Ex-situ conservation Essays

Destiny the genie. Written by: Anthony Ristagno aka Dr.Gurkel pid: 698137 Steve Ryan owns a pet shop of exotic birds, in Avoca Pennsylvania. The pet store has all other animals also , but Steve has been known all over the world for raising tropical and exotic birds. He got into the exotic bird market. Five years ago. With Steve’s love for children and birds, Steve loves to see the look on children’s faces when they look at the animals and the birds, Steve always had pet birds as a kid

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, a nonprofit association made to save wildlife, reported, “There are approximately 800,000 animals in the care of AZA-accredited zoo and aquarium professionals.” Zoos are organizations that work to protect wildlife, learn knowledge, and serve their community. Animals that are not living in zoos live in the wild which means no captivity. Animals should be kept in zoos because of entertainment, health, and research purposes. It can be argued that animals should

has a program called Quarters for Conservation that uses 25 cents of every admission ticket to support conservation programs in the city and universally (“Quarters for Conservation”, n.d.). Woodland Park Zoo encourages its visitors to become part of the decision of how the money is spent to support conservation (“Quarters for Conservation”, n.d.). A voting voucher is given during the visitor’s entry to the zoo and it is used to vote for one of the six conservation projects that Woodland Park zoo support

Zoos have been around since the eighteenth century. A zoo is defined as a compound where wild animals are kept for viewing and studying. The purpose of a zoo is mainly for education and protection, preserving animal species that are either at a risk of becoming extinct or for increased collection size (Jamieson). Animals from around the world have been enclosed in an area where we can admire and study these fine creatures. However, many modern zoos around the world have introduced animal shows, petting

In the film, "Louis Theroux's African Hunting Party", South African wild game farmers advocate trophy hunting as a necessary activity for saving certain species from inevitable extinction due to illegal wildlife poaching. However, when considering Peter Singer's utilitarian theory on the ethical treatment of non-human animals, the process of shooting and killing an animal to preserve its species seems counterintuitive. Applying Singer's perspective, my position is that trophy hunting is morally unacceptable

The Phoenix Zoo, located in central Phoenix, is home to more than 3000 species of animals, including 30 species that are considered either endangered or threatened. This zoo is located about twenty minutes from my home in Phoenix so I decided to go to the Phoenix Zoo with a few of my friends from High School over Spring Break. The first thing I noticed when I entered the zoo were all of the native Sonoran tree species I recognized from pictures in the video presentations in the course such as Mesquites

As Powers states in paragraph 1, “Oakland Zoo’s animal care, conservation, and research has the privilege and challenge of providing our animal residents with an enriching, well-balanced life and advocating for the conservation of their wild counterparts.” Also, in article 2 they also gave the gorillas a natural space too, as stated in paragraph 5, “It was a large open-air enclosure designed

“A species protected in captivity provides a reservoir population against a population crash or extinction in the wild”(Hone). In other words, zoos provide great protection for animals that are close to extinction or had no place in the wild. Zoos should be fully supported by citizens. Zoos protect animals,and help educate children. Zoos help educate your child, gives children the opportunity to grow their knowledge about animals. “Education. Will bring a greater understanding and

Racial interpretation. The most consistent critique of the film involves race and ethnicity, "According to such critics, the royal lion's fiefdom which lies in the sun is distinct from the outer "border" areas in the dark, inhabited by hungry hyenas who have designs to take over the sunlit kingdom. To underscore the symbolism of color, the lions are light colored (except for the lion villain, Scar) while the hyenas are animated as darker colored characters" (Lauren, D. Alan, D, 2006, p.480). During

When we visit the zoo, we all thought monkeys and lions are cute animals, taking pictures with them and trying to get their attention. But when you live next to one, you no longer feel the same. Even if they are cubs or infants, you still see them as threats. I am sure some of you are facing the same problem, but that’s not your fault. Right now, Alabama is one of the few states yet to establish a law which requires an owner to obtain a license to possess big cats, monkeys, bears or other exotic

