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8 Reasons that Zoos are Critically Important for Conservation
A couple of weeks ago, there was an accident at Cincinnati zoo. A child fell into an enclosure with a gorilla named Harambe, and to protect the child the gorilla was shot. I’m not going to recount the...
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The last call of a probably extinct species
I still find it amazing in the 21st century, with Iphones, curved LCD TVs and 3D printers that species can still slip to extinction. One of the most recent (and most ignored?) is the Christmas Island...
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Saying Goodbye to Toughie (the last suriving Rabbs fringe-limbed treefrog)
You might have heard that this week, the last surviving Rabbs fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) died, having been carefully looked after in captivity in Atlanta for eight years. The last...
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Five of the Strongest Arguments Against Zoos
A while ago I wrote an article about some of the good things zoos do for conservation. Now I hadn’t realized how vehemently some people hated zoos (and sadly, how afraid many great zoos are about...
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