Zoos in Our Future: Are We Roaring Toward Conservation or Just Monkeying Around?

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Description: This video delves into the role of zoos in conservation. It explores the murky history of zoos, and their current efforts in conservation and considers what the future holds for them.

Image credits in order of appearance:

1. Grace Beesley 
2. Mary Evans picture library 
3. library of congress/ Bundesarchiv
4. P. Blanchard/ collection Groupe de recherche ACHAC
5. British and Irish association of zoos and aquariums
6. Grace Beesley 
7. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
8. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
9. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust 
10. Grace Beesley
11. Born Free Foundation 
12. Steve Rawlins
13. Chester Zoo
14. World Animal Protection 
15. Denver Zoo
16. John Ball Zoo
17. Sain Alizada 
18. Jersey Zoo
19. Gerardo Garcia 
20. Dubai Shapiro 

References

• Putnam W. “Please Don’t Feed the Natives”: Human Zoos, Colonial Desire, and Bodies on Display. French literature series. 2012;39:55-68.

• Richdon SL. Informing effective captive management of Critically Endangered Livingstone’s fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii): University of Bristol; 2023.

• Keulartz J. Captivity for conservation? Zoos at a crossroads. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2015;28:335-51.

• Born Free Foundation. Zoos: Financing Conservation or Funding Captivity? Born Free Foundation; 2021.

• Spooner SL, Walker SL, Dowell S, Moss A. The value of zoos for species and society: The need for a new model. Biological Conservation. 2023;279:109925.