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  1. jurek

    Slimbridge WWT- why the wildfowl collections?

    WWT is already doing lots of conservation, but they could try bringing Dalmatian Pelicans back to England. The idea has been around since some years, but nobody actually did it. They could keep zoo birds in a wilder part of one of their reserves, and let the young live wild. Faster and cheaper...
  2. jurek

    Slimbridge WWT- why the wildfowl collections?

    I think you don't understand a more basic thing. You have a set of values and priorities (here: freedom). You think everybody else (here: ducks) has similar values and priorities. The world is different. Everybody has different priorities. If you want to make a bird happy, don't give it...
  3. jurek

    Slimbridge WWT- why the wildfowl collections?

    It may be easier for you if you visit zoos with monkeys, wolves or big cats. These animals are sufficiently similar to us, dogs and cats, that people intuitively know what they feel. Some people faced with animals with no facial mimic, like birds, dolphins or bears, get strange ideas what they...
  4. jurek

    Slimbridge WWT- why the wildfowl collections?

    Yes, other cultures, for example China, have different symbolism associated with animals. Plus they place different priorities in freedom, safety etc. You can travel to other parts of the world, where you will see these wildfowl in city lakes and zoo ponds, too. There was even a thread about...
  5. jurek

    Slimbridge WWT- why the wildfowl collections?

    Besides the big picture of conservation. In every zoo or bird park, lots of wild birds come for a free meal. You must have seen wild ducks and geese on the ponds of exotic collection in Slimbridge, too. Which basically blows up any Western ideas of 'birds want freedom'. Sometimes it is quite...
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