Association of Zoos and Aquariums

can cause to humans and to the animals themselves. In National Geographic, the author of the article,“Exotic Pets”, Lauren Slater, presents a graph to show that 66% of exotic animals are owned privately, 28% of the animals are owned by the zoo, and 6% of the animals are owned by the circus. The percentages shown above represent the total amount of exotic pets being held captive without a license or a permit, which is 96%, from 1990 all the way up to 2013. This statement alone gives the…

disappointment to the Smiths as is was extremely run down, and in desperate need of refurbishing. Unfortunately, this is the case with many, over rated tourist attractions. Attractions such as MOTAT, the New Zealand Maritime Museum, Kelly Tarlton 's Sea Life Aquarium and many more, are heavily relying on their “Auckland tourism attraction” brand, and the quality of the attraction is diminishing, as they are not keeping up to date with todays standards. Ultimately resulting in unsatisfied…

Evolution of Waikiki Today, Waikiki remains Hawaii's most visited guest destination, and its presence is the significant reason as to why the city of Honolulu keeps it's position as one of the main ten destinations in the United States, after a seemingly endless amount of time. It might be difficult to envision that the Waikiki we have today, encompassed by the brilliant lights, a dashing beachwalk, towering buildings, and cluster of shops, eateries, and different attractions, was once a marsh…

Animal Rights: A Movement in the United States of America The main goal of this research paper is to describe the content and evaluate the impact of the United States of American Animal Rights movement. Although this social movement I will mostly call “animal rights,” it is well within the whole spectrum of the animal liberation movement, such as animal welfare etc. “Animal rights” has a very specific meaning, as one of the many possible approaches that signifies protection for animals. There…

scale local parrot clubs will raise money to donate to a cause of conservation. Zoo and wildlife centers usually provide public education, to change habits that cause damage to wild populations. Recent conservation measures to conserve the habitats of some of the high-profile charismatic parrot species has also protected many of the less charismatic species living in the ecosystem.[4] A popular attraction that many zoos now employ is a feeding station for lories and lorikeets, where visitors…