ZOOS: Exist or Extinct! Level 3 group A 2017 by Lyndsey Cooper https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9 Please use this debate page to upload EVIDENCE based information to discuss SCIENTIFICALLY. en-us 2018-04-22 19:10:44 UTC 2023-02-04 01:58:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES: DO ZOOS HAVE A PLACE IN THE FUTURE OR ARE THEY A THING OF THE PAST........ lyndscoops https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/254173778 2018-04-22 19:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/254173778 elldean https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/254660324 Animal welfare is a priority to BIAZA which they take very seriously, by understanding what constitutes good welfare in zoos and by providing appropriate housing and husbandry.]]> 2018-04-24 02:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/254660324 melissalawrenson30 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256124252 https://biaza.org.uk/campaigns/detail/love-your-zoo 
Reasons to love your Zoo ]]> 2018-04-27 18:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256124252 annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256168676 Documentary on BBC iPlayer ]]> 2018-04-27 21:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256168676 https://ihavenotv.com/should-we-close-our-zoos-horizon annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256168953 2018-04-27 21:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256168953 deborah_jevins94 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256558465 The motto of PETA reads in part, that 'animals are not ours to use for entertainment'

We pick and choose which animals are kept in zoos each day and we choose what animals are no longer needed which often leads to them being culled. 

If some animals are not acceptable as entertainment why are others? What gives us the right to pick and choose what animals should be allowed to live and why.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26356099]]> 2018-04-30 15:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256558465 Animal Mental Health in Zoos georgia_e_mcgowan https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256560409 “Captive animals are deprived of everything that is natural and important to them, and as a result, they become bored and lonely and many even suffer from a condition called “zoochosis.”“ Captive animals spend their lives in small enclosures with forced unnatural mates and made to reproduce whilst spending everyday eating at unnatural times and for unnatural lengths. Animals that cannot live in the their natural ways start to show abnormal and stereotypical behaviours, behaviours that wouldn’t be present if they lived in their natural and wild environments! ]]> 2018-04-30 15:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256560409 melissalawrenson30 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256561828 https://biaza.org.uk/learn
'More than 30 million people visit BIAZA collections every year and over 1 million children and students attend as a part of an organized educational trip. This puts out zoos and aquariums in a unique position to teach and inspire a wide and diverse audience’ 


]]> 2018-04-30 15:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256561828 BBC reporters, make sure you challenge those posts that are based on emotions or not very scientific! lyndscoops https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256815506 2018-05-01 12:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/256815506 Chester zoo conservation team, can you please provide details of your main areas of in -situ conservation and how your work has help increase wild populations? Thanks :) lyndscoops https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259311697 2018-05-09 14:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259311697 Blackpool zoo members, have you visited "project elephant". Although millions have been invested into this, can you honestly say that the enclosure meets an elephants welfare needs? Especially males once in musth? lyndscoops https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259312110 2018-05-09 14:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259312110 Overbreeding and overcrowding in zoo. edwardsst1 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259424891 Animals are often overbred because zoos like having baby animals to attract the public. Zoo patrons expect to see lively, active animals not old, tired animals; as they are only there for the interested of the zoo. However, this overbreeding leads to overcrowding of animals within a zoo. Leaving excess animals to be sold to other zoos, traded or even culled and fed to carnivores.

 

]]> 2018-05-09 19:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259424891 Animal collection should be left natural. edwardsst1 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259433687 A zoos animal collections will be due to a breeding plan, even though the animal doesn't find the purpose to breed. Animal collection should be left natural ]]> 2018-05-09 19:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/259433687 Chester Zoo is a centre of excellence for conservation breeding and management. The survival of endangered species is increasingly more reliant on the sustainability of zoo populations. By investigating factors that could negatively impact on the reproductive viability of populations, we can make informed management decisions to boost the reproductive success of threatened species.By managing zoo populations effectively we're also maximising the chances of captive bred individuals being successfully reintroduced to the wild. In some cases, conservation breeding centres need to be established in the field and the knowledge and skills of zoo staff is critical in ensuring the success of these centres for re-establishing populations in the wild. errolthin4eva https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260262318 2018-05-13 19:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260262318 In the human world, we are taught from a young age that to stare at others is considered rude. We also know that being stared at – particularly by someone we don’t know or perhaps don’t get along with – can make us feel uncomfortable, threatened or scared. Despite recognizing that being watched or stared at is usually an uncomfortable experience for people, for centuries, people have placed animals in zoos for the specific purpose of being watched. Now, new research has been released that confirms that monkeys in zoos show higher stress levels when they know they are being observed than if they are unaware of the eyes upon them. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/how-monkeys-really-feel-about-living-in-captivity/ https://www.appliedanimalbehaviour.com/article/S0168-1591(15)00090-8/abstract?code=applan-site annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260479606

]]> 2018-05-14 14:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260479606 culling edwardsst1 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260481698  


It is said that zoo’s will only cull zoo animals when it is necessary however they will cull about 20-30% of the animals per year which some zoos are open about. 


