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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
The whole zoo matter is pretty discouraging.
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I find zoos depressing in general.
I periodically go to them anyway but that's the general impression I'm usually left with. The larger animals aren't meant to be in that kind of imprisonment and it shows in their desultory demeanour.
I understand zoos serve a purpose in terms of education and conservation. It seems those animals are sacrificed for that purpose. I think there are more tigers in captivity in the USA alone than there are in the wild.
I live in the country and perhaps seeing elk, deer, coyotes, etc in a more natural environment on a daily basis brings a different perspective.
I was just out cycling on a lonely country road this afternoon and surprised a coyote ambling by. It dropped a gopher and scrammed impressively across the windswept, waving, tall grass prairie, grey on green, checking periodically to see if I was following. Unfortunately, a zoo can't duplicate that kind of freedom. They live a hard life but . . . .it's the right life.
I'm not cheering against the resurrection of the Calgary Zoo. Good luck to them.
Cowperson