San Diego Zoos Do The Best To Protect Endangered Animals

Endangered animals refer to the wild animals which are under threat of extinction or which have become extinct. 65 million years ago the dinosaurs became extinct, 65 million years later, the lives of many animals are still under threat. Human activities are largely responsible when animals become extinct, endangered or threatened. These activities include destruction of natural habitats, pollution produced by factories and over exploitation as well as overpopulation.

Humans destroy animal habitats for several different reasons: building houses, towns and big cities. Clearing forests to get lumber or farm crops, draining rivers to bring water to those crops. Also, paving over meadows to make streets and parking lots. Some species die because

Zoos take in animals whose habitats have been, or are being, destroyed, or that do not have enough food. Zoos help the animals by putting them in captivity, supplying them with food and a suitable habitat. Some zoos also take in animals who were orphaned as babies or were injured in an accident and can no longer fend for themselves in the wild. Additional Info: The San Diego Zoo has a center that is devoted to the welfare of endangered or threatened animals. They have been working for over 30 years. This center is called "CRES" the Center for Research Endangered Species. It is the largest Zoo based center of its kind. They are working world wide (20 other countries) to improve breeding and genetic pools for those species standing on the brink of extinction. This is a multidisciplinary research team, and some of their goals are to, combine field, and lab research/studies to improve long-term captive and wild populations. To maintain and share the genetic knowledge and resources to support conservation. Also, to improve the health of both wild and captive populations through shared diagnostics and research with other countries. To help revitalize ecosystems by restoring these species to the wild. There is much more detail about their goals and what they have achieved in the past 30 years. If you'd like more details see the site listed below. This is just one Zoo's efforts to help animals in general. Most Zoos have some program in place to help with breeding, injured, and/or rehab. of endangered or threatened species. Not all are as large or as established as the CRES, but trying is the first step and that alone can help endangered species, or animals in general, by educating the public and planting the seed of