It’s a place where you can connect to the wilderness. See the most ferocious of beasts up close and personal while on the other side is the cutest animal you have ever seen. Where can you see all of this? At a zoo, of course! Zoos have hundreds of different kinds of animals to observe, but that is not what they are all about. Humans are responsible for so many animals going extinct. It is now our responsibility to preventing these extinctions is crucial maintain biodiversity and ecosystems. Zoos are taking on part of this responsibility by playing a key role in conserving animals. Zoos play a crucial role in conserving wildlife. Zoos are a great necessity in the conservation of wild life worldwide. Zoos were first established in
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There are a couple different reasons to preserve wildlife one of the biggest ones being tourism. Tourism is one of the biggest industries today. People travel all over the world to see wildlife in different countries. Small countries such of Rwanda would be virtually unheard of if not for the mountain gorillas the draw so many people there. This is the same for many countries. People make vacations out of these trips to savannahs, the rain forest, the great barrier reef and these are just some of the main popular spots to see (Tudge, 6). If animals that people enjoy are conserved such colorful butterflies in Papa New Guinea, then the land has a great chance at being preserved instead of being stripped for crops or houses. Saving species will help conserve the land as well as the biodiversity in that land. Native animals tend fair better than imported domesticated animals which tend to struggle in new climates that they might not be used to. This is seen in the savannah were zebras, antelope and other will survive better then domesticated cattle (Tudge 7). Another argument is that we might not need them now but they could be beneficial in the future. Animals have already been useful in many aspects of research. There could be animals out there that are yet to be discovered and are extremely beneficial to us but they might go extinct before they are discovered (Tudge, 7). …show more content…
Zoos are chalk full of information for visitors to learn. Visitors will learn about the animals that are there and why they are. Zoos try to emotionally engage them so they get how important conservation is. If they are aware of this then they will try to help this cause. Zoos teach them the ways in which they can help long term and everyday (Ballantyne, 367). By letting people see wildlife first hand they are more likely to want to participate in conservation activities (Borrell). With this they pass on the responsibility of saving animals from extinction onto the public. Zoos also raise money for conservation projects. Millions of dollars a year are raised by zoos for fieldwork and research for conservation. Part of the admission fees go to this cause. The Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit in the Bronx Zoo is a prime example of this. They have a project they contribute to by a three-dollar supplement on admission fees that has raised one million dollars a year to put towards conservation (Keulartz,
There are a couple different reasons to preserve wildlife one of the biggest ones being tourism. Tourism is one of the biggest industries today. People travel all over the world to see wildlife in different countries. Small countries such of Rwanda would be virtually unheard of if not for the mountain gorillas the draw so many people there. This is the same for many countries. People make vacations out of these trips to savannahs, the rain forest, the great barrier reef and these are just some of the main popular spots to see (Tudge, 6). If animals that people enjoy are conserved such colorful butterflies in Papa New Guinea, then the land has a great chance at being preserved instead of being stripped for crops or houses. Saving species will help conserve the land as well as the biodiversity in that land. Native animals tend fair better than imported domesticated animals which tend to struggle in new climates that they might not be used to. This is seen in the savannah were zebras, antelope and other will survive better then domesticated cattle (Tudge 7). Another argument is that we might not need them now but they could be beneficial in the future. Animals have already been useful in many aspects of research. There could be animals out there that are yet to be discovered and are extremely beneficial to us but they might go extinct before they are discovered (Tudge, 7). …show more content…
Zoos are chalk full of information for visitors to learn. Visitors will learn about the animals that are there and why they are. Zoos try to emotionally engage them so they get how important conservation is. If they are aware of this then they will try to help this cause. Zoos teach them the ways in which they can help long term and everyday (Ballantyne, 367). By letting people see wildlife first hand they are more likely to want to participate in conservation activities (Borrell). With this they pass on the responsibility of saving animals from extinction onto the public. Zoos also raise money for conservation projects. Millions of dollars a year are raised by zoos for fieldwork and research for conservation. Part of the admission fees go to this cause. The Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit in the Bronx Zoo is a prime example of this. They have a project they contribute to by a three-dollar supplement on admission fees that has raised one million dollars a year to put towards conservation (Keulartz,