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Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.highlandnews.net\/news\/political\/activists-want-zoos-to-be-an-endangered-species\/article_56e37f48-8436-11e7-8ef9-cb2e92b23414.html<\/a><\/p>\n

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences asserts that a sixth mass extinction is underway. Primarily pointing to the extinction of several species, as well as the deterioration of animal habitats, the paper warns that habitats and animal populations are decreasing at an alarming rate.
\nThe conservation of endangered and threatened species is a critical issue. Ironically, animal activist organizations who claim the moral high ground are seeking to destroy two of the primary tools for supporting animal conservation: zoos and aquariums.<\/p>\n

These institutions support conservation while conducting research across the globe on species ranging from primates to insects and everything in-between. The aptly named Phoenix Zoo has spent 50 years bringing back the Arabian Oryx (think, desert deer) from the brink of extinction and has reintroduced the animal to its native habitat. The National Zoo in Washington, DC did the same with the golden lion tamarin. Countless other zoos have helped with these and the survival of other endangered species. Using the best science, zoos also have an international database of their animals to assist in breeding efforts and ensure the genetic diversity of future generations of animals.<\/p>\n

Despite these benefits, PETA and similarly positioned animal groups are threatening lawsuits under the Endangered Species Act that would spell the end of zoos and aquariums in America. Their legal claim? Keeping animals in enclosures is a form of illegal \u201cabuse\u201d of endangered species. They call zoos \u201cprisons.\u201d
\nNonsense. Zoos are great for the animals that live in them. A recent study from the University of Zurich shows that more than 80% of mammalian species studied have longer lives in zoos than in the wild.<\/p>\n

Groups like PETA love to point to elephants as a case study because they have shorter lives in captivity, but animals that are generally \u201clong-lived\u201d take much longer to study. New strategies implemented in the last 10 years won\u2019t show up in data until after this generation of animals has died. So as scientists have learned more about elephants and improved their lives in zoos, the results of that labor haven\u2019t been realized yet. It also ignores the fact that the public\u2019s exposure to elephants in zoos and circuses likely help in efforts to end the ivory trade.
\nThe research done by veterinarians and zoologists help all animals in a given species, directly refuting claims by PETA that \u201cwhile confining animals to zoos keeps them alive, it does nothing to protect wild populations and their habitats.\u201d Probably the most famous example is the decades of research on Giant Pandas. Scientists around the world brought the beloved animal from the brink of extinction on the endangered species list to the much better \u201cvulnerable species\u201d list.<\/p>\n

Not only will anti-zoo efforts harm the animals themselves, which are not fit to be in the wild, but they will also destroy valuable educational experiences and local communities. Children\u2019s physical exposure to animals\u2014not just from books or tablets\u2014is a key learning experience. Moreover, zoos and aquariums added nearly $20 billion to the U.S. economy from nearly 170 million visitors in 2012.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to understand that ultimately groups like PETA (or its cousin, the Humane Society of the United States) don\u2019t want to make better zoos. They want to phase out the use of animals\u2014whether at a zoo, on a farm, or at a circus. Some activists go so far as to question the ethics of pet ownership.
\nSerious issues are facing animals of all stripes and in all corners of the globe. If organizations like PETA and HSUS have their way, it will be more than zoos and aquariums that go extinct.
\nWill Coggin is the research director for the Center for Consumer Freedom in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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