I'm curious why you believe this. Great whales are one of our greatest conservation success stories, and their populations recovered with (almost)...
Thanks for your gracious reply. When I visited in 2016, the educational graphics were very clear: "intelligent design" is right and evolution is...
Great point. To evidence my post, here's a succinct overview of the government's position: "Creationism does not accord with the scientific...
This legal argument undermines your case. Yes, it's mandatory to teach religion in religious education classes. On the flip-side, it's prohibited...
You’ve raised some important questions. If you’re interested, published research already (broadly) answers them. Zoo animals are...
Absolutely not. Fortunately, that's not just my opinion. Neither do e.g. the EAZA raptor TAG or DEFRA (or you!). Comparing Plzen's aviary to bad...
Sorry, saw this after switching votes. Yeah, I agree. I'm amazed this exhibit is still there after the Exotarium renovation. Edit: The trout are...
Irrelevant but interesting... Do you support tethering owls?
Possibly because I erred towards brevity and clarity, you're rather misrepresenting my position. I'm saying that zoos have an obligation to...
Zoos have an obligation to provide good welfare, so acceptable or good exhibits are the bare minimum, whereas one bad exhibit stains the whole zoo...
Under Lee Simmons, Omaha imported numerous relevant species and expended vast sums on relevant exhibits which fail basic husbandry standards (no...
Surely tuatara belong in the "Islands" category?
I think our arguments have the same foundations; we're just coming from different cultures. For you, it's wrong to reinforce Chinese ambivalence...
@TeaLovingDave: Thanks for the photo essays. However, your second wolf photo depicts the (outstanding) lynx exhibit ;)
The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) have awarded £50,000 to investigate the welfare impacts of flight-restriction. Focusing on...
Thanks for your review. I'm not sure I see the welfare or conservation issues here. In my view, welfare requires an assumption of sentience....
BIAZA have formally complained to EAZA over Damian Aspinall's comments. Decision pending.
How many in situ programs a zoo supports doesn't tell you much about their contribution to conservation. The size/nature of their contributions...
Greyhound has the worst customer service I've ever experienced. Have fun!
I don't think it's fair to attribute this result to bias (again). Facing most other competitors, Zurich would deserve to lose. I agree with...
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