Many different species have become endangered. However, before they could become extinct, zoos try to find ways to save, breed, and protect those endangered species, bringing them back to life. Zoos are able to nurse a species back to fruition. This can also relate back to the breeding that zoologists are doing research on, as well as the other different types of research that they are finding while researching endangered species. Within an article based on mammal’s life span within zoos, the author, Danny Stanton speaks of the research that zoos take on their animals. “Years of research have improved all aspects of managing animals in human care. Most zoos believe in managing animals scientifically based on what has been learned about their biology, behavior, social structures, health, and nutrition” (Stanton). Not only do zoos thrive in the research side of helping endangered or hurt animals, but they are also able to help the animals back to full health after injuries from their natural wild habitat. Already injured animals can thrive in the zoos because they are able to work with trainers to regain their full strength back. Then once the full strength is returned to the animal, they have to high possibility of being able to go back into their natural environment. However, sometimes the wild has to slowly introduced to them so they can learn to survive on their own again or they are protected and kept in the zoos if it is not safe for them. With that and the research,
Zoos play an important role in conservation. It is important to realize zoos have breeding programs that help restore threatened species. As a result of those breeding programs, the Los
According to the passage “The Impact of Animal Protection” it says “In the wild, animals share territory with other species, and the idea of survival of the fittest is very apparent.” it also mentions that the innate instincts they have to survive can be hurt and sometimes gone if they are kept in captivity for too long. The animals are more likely to be hurt by predators because they forget the their natural ways from when they were wild and untouched by the human kind. Others may say that it’s great for many of the to be in the animals to be in zoos mainly for the entertainment to them when they go to see the animals. However I still feel that it is not necessary for them to be locked away in the captivity of zoos for human needs they have their own needs to you
Zoos take giant roles to protect animals. In the magazines I read, "The Stripes Will Survive", and "The Zoos Go Wild," and the video that I watched called "Behind the Scenes with the National Zoo's Lion Cubs.", there are ways that they help the animals.
Endangered animals can be brought out of possible extinction. This is done by, “Using robust and sophisticated breeding programs, these institutions fund and facilitate countless initiatives to propagate species and preserve genetic biodiversity, and then reintroduce critically endangered or extinct species into the wild,” according to Dr. Robert Ganzert (“Zoos are not Prisons, they Improve the Lives of Animals”). The world today is encountering a major catastrophe in which many animals are extinct or brought to near extinction. Therefore scientists can now grasp that this is an extensive issue in which humans are the major cause of this complication. Zoos can slowly breed back the endangered animal to a stable population. Researchers in these zoos can help come up with ways of preventing and
Scientists all over the world, go to the zoo to study and observe the animals. Knowing how an animal will react to something can be crucial to how we treat the animals in the long run. If we want to save a wild species of animals, shouldn’t we know what they eat, how fast they can run, and so on? Dr. Dave Hone explains,”Being able to study animals in zoos where there is less risk and less variables means real changes can be effected on wild populations with far fewer problems.” So according to Dr. Hone, if we have these animals there will be far
Being placed in a zoo can dramatically help endangered animals receive the care that they need which may not be accessible in the wild. In William Dudley’s Animal Rights, author John Ironmonger was quoted as saying, “Certainly, zoo animals do tend to live longer lives, to feed better, and to suffer from fewer parasites or diseases. They live without fear of predation; they live without famine” (72-73). His quote supports the argument that endangered animals are provided for in captivity. In the wild, animals under threat of extinction fear starvation, poachers, disease, and predators. Placing these animals in zoos can give them rehabilitation and a perseverance of their lives. Another author, Kevin Hile, supports the claim that endangered animals are preserved in zoos by discussing the evolution of zoos. When zoos first started, they were merely used to bring in revenue. Now, zoos play a role in helping save endangered animals from extinction (Hile 133). Zoos
As the animal rights movement has developed and grown substantially in recent years, there has been an increased focused on the welfare of captive animals. A popular institution that has received much attention for keeping animals captive is the zoo. Because of this focus, zoos have responded by publicizing their positive benefits for existence in order to justify keeping these animals on display. Since the term “zoo” can have a wide variety of meaning and characteristics, it is important to define what constitutes a zoo in this essay. Zoos are defined as a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and
