Don’t you just love to go to zoos and see your favorite rare animal, which you couldn’t see in your home town? Well I sure do! So does the 150 million people who visit 500 zoos in a year. I think I know why people like zoos so much… because they offer and provide protection for wild animals, it breeds endangered animals so there will be more if them, it also provides education for young children who don’t know much about nature. Zoos have the right kind of animals and material to help them understand zoos. I strongly believe zoos are good. In the first place, zoos give out education to young children, who probley don’t have very much access to nature and who probley live in the city. That’s where zoos come in. They take the part of teaching you and me about the part of nature and rare animals we can’t see or admire where we live. Zoos give that opportunity to children maybe sometimes even adults. I can tell you that almost every person reading this took a felid trip to the zoo when they were in grade school. Well I have. When I went I admired the sharks the most. When I went through the tunnel where the sharks where, I saw that the sharks where zooming through the water trying to catch their lunch almost as if no one was there, and as if he was in the wild. …show more content…
Most people would think that care takers would just think about new and affective ways to help the endangered animals get better. But they go above and beyond of that. They find resources to help them find out what breeding program would work best for that specific animal. When they do find that breeding program that will fit the animal’s needs, they work very successfully on comforting the animal every step of the
From a Ted Talk said by Gabriela Mastromonaco from the Toronto Zoo, she says “That zoos serve and important purpose beyond from this entertainment and are vital to the future of the animal world.” She tells us how the zoos today save many endangered species. “1. We care for and breed animals that have been wiped from the wild, or reduced to very small numbers. 2. We store genetic material, such as sperm and eggs, that can be used in the future to breed offspring.” She concludes by telling us how zoos save many species every year and how they can save a whole group of animals.
From childhood, most of us have fond memories of going to the zoo. We were entertained by the variety of animals that we were not able to see on a regular basis. Visitors of a zoo get to see exotic, and local animals of that area. Going to a zoo gives children and adults a chance to learn about different animals. Certain zoos also promote the conservation of endangered species. To people of all ages, zoos are just plain fun. This essay will support the operation of zoos based on their entertainment and educational value, and their ability to save some species from extinction.
How many of you have gone to the zoo and thought about how sad the animals? Are but have you ever thought that maybe the zoo is a good place for the animals. I believe that the zoo is better place for animals than the wild. Zoos help sick and hurt animals, they keep animals safe from from poachers and hunters and lastly they help animal mate and breed successfully. Firstly zoos help sick and hurt animals.
Thousands of zoos worldwide are visited by citizens yearly to admire and satisfy their curiosity of the beautiful wild animals that mother nature has to offer. Zoos have been around for hundreds of years and have become a known tradition for numerous school field trips and family outings. The ongoing debate between animal rights activists and zoo officials remains, should wild animals be taken from their natural habitats to live in city zoos for education and entertainment purposes?
Humane Society of America quotes “[Zoos] provide benefits for animals, such as financially supporting conservation programs and the preservation and restoration of threatened and endangered species, as well as promoting the education of people to the needs of wild animals and their role in ecosystems.”
The first reason we should keep zoos is because zoos are wonderful and fun ways of studying wild animals, for example, some people don’t want to just stare at a T.V. screen all day and see what a T.V. has to say about animals such as lions, giraffes, elephants, etc, especially when all they could do is go to a zoo. Also not only do people trying to get entertained go to zoos but also scientists go for studying the animals and their reaction to the wildlife. In Europe, zoos replaced menageries as scholars turned to the scientific study of animals. This proves that zoos are actually useful for science so we can know more about animals.
Zoos are perhaps one of the most popular forms of museum on the planet. Some of these vast, sprawling landscapes are filled with species from every continent on the planet, representing a vast portion of life found on the earth. A child from Iowa can get the opportunity to see a polar bear, a zebra, and rare species of birds, insects, and countless other animals all in the course of a day. Zoos truly provide a unique and profound experience for those with an open and curious mind. But, the nature of a zoo is not purely entertainment. These collections of creatures big and small also serve the purpose of education, conservation, and research. These reasons are enumerated well in the mission statement of the St. Louis Zoo as “To conserve animals
A memorable experience for both young and old, zoos have educated and entertained visitors for decades; however, zoos have been criticized, especially by animal rights activists. These critics say that zoos don’t provide for all the animals’ needs found in their natural habitat. Are zoos worldwide assisting animals, or are the animals better off in the wild?
