should animals considered endangered be placed in zoo?

Question

the answers must be in an essay form

Answer 1

zoos may be the only hope left as far as endangered species breeding programs. Also, endangered animals are not taken out of the wild to be placed in zoos..they are animals born in the zoo that are then bred and offspring are released into the wild. So, your questions does not really pertain to zoos nowadays..as endangered species are not "placed" into zoos.

Answer 2

It depends on the zoo. In countries with strict regulations about animal cruelty, zoos are not cruel in any way. In other countries, the animals might be treated badly. Animals in zoos are not wild, the vast majority of the animals you see were bred in the zoo or another zoo and were not taken from the wild. There are reserves that take orphaned and injured wild animals and treat them before releasing them back in the wild and some zoos have a program doing the same thing. On rare occasions, highly endangered animals might be taken from the wild and kept in captivity to breed before being released. A case in point is the Lord Howe Island woodhen, a flightless bird found only on the island. The birds had been reduced to about 30 by hunting, predation by introduced cats and rats and destruction of habitat by feral goats and pigs. Some of the remaining birds were captured and housed in a secure area where they could breed. An eradication program got rid of the cats and pigs and most of the goats. The woodhen was reintroduced to the wild and more than 200 now live wild on the island. If they had been left to their own devices, they would be extinct by now. Animals don't need a lot of running space. They need room for exercise and they need to have a large enough area to get away from perceived threats from visitors to the zoo but they do not need the area they need in the wild because they don't have to go looking for food or sex, all that is provided. The nature of zoos has changed. The three things a zoo offers are conservation, education and entertainment. Zoos of the 19th and early 20th centuries put entertainment first. These days, while zoos are still entertaining, conservation of species and education of visitors are vastly more important.

Answer 3

Depends why they are endangered, but a presence at a zoo makes the public more aware of their plight in the wild & acts as insurance lest all the wild stock become exstinct.

Answer 4

No. They should be used in elegant dishes alongside vegetables from their native surroundings. Everyone knows endangered animals taste better.

Answer 5

I think that it should be allowed until zoos manage to breed them. It may be their only hope to not become extinct.

However if they are born out of the wild they may not be strong enough to be released into the wild.

Answer 6

if neccessary yes, but i think the people who endangered them one way or another should be in jail!

Answer 7

Just think of your answer (yes of no) and three to five reasons to support your opinion. Each paragraph is for one of those reasons.

Answer 8

As long as they taste good

Answer 9

of course!!!! We need to rebuild their habitats as well!!!!!!! ^.^