To add to this, A lot of gorillas that are saved from unsafe/illegal conditions cannot go back into the wild. Places like The Rotterdam zoo provides a lot of enrichment for these animals that you won’t see at say, Joe’s roadside animal park.
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Why not save animals from unsafe/illegal conditions and provide enrichment, without turning the animals into an attraction?
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Because the attraction rallies support for preserving and protecting their natural habitat. Zoos act as promotional centers for conservation.
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Zoos act as promotional centers for conservation.
But they aren’t necessary for conservation. Conservation can occur without zoos.