One major benefit that zoos provide to wildlife is their endangered species programs. These programs offer a fighting chance for endangered species. With this program several individuals of an endangered species are brought into captivity and bred and the offspring, once healthy enough, are released back into the wild. These programs have the potential to reintroduce an endangered species in areas where they have been pushed out of as well as strengthen their current population. Some zoo not only protect endangered species but they also bring in and protect exotic animal pets such as, large snakes, alligators, and other animals that are not usually looked at as house hold pets. Once exotic pets reach large sizes some owners might not feel comfortable handling the animal. Often times these animals are being held illegally and are released into the wild. Once released they can become envasive and cause havoc on the ecosystem they are released into. Some zoos will take these animals in rather
The zoo is packed with children, running everywhere. They laugh and smile as they watch the animals at the zoo sleep. What these children do not realize is that these animals are dying on the inside. Animals that live at the zoo are extremely depressed. These animals can suffer severe psychological disorders from being out of their natural environment. But others argue that keeping these animals in captivity will help keep endangered species alive. However, the disadvantages of keeping animals in captivity are becoming more and more serious, and more people are beginning to believe that animals should not be held captive. Animals should not be kept in captivity because of the negative impact it can have
Some people agree that animals should be kept in the zoo. They said it would be safer for the animals and they won’t be extinct. The amount of possibilities of them dying, shot by hunters or any other reason, still higher than the chances of their survival. Food and shelter are provided, medicine, and their breeding is being controlled. And many of the wild animals in zoos are ones that are on the endangered list as their amounts are rapidly diminishing. Letting them loose and returning them to the wild is not necessarily a safe option. (Mylot, 2007) In fact, zoo can be one of the educational studies for children and people who are interested with animals. Zoo is the only place that we can have an opportunity to see animal’s life really close and sometimes we can touch them. Zoos also provide lots of information about certain animals, children can have chance to get out of the classroom and learn so they can see natural beauty from different species of animals. Even children can see them from discovery channel but that’s really different if you see animal in real world, for an example, if you see crocodile, snake or shark in the movie, maybe you won’t afraid than you see the real one. According to Tudge, (1992, p.56) Zoos are the place where people can study animals and their habitat, even scientist don’t need to go
More than 10 million species are yet to be discovered in the world, many of which are found in the deepest parts of the ocean, some, too small to see without a microscope. Some of these species are endangered due to the rate at which their habitats are being destroyed, many of the discovered species that are not endangered are to be endangered soon due to the previously stated reason. (Endangered Species International) Species in the world are being endangered in more than one way including: habitat destruction, moving a species into a new habitat, and abusing the use of the species. The species of the world are a great part of everyday life; they give humans the basic needs to survive and also provide other species with their needs to survive.(“Endangered Species”) Species are endangered in many ways and there are many organizations working to make the world safe from extinction.
The main aim of zoos is to protect and conserve global biodiversity and wildlife. To do this they have four roles to play which are; research, conservation, education and welfare.
Even if animals flourish in a zoo, they are not likely to be equipped to survive in the wild after
Did you know that there are over one thousand endangered species of animals in the world as of today? Wildlife Conservation is the proceeding of saving animal and plant species from becoming endangered. If they are already endangered, people set up ways to save the species from becoming extinct. Extinction is when a species is no longer on Earth and the species will no longer be reproduced. In this essay we will discuss the issue of Wildlife Endangerment caused by human activities, natural causes, and some ways that people are trying to fix the issue as a whole.
Birds are beautiful in the wild, and they're incredibly cute, but they are not good pets because they require so much care. Parrots taken from the wild aren't meant to be kept in cages. Birds that are born to caged birds are still only one or two generations from being tamed. They're not domesticated pets. The practices that are used to catch birds and bring them to your home are abusive and cruel too.