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Dr. Mike Adkesson is a renowned leader in wildlife conservation and the professional care of animals. He is a passionate advocate on the importance of modern zoos and aquariums as a means for ...

Marco Wendt was 16 when he got a summer job at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, then known as the Wild Animal Park. A first-generation Mexican American, the first of his family born in the U.S., Wendt says ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Sarah Diaz is an Associate Professor of Recreation and ...

Introducing the zoo -- Zoos past, present and future -- Background -- What, really, is a zoo? -- Future: zoos are our conscience -- Conservation and education -- Ecotourism, ecotravel and ...