I think yes. Polar bears are an endangered species. There may come a day when the only way the species is preserved is through zoos. The same is true of many other species.

I'll go one step further: The idea of "zoo" should be reconsidered.  I think we should NOT have "zoo" at all (regardless if it is "endangered species" or not).  

No their natural habitat, the wild..

No, they need to be in the wild! If we left them alone in the wild, not only would they live longer, but we would have more of them.

I'm with OranD on this one. 

      While my family and I have enjoyed visiting zoos for years and years, I do not think any animal should be "protected" by caging them up, and especially not just so the "public" can see them. 

       I believe man's interference does harm to animals the same as it does to the enviornment.  I loved that little white polar bear, and I am thankful that I got to see it.  Had it stayed in its natural habitat, I would never have seen him.  HOWEVER...I wish he had been left alone to live and die uncaged. 

       Sometimes having a species die out is better than coddling them.  Humans included.  Life does not die.  Certain forms die.  We may also, but when my species dwindles down to me and a couple of others....please leave me alone and let me live free.  Don't fence me in.

While some will argue zoos protect the animals and teach us about wild life others say it is cruel .

It seems to me that Mother Nature does okay until Man ( human) gets involved .  We can help those ill and injured however then they should be returned to the wild .  These animals are not ours they have merely been loaned to us from God . 

Let's also address the one in society that captures , sells and owns wild life such as lions and tigers .This is unacceptable and should be against the law in every country .  No animal and it's welfare should be for mans financial gain .  Let us not forget the animals that are used and abused in the circus world as well .  Or The American Mustang right here in our own country .

We disrupt nature , the food chain and their natural environment , in my opinion this is when these animals and their ability to survive is threatened . Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves !

When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.

               Cree Prophecy

"When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them. " - Chief Seattle . The  Suquamish Nation .














 

why not?? most tend to survive better in them!!