Resource 4: Beginning to organise your information An example of an organiser that can be used for mapping positive or negative points and linking these to relevant sources. Positives What is the claim? Zoos help save animals at risk of dying out What is the evidence? What are my sources? Zoos make/share new discoveries about www.aucklandzoo.co.nz the animals. TV series Zoo” “The Breeding programmes with other zoos – www.wellingtonzoo.com NZ or other countries to make sure inc” by Lynne Warren National “Panda, animals don’t get inbred. Geographic July 2006 In NZ, zoos work with Dept of in the Mist” (film) “Gorillas Conservation. NZ zoos support preservation programmes in other countries (contributing money and sending staff to take part). Zoos release animals back into the wild appropriate e.g. 55 Brothers Islands tuatara back to an island in Ck Strait. A safe place, when there might not be many safe places left in the wild. What are the What are my sources? “buts”? Have zoo programmes really saved Myth and Reality” by Rob Laidlaw “Zoos: species? at www.zoocheck.com/articlepdfs – 10,000 zoos worldwide, only 16 species Zoos cost a huge amount of money (from self sustaining because of breeding govts or councils) and also have to do a programmes thinks zoos use – lot of fundraising e.g. close” or night – “up conservation as a buzz word. time visits with animals is this good for – the animals? Bridget Vercoe (NZ mgr for World Society for the Protection of Animals) Could the money for zoos be spent on opinion in NZ Herald (19/8/2010) on the saving animals in the wild? negatives of keeping/breeding large animals like elephants. www.visitzealandia.com a predator – fenced, urban sanctuary that people can visit and more tui, kaka now appearing in Wellington suburbs as well. http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation e.g. kakapo breeding programme on a predator (and tourist) free island. Negatives What is the claim? Zoo cages are cruel
Resource 4: Beginning to organise your information An example of an organiser that can be used for mapping positive or negative points and linking these to relevant sources. Positives What is the claim? Zoos help save animals at risk of dying out What is the evidence? Zoos make/share new discoveries about the animals. Breeding programmes with other zoos – NZ or other countries to make sure animals don’t get inbred. In NZ, zoos work with Dept of Conservation. NZ zoos support preservation programmes in other countries (contributing money and sending staff to take part). Zoos release animals back into the wild appropriate e.g. 55 Brothers Islands tuatara back to an island in Ck Strait. A safe place, when there might not be many safe places left in the wild. What are my sources? www.aucklandzoo.co.nz TV series “The Zoo” www.wellingtonzoo.com “Panda, inc” by Lynne Warren National Geographic July 2006 “Gorillas in the Mist” (film) What are the “buts”? Have zoo programmes really saved species? Zoos cost a huge amount of money (from govts or councils) and also have to do a lot of fundraising – e.g. “up close” or night time visits with animals – is this good for the animals? Could the money for zoos be spent on saving animals in the wild? What are my sources? “Zoos: Myth and Reality” by Rob Laidlaw at www.zoocheck.com/articlepdfs – 10,000 zoos worldwide, only 16 species self sustaining because of breeding programmes – thinks zoos use conservation as a buzz word. Bridget Vercoe (NZ mgr for World Society for the Protection of Animals) opinion in NZ Herald (19/8/2010) on the negatives of keeping/breeding large animals like elephants. www.visitzealandia.com – a predator fenced, urban sanctuary that people can visit and more tui, kaka now appearing in Wellington suburbs as well. http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation e.g. kakapo breeding programme on a predator (and tourist) free island. Negatives What is the claim? Zoo cages are cruel
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