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Zoos are struggling as the sentiment against captive animals increases. Some are turning the zoos into information centres without animals.

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[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

There are certain otherwise extinct species that only still exist because of zoos, for profit zoos should not exist for sure but just as many are dedicated to conservation and the rate of species decline is going up daily. Zoos that focus on conservation have been responsible for re-introuding a few species back to the wild and I for one would like to see that continue. We only have Califonia Condors today because of the conservation efforts of the San Diego zoo for example.

https://theconversation.com/the-animals-and-plants-that-only-exist-in-captivity-and-why-time-is-running-out-to-restore-them-to-the-wild-200570

https://exploringanimals.com/animal-species-that-only-exist-in-captivity/

https://medium.com/taronga-conservation-society-australia/10-endangered-species-saved-from-extinction-by-zoos-682c454d0125

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 5 days ago

yeah this does not make a lot of sense to me. We are not really recovering natural spaces for them to live.

[–] AlmightyTritan@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

I mean we can only hope that in the absence of Zoos we maybe gain something better like an accessible way to see animals in their natural habitats.

Sure you'd not get to witness animals from more foreign climates close to home, but honestly I'm fine with that.