Zoos
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Zoos
By Rose Beezle
Zoos are described as being complexes which hold collections of animals, kept in such a way that it makes the
animals easier to be viewed and studied than in nature. Zoos possess and manage collections of animals that
primarily consist of wild (non-domesticated) animals of one or more species.
In this discussion I will look at both sides of each argument for and against Zoos.
A rapid increase in the destruction of our natural environment has forced many animals into extinction,
endangerment and rarity. Zoos help to preserve these animals, ensuring them of a future in the wild.
Take the situation with the Californian Condor for example.
In 1987, a huge programme was set up to help save the Californian Condors, of which only about 27 were still left
in the wild. The birds were all caught - an act surrounded by controversy at the time - and the breeding programme started.
Today, their population has increased dramatically - over 170 Condors have been born, 40 of which have been released back
into the wild. This is a great example of how Zoos and alike complexes can help to rebuild the population of a diminishing
species...