



In general I'm quite conflicted about zoos. They can be truly depressing places to visit, and it's hard for me to imagine that it's better for an animal to be in a zoo than in the wild. It's hard for me to imagine because it really isn't better. But since we as a species are doing an awful job protecting the habitats of other species, I think zoos are the lesser of two evils as long as:
- The animals are given plenty of space
- Their space is a good representation of their natural habitat
- The animals are kept as wild as possible (to enable #5)
- The zoo does what it can to propagate endangered species
- Once the animal's natural habitat has been protected and restored, the zoo actively participates in releases to the wild (see #3)
- The zoo focuses on educating the next generation of policy makers so that they will enable #5
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