Zoos’ role in conservation is divisive, but in Australia they could be critical in securing and even recovering threatened species.
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Animal welfare depends on quality of territory not quantity.
It’s not all about the gym and your diet. The places where we live and work shape our health, too.
Organised crime always looks for new ways to make money. And zoo animals are an easy target.
If zoo data was ‘open access’ we could identify the worst before too many animals die.
With circuses on the wane, are our attitudes towards animals improving?
Good zoos should be treated like they treat their animals. That means not beating them over the odd mishap.
More than 50 animals in a Venezuelan zoo have reportedly died from starvation in the past few months.
Domestic cats often travel hundreds of miles to their former homes – so why not an escaped lynx?
We tend instinctively to value human lives over non-human ones. But is there a point where the scales might tip the other way?
The shooting death of Harambe the gorilla has once again raised concern for the well-being of zoo animals. But animals in zoos may be fated by the very institution we have created to protect them.
The death of Harambe the gorilla has sparked outrage and raised questions over the adequacy of zoos, but protecting some animals through legal personhood is flawed and dangerous, says legal scholar.
The best modern zoos focus on conservation, education and research – not entertainment.
We can’t blame a gorilla for looking after its territory. But we can ask how a child managed to get into the enclosure in the first place.
No wonder scientists love it.
The history of displaying exotic animals seems to be one of evolving public expectations about what constitutes acceptable conditions. Is it a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same?
An experiment providing interactive games for orang-utans is showing the potential for digital technology to enrich the lives of zoo animals.
Exotic animal escapes are relatively rare today, but in the 19th century it wasn’t unusual to find a tiger loose in the street.
Some say that keeping wild animals in captivity is cruel. Others believe they promote conservation and give people a link to nature.
Pandas breed in the wild after fighting off competition from other males – something they’re denied in captivity.
Top contributors
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare & Legislation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Applied Evolutionary Ecology, Laurentian University
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Director Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biology, Psychology, and Environmental Science & Sustainability, Director Zoo & Conservation Science, Drake University
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Lecturer in Animal Behaviour, University of Chester; University of Surrey; University of Reading
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Professor in Sociology, University of Canterbury
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Professor of wildlife population health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife, University of Salford
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Adjunct Lecturer/ Ecologist, University of New England
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Associate Professor of Communication, Georgia State University
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Environmental Ethics and Conservation, Arizona State University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Modern History, University of York