Disease, Health and Ape Conservation

About this book

This fifth volume of State of the Apes brings together original research and analysis with topical case studies and emerging best practice to further the ape conservation agenda around disease and health. It provides an overview of relevant disease and health issues and explores factors such as the ethics of intervening in and managing ape health; the impact of research and tourism on apes; the One Health approach; and disaster management and the protection of apes. It shows how the welfare of apes is interrelated with that of the people who share their habitats, while also demonstrating the benefits of integrating ape conservation in health, socioeconomic activities (such as in the extractive industries, industrial agriculture and infrastructure development), and regulatory policy and practice at all levels, from the local to the international.

Contents

The Arcus Foundation
Notes to readers
Acknowledgments
Apes overview

Part I. Disease, Health and Ape Conservation
1. Review of ape disease and health
2. The role of one health at the human-ape interface
3. The impact of tourism and research activity on ape health
4. Managing ape health: informing interventions
5. Ape health and ethics
6. Disaster management and the protection of apes

Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons
7. Status of apes: impacts of industrial development projects on apes
8. The welfare and status of captive apes

Annexes
Acronyms and abbreviations
Glossary
References
Index

Customer Reviews

Biography

The Arcus Foundation is a private grant-making foundation that advances social justice and conservation goals. The Arcus Foundation works globally and has offices in New York City, USA, and Cambridge, UK.