Lions are amazing and beautiful creatures, however they are getting placed in canned hunts and circuses. These are two reasons that are causing us to lose more of these amazing creatures. When lions get to old to be in petting zoo's or even normal zoo's they end up in circuses and things called "canned hunts" where they get locked in a small space and get hunted for about one million dollars. Animals can just be put in a sanctuary instead of being hunted. One solution to the problem is, putting the animals in safe, nice and big sanctuaries for them to roam around in instead, of putting them in "canned hunts." There is a certain sanctuary that is safe, and Kevin Richardson made, it has black leopards, lions, and hyenas. The article
While some people may think that they’re “protecting” the animals from extinction, that’s not something that they should be doing. That is a job for zoos and animal protection facilities. People should just visit the zoo if they want to see the animals that much
Poaching threatens the dying out of endangered species. Lions have virtually disappeared in Africa causing animal activists to protest for stricter rules on hunting big game. Damian Aspinall, director of the Aspinall Foundation, said,
Lions fur coats are a highly prized possession by poachers, and are worth a lot. Over the last 200 years, over 90% of the world’s lion population has either been shot or killed as result of humans. Lions are also a very popular attraction for zoos and many lions live in captivity.
In conclusion, captive hunting ranches exist and seem to thrive especially in the state of Texas. From primitive times, people have hunted as a means of survival although this is no longer the situation. Instead, hunters as participants in captive hunting ranches hunt for the thrill and do not necessarily respect life of the hunted animal. These hunters seem to care more about the trophy prize in the form of the mounted animal head rather than about respecting the life of the animal and honoring its features. The concept of "fair chase" in these canned hunts simply does not exist. To many hunters and the public at large, canned hunts occurring on private land is an artificially expensive manner of achieving something in name only. It cheapens the concept and challenge of hunting and respecting life for all it is worth. As man has dominion over other creatures, it is sad that the battle is lost. The right for survival and achievement should be inherently good. There are a whole host of other problems which have been mentioned. Care must be taken to ensure captive hunting occurs for the right reasons. Man can be no better than the hunted unless he thinks...
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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.
Animals should live free in nature. This is an indisputable. Some naturalists claim that zoos keep animals in captivity and therefore should be banned. They say that threatened wildlife can be protected in the nature. However, in July 2015, a dentist from U.S. shot and killed Cecil the lion. It was lured out of a National Conservation Park in Zimbabwe with food. First, the dentist shot with a crossbow, tracked for 40 more hours, then finished off with a gun. The hunter cut off the magnificent, black-maned, 13-year-old lion head as a trophy, and his skin was taken as well (Melvin, 2015). Why this happening with a lovely and protected lion in a Conservation Sanctuary? This happened because the problem it is not Sanctuaries or Zoos. The problem is the Humans. Zoos should not be abolished because they are not only a place for
middle of paper ... ... Freedom is precious and animals are constantly suffering mentally and physically from the lack of freedom that captivity brings to them. Although many zoos are visited by millions of people annually, they still operate at a loss and have to make budget cuts. Funds that should be used to provide humane conditions for animals are often wasted on cosmetic improvements such as landscaping, refreshment stands, and gift shops in order to draw visitors, leaving the animals behind steel bars and glass trapped in a concrete jungle for no reason without hope of ever being free.
It is believed that hunters hunt all breeds of the animal and it hurts the population immensely. Animal populations can spread and grow like wildfire if the population isn’t kept under control.
Zoos display fascinating animals from all over the world for human entertainment, research, conservation, and education. Many scientists conduct studies on animals in captivity that they may not have been able to in the wild. Zoos educate all the visitors that come; they let people know everything that they know about the animals on display. We do learn a lot from these animals, but not all of the animals in the zoo are behaving like they normally would in the wild. Larger animals, such as elephants and orcas (commonly known as killer whales), have trouble with being confined in such a small area. However, many smaller animals benefit from zoos because they provide protection from predators, natural disasters, and poachers. They also benefit from conservation efforts; the babies being born get all the care they could ever need. Some animal rights activists are concerned that the conservation efforts are limiting the gene pool of the species. They argue that the small number of animals able to breed in captivity limits biodiversity and leads to weaknesses in the species overall. Zoos are wonderful places to study and learn about animals, but we need to improve the living standards for animals that struggle with captivity.
Before current knowledge of mountain lion activity had been researched, it was commonly believed that mountain lions were ferocious killers which crept down from the mountains to indulge in midnight feasts on livestock and pets. Of course, the worst harbored fear was the possibility of losing children, family and friends to these wild predators. Besides the past 25 years, little concern was given to the condition of mountain lion populations in California and much of the western United States. Between 1916 and 1971, more than 12,000 mountain lions were killed for bounties and for sport in California (California Wildlife Protection Coalition, 1995).
Because of seasonal hunting, fees, and hunters’ awareness, hunters play an instrumental role in wildlife management and control. Despite what some people continue to believe, hunters play the leading role in wildlife conservation awareness. Michael Anderson and Paul Padding
“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
Zoos are an unsuitable environment for wild animals and should, therefore, be abolished. Firstly, zoo animals are kept in a very confined area compared with their vast natural habitat. Secondly, breeding programmes are far less successful than zoos claim. Thirdly, zoo animals are exposed to many diseases and other dangers.
When the zoos keep their animals inside of enclosures they are making them angry and not letting them get to hunt for their own food. This proves that the big cats will end up dying a lot faster once they get released into the wild because they don’t know how to hunt because of the captivity. The last reason is some investigations lead to exposures of serious issues inside of the zoos.