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Another zoo bites the dust

 in Uncategorized  tagged animal training / animal welfare / Bowmanville / CAZA / circus animals / Exotic Animals / exotics / OSPCA Act / roadside zoo / zoo

by Barry Kent MacKay Earworm: noun: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one’s mind. That’s how Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines it, and it fits the experience I had when I heard the news that the Bowmanville Zoo was permanently shutting down at the end of this season. And, […]

An Alternative Future for Looking at Non-wild Wildlife

 in Uncategorized  tagged Animal Behaviour / conservation / elephants / marine mammals in captivity / sanctuaries / wildlife captivity / wildlife protection / zoo / zoo education / zoocheck

By Kathryn Sussman  (June 12, 2016)   Will alternative displays and virtual zoos begin to replace traditional zoos in the not too distant future? Rather than looking at caged animals in unnatural and, more often than not, inadequate conditions, there are now exciting and diverse alternatives to the traditional zoo […]