Although zoos are keeping some animals from extinction, they are also taking away the survival skills from animals, forced matting for animals, and they are keeping the animals in a cage. Zoos should let some animals out to live and keep the ones that are going extinct. Allowing endangered animals to live in protected environments to let them mate is not a catchall to fix all the issues when protecting an animal that is going extinct. Zoos are taking away survival skills the animal

Zoos are Advancing Zoos over the years have improved a lot from what they used to be. They are caring more and value happiness of animals more instead of people. So I’m going to compare the three articles The Stripes Will Survive, The Zoos Go Wild and Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment how they handle the animals. These are three articles that explain the way that modern zoos are trying to protect animals, going extinct or not. It also explains how zoos 10-20 and so on years ago where

Jami LoVullo has worked in virtually every facet of the animal business from zoo keeping to veterinary assistant to on-set safety rep to animal trainer. Her commitment to animals is evident by the fact that she has rarely held a job that was non-animal related during her lifetime. She comes from a unique perspective having been an animal trainer most of her life and performing in educational shows such as Wild in the City and the Bird show at the LA Zoo, to over a decade of experience training marine

evolved to become more educational to children and to be helpful to the animals by rehabilitating them. Or have they? Imprisoning animals is wrong and cruel. Zoos should be shut down because many people think that zoos provide education to humans and conservation for animals but on the contrary, they take away their survival skills by providing sources, ultimately forcing them into dependant state, relying on humans; never being able to survive in the wild where they are still taken from. In addition, many

Animals who live in zoos may be ill-treated by zoo keepers and get hurt. Many people support zoos because zoos can provide a safe home and excellent care for animals. It’s true that most zoos have a comfortable environment, but we can’t ignore that some zoos are no better than hell that torment animals. There is an information from BBC World News about zoos in Japan. It shows that zoo 's keepers don’t give bears enough food so that bears have to fight for food from visitors and get hurt. Bears don’t

Did you know the animals are not locked up in cages in lots of zoos? Also did you know children and adults alike can learn to appreciate animals in zoos. I am pro zoo only because I believe zoos take very good care of the animals and can help animals live longer. The focus of this paragraph is there are many natural habitats in the zoos, zoos provide entertainment, and zoos help animals maintain a healthy population. There are many natural habitats in the zoos. The animals aren 't locked up for

Introduction Do you like zoos? Zoos are breeding many kinds of animals. We can enjoy seeing zoo animals, however, it may not be original appearances. These animals feel stressed by the unaccustomed environment in the zoo. Body Causes of the stress for animals are the some differences of the life environment between the original habitat and the zoo. Zookeepers feed all zoo animals well, and keep their cages clean every day. In contrast, wild animals get their food, and abode by their own selves

Many people have gone to the zoo and have learned many things. That is one of the many positive sides to zoo’s. First and foremost, animals are much safer in zoos because if they were in the wild their predator would hunt them down and kill them. These animals can go endangered or extinct. Although they sometimes do not work, breeding programs can help repopulate. Doris Lin {An animals rights expert} states that, “Many zoos also have breeding programs for endangered species. In the wild, these

Tyler Simanek Mr. Heuertz/ Mr. Vanatta English 12 25 February 2015 Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist Ever since I was young I have been interested in going into the field of zoology. Animals are very interesting to me so I want to pursue my passion of becoming a zoologist and wildlife biologist. I have acquired many different animals throughout my life including an African spur-thighed tortoise and even a fringed ornamental tarantula. I find learning about animals and how each one contributes

The Saint Louis Zoo reports in “Why Zoos Matter” states, “21% of the world’s mammal species and about 33% of all amphibian species are threatened by extinction”(Saint). According to conservation biologist, Andre Mader, a zoo is, “a unique opportunity to communicate an appreciation of nature to their visitors”(What). That collection is filled with a plethora of species ranging from tigers to elephants. Zoos are places that not only save animal but also teach the community ways to protect, nurture