@usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agoZoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down119cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkZoos aren’t for animals. They’re for us. | Zoos say they’re leaders in protecting wildlife. But is it true?www.vox.com@usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
minus-square@wildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilink10•9 months agoIve never met anyone who is anti zoo that actually has any experience in animal conservation or wildlife rehabilitation. I think of it as the armchair psychology of the biology world, given the near 1:1 comparisons between the two.
minus-square@kozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilink6•9 months agoExactly. When people here zoo, they usually picture something between the Tiger King and Sea World. When in reality, it’s closer to a medical research center for animals.
Ive never met anyone who is anti zoo that actually has any experience in animal conservation or wildlife rehabilitation.
I think of it as the armchair psychology of the biology world, given the near 1:1 comparisons between the two.
Exactly. When people here zoo, they usually picture something between the Tiger King and Sea World.
When in reality, it’s closer to a medical research center for animals.