo story

Endangered biodiversity
The necessity of nature and species conservation
Anne Weber

Reportage     
Small treasures of the zoos. How zoological institutions are committed to small mammals
Sandra Honigs

Reportage
The Roloway monkey – endangered beauty of West Africa
Sandra Reichler

Research                
Priodontes maximus must not die. The Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project        
Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Danilo Kluyber, Gabriel F. Massocato and Renata C. F. Santos

Reportage     
Like a phoenix from the ashes: The return of a prairie landmark
Nigel Parr

Reportage                 
When zoologists travel … Small mammals in the zoos of Southern California and Arizona
Klaus Rudloff

Portrait
The spotted elephant shrew (Rhynochocyon cirnei)
Anne Weber

Keeping and breeding       
Chaos included – the hand-rearing of raccoons
Ralf Sistermann

Politics
After the election is before the election. Animal husbandry and politics
Ralf Sistermann

Keeping
Without bars – alternative boundaries for enclosures
Hannes Lüke

Subscription & Service

Reportage
Wildlife Aid Fiel – a paradise at the end of the world
Caroline Altmayer

Keeping and breeding
Fox mongooses and meerkats. A new communal enclosure at Nuremberg Zoo
Björn Jordan

Keeping
Upgrading for escape artists. An outdoor enclosure for black-tailed prairie dogs
Virginia Lauterbach

Keeping
By no means dwarf– the Asian small-clawed otter
Ralf Sistermann

Keeping
Exotic pets in the home – How close to nature should the keeping be?
Ralf Sistermann

Expedition Rodentia
Tasmania – Australia’s “wild” island
Peter Stange

Internet forums for small mammal keepers
Preview

Animal & Honest
Squirrels and yummy critters
Christian Ehrlich