 In the EU It is often hard to get any information, but the 340 zoos that belong to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) must sign up to the organisation's various breeding programmes, and for each species in the programme there is a studbook with the inventory which records every animal's birth, genetic make-up, death etc.


However, EAZA does not publish these records or advertise the number of healthy animals that have been culled, it has been estimated that somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 animals are culled in European zoos in any given year.


EAZA say that euthanasia should only when:



  • The animal poses a threat to human safety 

  • The animal is suffering from a disease 

  • The animal would otherwise be transferred to substandard accommodation 

  • Where the continued presence of an individual animal is disruptive to the natural dynamic of a group within an individual collection and/or the demographic or genetic health and development of an EAZA approved ex-situ conservation programme.


However many animals are being culled due to the being too many being breed to bring the visitors in. 


]]> 2018-05-14 14:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260481698 melissalawrenson30 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260488016 2018-05-14 14:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260488016 https://www.bornfree.org.uk/news/license-refusual-lion-circus Born Free is pleased to learn that an appeal against the refusal of a licence to operate a travelling circus with wild animals to Thomas Chipperfield – the self-proclaimed “UK’s last lion tamer” – has been dismissed in court. annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260492725

]]> 2018-05-14 14:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260492725 Songbirds in Asia are threatened with extinction due to excessive and strongly cultural rooted consumption of wild songbirds for trade, songbird competitions, pets, export, traditional medicine and food. This campaign aims to save a growing number of songbirds by increasing knowledge, awareness and commitment to do action within and beyond the zoo community. annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260496956 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmwmxg7Q5hQ#action=share


]]> 2018-05-14 14:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260496956 Chester zoo brings wildlife into the class room GingerNutt https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260497348 Chester zoo brings wildlife into the class room through the internet, for all ages and provides amazing resources for schools and people who visit. The website is filled with up to date material that matches the curriculum for all age groups, allowing them to access free downloadable educational resources and fact sheets that are done by zoologists out in the field.


This is an excellent way to allow children to  see wildlife first- hand in a safe environment and give them opportunity to see animals they might not see naturally in the wild on a day to day life. 


So this proves Zoos are essential for the future and will keep on developing and improving.


]]> 2018-05-14 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260497348 annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260500358 The Campaign will run from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2019


]]> 2018-05-14 14:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260500358 Zoos are part of the future, ever-changing for the better abby_nolasco1999 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260501456 Humans and animals have an intricate but conjoined history. People must learn to accept that humans and animals must learn to coexist, accepting that we have a duty to learn how to better accommodate their welfare. Zoos have a rich history, and we have made revolutionary discoveries that help us understand many animals. Humans are the dominating species of Earth, controlling many aspects including the environment itself e.g. global warming, as mentioned above. We can fulfill our responsibly to caring for animals through conservation projects. For example, the Arabian Oryx was a species of antelope that was hunted to apparent extinction about 40 years ago. Phoenix zoo introduced breeding programs, which worked with a minimal amount of 9 individuals. This successfully resulted in 200 calves, and there are currently 1000 Arabian Oryx individuals recorded to have lived in the wild.

http://time.com/4364671/zoos-improve-lives-of-animals/



]]> 2018-05-14 14:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/260501456 `Chester Zoo ConservationScholar and Fellow Programme'Over the past year Chester Zoo’s Conservation ScholarProgramme has continued to develop and we are now proudlysupporting 17 postgraduate research students from nineinstitutions. We welcomed six new Conservation Scholars to ourProgramme in 2016. These students are working on a diverserange of topics across a variety of species such as populationmonitoring of Ecuador Amazon parrots, scent communicationand physiology of eastern black rhinoceros, human-tiger conflictin Nepal, conservation genetics of mountain bongo, and exploringthe immune system of Asian elephants. Our commitment tocapacity building and equipping the next generation with theskills required to make a difference in international conservationis exemplified by our recently graduated Conservation ScholarEe Phin Wong. Ee Phin completed her PhD this year focussingon the management strategies of Asian elephant-human conflictin Peninsular Malaysia, and is now an Assistant Professor at theUniversity of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Ee Phin’s researchis featured on page 17. In 2016 we also announced the newFellowship Programme for postdoctoral researchers. Dr XimenaVelez-Liendo is the first of these Conservation Fellows andintroduces herself and her research on Andean bears abb_happy https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261138778 http://www.chesterzoo.org/conservation-and-science/resources/reviews-and-reports  from the 2016 review and report, people are getting first hand experience of conservation and behavioural studys to make the lives of captive animals better. 

