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Academic consultant: Dr Vicky Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Biology at The Open University JON MINION: Zoos have changed out of all recognition.
Closed. His name is, by the way, knucklehead. The biggest threat to wildlife comes from people, and most people live in cities. So zoos are very important because they provide an educational opportunity for people to learn about what the impacts of their daily activities are in far away places. JON COE: The zoo, by becoming a public attraction, if it's done properly, it seems to me like a pretty good idea. The animals have a good life. People enjoy it. They learn something. Hopefully they get involved in conservation.
The official statistics show that 4% of revenue goes back into conservation. I mean, that's minimal. That's very small. And what do you find in zoos? Big cats and elephants and zebra and things that don't get released back into the wild. So if you want to save the condor, then you can have an in situ conservation programme that's based in the country where they come from. Most five-year-olds are experts in dinosaurs. They've never met one or seen one.
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