What is the purpose of having zoos? how it be improved?

Answer 1

In this day and age zoos serve a HUGE purpose... of course I am talking about your good zoos and not those road side animal death traps that need shut down.

To start they play a huge roll in education. Many zoos offer classes for children of all ages (some even for college and high school credit) that cover a wide range of topics from back yard bugs to ways to help save the planet. Also as you venture through most zoos there are countless interactive areas that not only teach you about the animals you see but the environments they live in and the problems they face. By being able to see the captive animals it allows people to learn about them and connect on more of a personal level, something that goes far beyond what you can learn by watching tv or just reading a book. Kinda like how people can donate to a shelter because they know people are in need, but when they go there and meet the people and see things in person they want to do so much more.

On top of the education thing you have a huge amount of conservation. Conservation through not only donations (money and supplies) but research as well. Many zoos help support projects (internation rhino foundation for example) that otherwise would not have the money to function. We are a non-profit zoo yet on the side we were able to donate over a half a million dollars to various projects around the world. Mind you that the money goes to not only help the animals but the locals and employees of those projects as well (example, salary to employee gorilla trackers). On the conservation reasearch side of things that is endless. Through their captive brothers and sisters we are able to learn more about animals be it health care, diet, breeding, diseases and so on and so forth. With that knowledge zoos are provided with better means to care for both exotic and captive animals.

There are many zoos that also do rescues as well as work with breed and release programs. Wild animals that are injured or orphaned are given a safe place to recover or grow up instead of being taken by poachers or starving to death. Some of these animals cannot be released again but many are. With breed and release endangered animals are bred in captivity then released into the wild to help keep gene pools healthy and stable.

The list really goes on and on as far as having a purpose. Zoos are a wonderful thing, if they are done right. In my personal opinion if a zoo is working to make things better for captive and wild animal populations as well as the earth and its people then they are a good zoo. If a zoo is just the type to throw animals in steel and concrete cages and is only worried about money... well they need to either be shut down or make drastic changes.

Answer 2

Education and conservation. They breed endangered species in zoos to release back into the wild. If not for zoos the Califronia Condor would be extinct. Thanks to breeding programs at the LA and San Diego Zoos, they are not. See more info below:

http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/

Answer 3

mainly education and entertainment.
the idea is that children learn to love animals at the zoo and then not only care about the animals at the zoo, but also the animals living in the wild and their environment. One mission of zoos is to educate people about nature. They also need to entertain, so people enjoy learning about nature and will come back to learn more.

Many zoos in addition have breeding programs for endangered species, are involved in environmental protection programs, or might even do research in various aspects of protection of the environment, reproduction of rare species or even cryopreservation of genetic information of rare species.

They can also encourage community involvement and community building in their neighborhood to increase the local quality of life.

Answer 4

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