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Some people think that it is wrong to keep animals in zoos, while others think that zoos are both entertaining and ecologically important Discuss both views.

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Animal keeping, especially wild
animals
 in zoos is a controversial topic,
one
 can support,
one
 not supports the maintenance of these special homes. But
one
 has to admit that zoological
gardens
 can provide lifelong experience. Visitors are able to peer into the wild world without any danger or harm and learn easily about distinct
species
. Of course, in many cases for an animal being in
zoo
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 – means being captivated unjustifiably.
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everything
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,
this
 topic has
also
 its advantages and disadvantages. Must be remembered that menageries have a very important educational role. Most of these complexes are built to form a huge garden with different buildings in it for each group of
animals
, so
one
 is able to walk through and learn everything about
species
, even the endangered ones
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.
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 trait in
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 of every animal garden is that they have information describing the animal, its history and
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 location. Important to realize that learning about
animals
 brings empathy to many people, raising awareness about their endangerment in the wild, which in most cases caused by human interactions. Another key point is wildlife conservation. Wildlife conservation can be defined as the practice of protecting animal
species
 and their habitats. Generally,
this
 term is can be applied to
species
 that are in danger of becoming extinct by unnatural causes. These unnatural causes can be
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 example, climate change, pollution, excessive hunting and
high
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 number of wild
animals
 in captivity
also
 a huge problem. But zoological
gardens
 often take an active approach in helping animal populations. Many times, they breed captivate
species
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 the number of individuals. These reasons are indisputable facts but must mention the negative side.
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 several reasons, captivation can have a positive effect – as it was discussed – but it certainly has a devastating effect too. No matter how nice the zoo is,
room
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 is limited for zoo
animals
, which can be especially troublesome for large
animals
 that are prone to roaming. It can be heard, that many wild predators become depressed due to the small and man-made environment. Taking
animals
 out of their habitat serves as an ethical issue because of its focus on human benefit as opposed to animal benefit, with
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 course, the exceptions of captive breeding and freeing
animals
 from a dangerous situation.
Also
, equally important to mention, that sadly not all zoos are equal. There can
be find
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 poorly led
gardens
 where
animals
 are made to live in aggravating conditions. Fortunately, these kinds of
gardens
 are not so common, in most cases the management really pay enough attention to their inhabitant’s needs. As can be seen, they have
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 role in education and animal protection. Nowadays more and more zoological
gardens
 put
animals
 forward
instead
 of visitors wishes (and
instead
 of money). So in brief, until the natural environment does not improve and wild
animals
 are in danger in their habitat, zoos have undoubtedly
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 role in order to preserve their life.
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