“It is estimated to be 50 times more expensive to keep an elephant in a zoo than to protect sufficient natural habitat to sustain that elephant and many other animals.” (CAPS, Sad Eyes & Empty Lives- The reality of zoos) Indeed, only if the billions of dollars that spent on building a zoo are optimized to preserve habitats and animal welfare, can our grandchildren still have a chance to see more rare animals by their own eyes.
Many zoos today say their main purpose is breeding endangered species in captivity and reintroducing them into the wild (Masci, D., 2000, April 28). Zoos have many benefits, not just for the animals themselves, but also the humans who can enjoy them. People, as a whole, are becoming increasingly distant from nature as we move to bigger cities and away from the wildlife. For many, real experiences with wild animals can only be found in zoos (Masci, D., 2000, April 28). With education comes recognition and worry. The wildlife experiences that people have at well taken care of zoos and aquariums are becoming even more crucial as we continue to urbanize our world (Masci, D., 2000, April 28). Visitors play a major part in the zoo animals’ well-being, relying on donations and the interest of the public to pay for procedures and new exhibits. People come to zoos with specific ideas and thoughts on what they expect to see. If the zoo looks bad, the animals look maltreated, or there is garbage all over the ground, the zoo 's reputation will dissolve and the animals will not thrive and may have to be sold to who knows where (Falk, Reinhard, Vernon, Bronnenkant, Deans & Heimlich, 2007). Zoos need the help of the communities to continue to provide a comfortable environment for their animals. People come to zoos to learn and expand their horizons by seeing animals from all
Zoos help animals survive if they are sick, hurt, or just can't live on there own. According to the Saint Louis Zoo “About 41% of all amphibian species and 26% of all mammals are now threatened with extinction, and fully half of the world’s primates” (paragraph 1). If most of the animals in the world were in zoos we wouldn't have extinction for animals. When we go to the zoo and look at the animals some people will say that it is a terrible environment, but if they really put a lot of thought into it some people will understand how good zoos are to these animals.
“Contends, conservation efforts succeed when zoos coordinate their efforts with international conservation organizations, other zoos, and conservation centers that administer breeding and behavioral research programs.” Sharing the same opinion as Shirley is a man named Joe Gaspard. Joe is a director of conservation and research at the Pittsburgh Zoo, and PPG Aquarium. He says,“If we think it's tough going on a day-to-day basis for humans, it's a tough world out there for the animals. The sad truth is that many just don't thrive in the wild anymore.” Here we see two experts saying the same thing, animals need zoos. If we look at poachers worldwide, along with humans, forcing these animals to leave their home. Not to mention with the climate change! Zoos are a safe place for these animals that they just can't get survive in the wild any longer. Just at the Highland Park zoo alone hosts about 4,000 animals, along with representing 475 species on 77 acres. Michael T. Robinson, a former head of Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Along with having 23 years of expansion and modernization in the zoo. He is also an animal ethologist and has been at the Panama
The first reason why many feel that zoos are cruel and unnecessary is because animals are found crammed into little cages. Would you like to be crammed into a little cage? Well neither do these animals and they deserve the right
ZOOS Did you know that zoos help many animals survive? Also, did you know that zookeepers feed them the proper food so they don’t get sick? I will always say yes to keeping zoos because they help many animals. The purpose of this paper is to persuade that zoos are beneficial to people and animals. The focus of this paper is zoos save species, you can learn and see the animals up close, and that zoos feed the right nutrients to the animals.
Tigers, lions, giraffes, and other exotic animals are rarely seen in the wild. However the public, without humans and/or animals being harmed at the same time, can see exotic animals when a zoo opens. Zoos for many are a wonderful experience, but to others they see the animals as being treated poorly and not able to roam free. These people do not consider the beneficial sides of zoos. Zoos around the world help species that have been endangered by protecting and caring for them. Otherwise they would have became extinct and killed for their valuable fur or feathers. Zoos were created for a purpose that needed to be filled. If there were no purpose for them they would have not been created. Zoos are needed and if there is a need in this world, the spot will most likely be filled without hesitation. Some zoos were not trained properly and do not treat their animals very well. Some bad zoos do not feed their animals enough and keep them in a confined cage. Although some zoos are harmful for both animals and people, many of them are good zoos and take care of their animals better than most people take care of them selves. It is amazing to be able to see such care and love are associated with zoos. Not only do zoos help the endangered animals they also help people learn to respect such amazing creatures. Zoos are a good attribute to society because they promote education, research, protect, conserve, and outlook.