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A Trip to the Zoo
Crested capuchin monkey carries baby on back, Los Angeles Zoo, California. (AP) Email to friend
Something, it seems, is wrong at the zoo. A new study from Oxford University says animals like tigers and polar bears suffer too much stress when they're locked up. Last week, a 300 pound gorilla escaped from a Boston zoo, injuring two people. The investigation into a spate of animal deaths at Washington's National Zoo continues.
Despite such problems, people who support zoos, say they are needed today, more than ever to keep people in touch with the rest of the animal kingdom. But the challenges of zoo-keeping are steep: maintaining the highest of standards, and not just for the people who visit, but most importantly, for the animals that live there.
Rory Browne, Associate Dean of Freshman Students at Harvard University, Zoo Historian, and member of the Zoo Advisory council of Zoo New England
Michael Hutchins, Director of the Conservation and Science for the
American Zoo and Aquarium Association, and professor of Sustainable Development and Conservation at the University of Maryland.
