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81Some Zoo Questions
This hub was written in response to an approach from a young lady in Mexico who was researching zoos for a project. Along the way she had come across my Zoo News Digest and decided I may be worth interviewing. Whereas I was sure that there were far...
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77Zoos and Euthanasia
Most people will be surprised to learn that it is the Good zoos which euthanize some of their animals and the Bad zoos do not. Good zoos manage their Species populations responsibly through cooperative...
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79ZooKeepers
There are zoo keepers and people who work with animals in zoos. The two are not one and the same. Both work within the same environment and do the same work but here the similarity ends. Within the affluent...
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69Oglebay Resort
Oglebay Park, a resort snuggled in Wheeling, WV, is a family resort offering a spectacular Christmas lights display since 1985.
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80Hand Rearing Lion Cubs and Other Carnivores
There they are, the cute fluffy little lion, tiger or whatever cubs in the newspaper photo. That should bring some visitors in to the zoo, sanctuary, rescue centre or whatever you like to call it. We have all seen them. Such photographs appear...
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80Elephant Care
Everyone likes elephants. They seem to touch a special spot in the soul of many. People care. People care about their plight in the wild and the threats they face from ivory hunters. It would be a sad and...
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78Why Zoo's
What is a zoo? To me a zoo is any place where a wild animal is kept and maintained in confinement. So by this definition it would include Safari Parks, Aquariums, Oceanariums, Sanctuaries, Bird Parks and others...and of course zoos (Zoological...
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78Dysfunctional Zoos
Dysfunctional Zoo is another name for a bad zoo...one more concerned with the commercial exploitation of animals rather than conservation, education or research.
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69Is it a Zoo
In its broadest terms a zoo or zoological garden is any collection of wild animals which is held in captivity (not in the wild). You can dress this up however you like and call it a Conservation Centre,...
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66Zoos and Tourism: Conservation, Education, Entertainment?
Most people are familiar with the work which good zoos do to promote conservation. Valuable in-situ projects are financed and complementary to the ex-situ research done. Education of the public goes hand in...
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