Gaza Zoo animals to be sold

[Catherine]

Places like Toronto Zoo are registered  with a larger association that monitors things. They are part of conservation programs and endangered species programs.

Toronto Zoo has bred Black Footed Ferrets for release back into the Canadian Prairies. The program has been successful.
The grandson of one of our orangutans now lives back in the wild in his native area. There are other species we are involved in and are part of a wider species survival plan. Certainly we will raise orphaned polar bears. All three of our bears are orphans. Maybe some day their offspring or grand children can live in the wild, even if it is a bear sanctuary.

Right now Toronto Zoo is working to save the Vancouver Island Marmots. They are critically endangered in the wild. Whole colonies have died out, probably because of logging. The Zoo has had births and I believe some have been returned to the wild.

Calgary Zoo has played a major part in saving the whooping crane.

Down in California zoos have worked to save the condor. There are many more in the wild now because of their efforts.

The  public area of the zoo is just a part of the facility. There are more building and activities than the public ever sees. The marmots are not even on display, I doubt they ever will be.

It is small private facilities like Gaza zoo that can't keep the animals safe and fed in an emergency.

Calgary Zoo was completely flooded and they saved their animals. They evacuated many animals. Keepers stayed with the ones they couldn't move and looked after them even thought they had to swim and use boats to get around.
All of down town Calgary was flooded so it was a serious situation, but the zoo kept its animals safe.