Zoos: Savior For Some & A Learning Tool For All

Zoos are one of the most visited things in the world. They house exotic animals that otherwise we may never be able to see in our lifetimes. It gives us to see the Elephants from the African Savanna, the creatures of the Amazon Rain forest, the Polar Bears of the Arctic and many more. Although these are enjoyable some people find them unethical because it puts these animals on show for us to see. I’m going to say that the zoos are very important to us and the animals themselves. Hers some reasons: 1. The zoos help their respected populations thrive a) Endangered animals in the wild have a chance to survive, but sometimes it’s not always possible for them to survive. So they get taken to zoos where they are bred and those animals are slowly released back into their respected environments. 2. They teach people the importance of conservation b) Our society today is what I would call a “one and done” society. We never like to conserve or reuse something. Once something has been used and something new comes out we immediately throw away the “old” thing and get the new one. Now I have been guilty of this too. The zoos can teach us to conserve these animals because once we lose them there is no getting them back 3. We can Research and learn from them c) Scientists utilize zoos to their full extent so they can study these animals and they can learn how to better protect them. Zoos give scientists a chance to study them if they can’t make it half way around the world to study them in their natural habitats. Zoos although controversial at times, the pros outweigh the cons and their effect can help save many species that are in danger of dying out and maybe just maybe we might learn something from them. Learn how the Bronx Zoo in New York City is changing the way zoos save animals, by clicking on this link