The mayor of Buenos Aires declared that the Zoo will be closing this year. After 140 years the Buenos Aires Zoo in the Palermo Neighborhood will close, and be replaced with a more modern interactive Eco-park. 2,500 animals will be transferred to reserves all over the country, and 50 of them will remain at the zoo because there are either too old or too sick to be moved. The animals that remain will not be on display to the public.
The Zoo is closing for a variety of reasons, the mayor said that it because “This situation of captivity is degrading for the animals, it’s not the way to take care of them,” but the zoo had also been losing money for a couple of years, and was not being maintained like it should have been. This is major progress for animal rights activists, and I think the Eco-Park model is interesting and has the potential to replace zoos one day. This change is very progressive and I hope to be able to visit the Buenos Aires Eco-Park while I am in Argentina. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/buenos-aires-zoo-close-animals-captivity-argentina Comments are closed.
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