Namibia just finalized arrangements to send a huge amount of animals to Cuba so they can have a nicer zoo!
When you come to Namibia on your holiday, you will see wildlife here, no question about that. But, another part of conservation and wildlife appreciation in today's world are zoos.
I have mixed feelings on this because whenever I go home to the States for holiday and to see my family or visit other cities in Europe, the one place I cannot stand to go is a zoo. Now that I have seen animals in the wild, running free and living and dying in nature the way they are naturally meant to do, it is hard to see them in cages or enclosures.
Imagine seeing a Cheetah in a zoo enclosure! They are made to run, run fast and run free - a better enclosure would have to be the size of three football fields!! But, that's not practical in the cities of the world.
BUT.... zoos bring animals to the world. Only a very small percentage of people around the world will ever get to come to places like Namibia and see these animals in the wild. At least in humane and caring zoo atmospheres the animals can teach generations of new animal loves about wildlife and conservation. That makes it worth it.
Also, zoos host breeding programs and keep species that are extinct or nearly extinct, alive. Zoos trade animals with one another in order to diversity the gene pool of various species living in captivity.
Though I cannot visit a zoo or enjoy one after seeing Etosha here in Namibia, I am a zoo cheerleader for sure!
Come to Namibia on holiday! See those zoo animals how they are supposed to live! C'mon... visit us.
Tell'm Jackie sent you.
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