Zoo Articles

Zoos: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/zoos/

Zoos Are Not Prisons. They Improve the Lives of Animals.
http://time.com/4364671/zoos-improve-lives-of-animals/

Zoos: Pro or Con?
http://www.allendalek8.com/cms/lib7/NJ01001462/Centricity/Domain/90/Zoos%20Pro%20or%20Con.pdf

Should Zoos Keep Endangered Species?
https://www.thoughtco.com/zoos-and-endangered-species-conservation-1182068

List of Pros and Cons
https://occupytheory.org/list-of-pros-and-cons-of-zoos/

“Are Zoos A Good Thing”

“Giant Panda Cubs Give Hope to an Endangered Species”
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/animalsnature/giantpandacubs/

“Costa Rica to Close its Zoos and Release Animals into the Wild”
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/costa-rica-close-its-zoos-and-release-animals-wild

“Why Zoos Matter”
https://www.stlzoo.org/about/whyzoosmatter/

“Solving a Big Problem”
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/conservation/solving-big-problem
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/conservation/helping-island-iguanas

“Giant Panda Cubs Give Hope To An Endangered Species”

“Designing Zoo Habitats to Promote Animal Welfare”
https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/021201k.aspx

“Modern Zoo”

http://www.teenink.com/opinion/environment/article/18073/The-Modern-Zoo/

“Not All Zoos Are Humane”

http://www.teenink.com/opinion/environment/article/54624/Not-All-Zoos-Are-Inhumane/

“Five Reasons You Should Boycott Zoos”

https://www.care2.com/causes/5-reasons-you-should-boycott-the-zoo.html

“Zoo Benefits”

https://www.aza.org/public_benefits_of_zoos_and_aquariums

“Kids Stand Up For Animals In Captivity”

https://www.petakids.com/videos/kids-stand-animals-captivity/

A list of arguments for and against Zoos

“Are There Animal Care Problems At National Zoo”

Video Links

“Smithsonian’s Zoo- We Save Species” Video

“No Place Like Home” Video

“Home Sweet Habitat” Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuSrhtcjqMQ

 

http://www.petakids.com/videos/kids-stand-animals-captivity/

 

http://myfox8.com/2013/09/06/nc-zoos-adoption-program-benefits-animals-zookeeper-training/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHekJaG6fM&feature=player_embedded

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-animal-care-problems-at-national-zoo/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuSrhtcjqMQ

 

http://www.petakids.com/videos/kids-stand-animals-captivity/

 

http://myfox8.com/2013/09/06/nc-zoos-adoption-program-benefits-animals-zookeeper-training/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHekJaG6fM&feature=player_embedded

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-animal-care-problems-at-national-zoo/

 

:Zoo Tube: Home Sweet Habitat—Director of Education and Conversation is interviewed by a teen—talks about how they design a orangutan’s habitat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuSrhtcjqMQ

Kids Stand Up for Animals in Captivity from PETAKids:

http://www.petakids.com/videos/kids-stand-animals-captivity/

“NC Zoo’s ‘adoption’ program benefits animals, zookeeper training (By Ryan Sullivan, Fox News, September 6, 2013) (0–1:19)

http://myfox8.com/2013/09/06/nc-zoos-adoption-program-benefits-animals-zookeeper-training/

“Smithsonian’s National Zoo: We Save Species”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYdbzA7yvic

“No Place Like Home” (By the Captive Animals’ Protection Agency, July 17, 2009) (3:00–5:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHekJaG6fM&feature=player_embedded

“Are there animal care problems at National Zoo?” (By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, December 10, 2013)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-animal-care-problems-at-national-zoo/