]]> 2018-05-16 09:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261138778 Eamples of the crucial conservation work undertaken by BIAZASzoo and aqauriums, our Top Ten Campaign series of reports, below. Each of these reports focuses on a different taxa, highlighting those threatened species which are benefitting from the efforts of our members. abb_happy https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261141800 https://biaza.org.uk/projects/category/conservation]]> 2018-05-16 09:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261141800 www.ed.ac.uk/files/imports/fileManager/Assessment of animal welfare abb_happy https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261143674 2018-05-16 09:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261143674 https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/uk-zoo-breeds-rare-tiny-spider-tortoise-36863217.html abb_happy https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261153354 These tiny tortoises are critically endangered and because of the breeding success will be going to another zoo to continue the breeding programme.   ]]> 2018-05-16 10:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261153354 The Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust (BECT) is a small charity based in Sri Lanka who aim to educate, inform and change people’s attitudes towards these magnificent animals. BECT works towards:Educating school children about the importance of conservationTraining vets on specialised programmesSupporting the families of those killed by elephantsStudying and tracking elephant travelling routesMonitoring baby elephants after they have been reintroduced into the wild.Surveying the tame elephant population in Sri LankaOver the years Blackpool Zoo has raised over £35,500 towards BECT and the fantastic work they do. abb_happy https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261154451 2018-05-16 10:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261154451 The Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust (BECT) is a small charity based in Sri Lanka who aim to educate, inform and change people’s attitudes towards these magnificent animals. BECT works towards:Educating school children about the importance of conservationTraining vets on specialised programmesSupporting the families of those killed by elephantsStudying and tracking elephant travelling routesMonitoring baby elephants after they have been reintroduced into the wild.Surveying the tame elephant population in Sri LankaOver the years Blackpool Zoo has raised over £35,500 towards BECT and the fantastic work they do. abb_happy https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261155390
Blackpool zoo have been raising money for a charity that helps elephants in their natural habitats as well as raising money to help their own animals.]]> 2018-05-16 10:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261155390 deborah_jevins94 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261531340 https://www.animalaid.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are-what-we-do/

At animal aid we aim to educate people through the power of social media, leaflets, booklets and other resources. We frequently visit schools educating you people about cruelty-free living.
We train volunteers to go into schools with resources such as dvds, lesson plans and worksheets.
We have changed many peoples opinions on cruelty to animals and how we should be treating them all without caging animals up in unnatural habitats. If we can educate people without caging up the animals why can't zoos do the same? Why do they need to 'house' animals? Is it because of the millions of pounds they earn from the animals each year? ]]> 2018-05-17 11:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261531340 lizzibeegillespie https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261817643 https://mpora.com/environment/sea-lies-should-we-be-visiting-aquariums-in-the-uk

BIAZA, how is it appropriate to take so many wild species, including from delicate systems such as the great barrier reef to keep them in a glass tank? This could cause devastating effects on the ecosystem. And mixing species that cannot live safely together such as puffer and clown fish simply because it's what children want to see thanks to a movie? Could you shed any light on the justification of this?]]> 2018-05-18 06:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261817643 Chester zoo conservation team is also helping young learners as well as looking for cutting edge research a_noden https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261842638 Chester zoo has partnered with the one of the worlds best universities in order to create some "high impact conservation research" In order to help species which are threated with extinction. Alexandra Zimmermann, Head of Conservation Science at Chester Zoo, said: “The aim of both Chester Zoo and WildCRU is to deliver top-quality conservation research projects that are directly relevant to urgent global conservation goals. This exciting new collaboration allows us to do this in a way that will maximise the impact of our joint conservation efforts.”

.”https://wcnwchamber.org.uk/chester-zoo-unites-university-oxford-deliver-world-class-conservation-science/

]]> 2018-05-18 08:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261842638 Chester Zoo to open 60,000m2 nature reserve a_noden https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261852389
We too care about animals both exotic and British wildlife that is why we created this. Across the UK, formerly widespread species such as water voles and the tortoiseshell butterfly are declining sharply. The new nature reserve is home to kingfishers, harvest mice, otters and many other species. Wide hedges, meadows and rough grassland at the reserve will be carefully managed to help hedgehogs, which have lost around 30% of their population since 2002, and bumblebees, that are struggling in the UK

https://biaza.org.uk/news/detail/chester-zoo-to-open-60000m2-nature-reserve



]]> 2018-05-18 09:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261852389 Treated according to animal welfare legislations or business exploits? abby_nolasco1999 https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261893099 There are many zoos that utilize their business to cater more to their visitors rather than humans. Interactive sites are created which draws more customers in, but this does not help the animal in anyway. Investing so much money into educational zoos doesn’t do anything for the animal, rather being beneficial for the corporation and economy. Animals are made into a profitable venture, rather than prioritizing their welfare. A key example of this is wildlife safari in Oregon. The zoo allows close interaction between the elephants and humans, taking on a ‘petting zoo’ type of environment with sensitive and unpredictable creatures like elephants. They’re advertised as interactive, rather than prioritizing the public and the elephants safety/wellbeing. This allows for disease exposure, possible injury and constant demeaning, rather than offering the care that they require.

