From showing animals for profit to protecting them: the reinvention of Buenos Aires zoo

[Vero]

Nice story on the reinvention of the Buenos Aires Zoo.

From showing animals for profit to protecting them: the reinvention of Buenos Aires zoo

An ecopark that treats injured wild animals from all over Argentina and the largest biobank in South America has the support of the public and conservationists

www.theguardian.com

 

[Digital Nomad]

Glad they did this. I don't really like zoos because of how cramped the animals usually are.

 

[Larry]

The zoo here was very pathetic. And worse after it closed many animals died. The government can't even take care of it's people so I don't hold high hope for animals. They treat it's citizens like animals now. Out of all the things to do in Buenos Aires, going to the Zoo shouldn't be on anyone's list.

 

[Betsy Ross]

The zoo here was very pathetic. And worse after it closed many animals died. The government can't even take care of it's people so I don't hold high hope for animals. They treat it's citizens like animals now. Out of all the things to do in Buenos Aires, going to the Zoo shouldn't be on anyone's list.

I would have to agree with you completely Larry about the pathetic state of the zoo before. That zoo was really bad and I felt sorry for the animals. Definitely agree shouldn't be on anyone's list of things to see. I never went back after they closed down. I remember when over 100 animals died after they closed. I don't think animals should be held in these enclosures.

Broken promises of Buenos Aires Zoo after mysterious deaths of animals

After it was announced in 2016 the zoo would become an ecopark, 119 animals have died, leaving activists to feel little has changed

www.theguardian.com