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Yes, but conservation is not a binary condition. Zoos are responsible for more conservation than we would otherwise have without them.

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So you acknowledge that zoos are not necessary for conservation?

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Not in a binary sense, no. Such thinking isn’t useful, however. Zoos are a very strong net good fot animals, with minimal downsides (assuming the zoo keepers aren’t calloused assholes).

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with minimal downsides

To me your view seems woefully ignorant, possibly even delusional:

https://northeastwildlife.org/why-do-zoo-animals-pace-back-and-forth/

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