https://www.idausa.org/campaign/elephants/10-worst-zoos-2016/

]]> 2018-05-18 12:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/261893099 TIME IS RUNNING OUT Urgent action is needed to save the UK’s most endangered mammal; the Scottish Wildcat.'This project is of national importance and shows what an important role zoos can play in helping to save local species. We’re very much part of efforts to maximise the chances of maintaining a wild population of the stunning Scottish wildcat for the long term.' - Tim Rowlands, curator of mammals at Chester ZooThese beautiful animals once thrived in Britain but were almost hunted to extinction for their fur and to stop them preying on valuable game birds. It’s believed that there are fewer than 100, left in the wild, making them one of the most endangered populations of cats in the world.They’re now protected under UK law but are still at threat from cross-breeding with feral and domestic cats, habitat loss and accidental deaths.In 2016, at Chester Zoo, we successfully bred a male Scottish Wildcat - an important part of helping to boost population numbers and a vital component in the long-term recovery plan for the species. a Scottish wildcat was born at Chester Zoo. The species is Britain’s rarest mammal, meaning the new arrival has given a big boost to conservation efforts to bring the species back from the brink of extinction. Breeding in captivity is proof that all the animals needs are being met and in good physical health to successfully reproduce. This is only the first step in saving these critically endangered species. Humans have caused their mass decline in numbers……… so why shouldn’t we help them survive through our conservation work at Chester Zoo ? errolthin4eva https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262121232  

]]> 2018-05-19 17:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262121232 NOT AS DEAD AS A DODO- If only zoos had existed in the time of the dodo, it may not be extinct today. Good zoos are powerful forces for conservation and some of the world’s most extraordinary and most threatened species would not be surviving without them. The British and Irish Association for Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), which promotes the values of good zoos and aquariums, has compiled a list of the top ten species most reliant on zoos in the UK and Ireland. Chester Zoo was home to five of the top 10, in 2012 which our conservation team are very proud of. Animals on the very brink of extinction including a snail, an antelope and an oddly named frog have all made it onto the list, highlighting some of the best examples of how Chester Zoo is safeguarding the future of our planet’s wildlife and their habitats. Without us doing this vital conservation and breeding work, many ‘at risk’ species such as these may be lost to extinction forever. errolthin4eva https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262214994 2018-05-20 21:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262214994 MONITORING WILDLIFE AT CHESTER ZOO’S NATURE RESERVEWe’re celebrating all things UK wildlife following the opening of our newly expanded nature reserve; which is located within the zoo’s grounds. Here we share some of the vital activities we carry out on the site to protect wildlife from extinction… errolthin4eva https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262216384 2018-05-20 22:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262216384 ANIMALS UNDER THREATConservation is critical and species are under threat. here are just some of the animals we're fighting to protect. The conservation team fully support all the research that is carried out at Blackpool zoo to save our endangered species. errolthin4eva https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262221191 2018-05-20 23:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262221191 ACT NOW to protect some of the amazing species at risk from deforestation in South East Asia and beyond. What can we do RIGHT NOW to have a positive impact on the situation over here in the UK? Buy, and create a demand for, sustainably produced palm oil which doesn't harm wildlife. Individual or business - you can get involved. annamyreid https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262309561 https://www.actforwildlife.org.uk/
Chester zoo are involved in much more than animals and conservation. They provide info and challenges to the general public to help the environment and the animals aorund the world from your home! what other zoo does this!? This is what zoos should be advertising and focusing towards. not who has the most tigers and elephants. https://youtu.be/K6KOQjimVjA
 ]]> 2018-05-21 10:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262309561 10 species fighting extinction with the help of Zoos elldean https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262315021 A list of animals, among them one of the world's largest frogs, Britain's only native crayfish and Amur leopards, has been drawn up by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums to highlight their work to secure endangered species' futures. The top 10 were chosen from hundreds of zoo-backed conservation programmes, focusing on species at high risk of extinction or extinct in the wild, schemes that involved initiatives in the field, zoos that had a management role, and projects which included habitat protection and working with local communities]]> 2018-05-21 10:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lyndscoops/1g38425l54w9/wish/262315021