International conference in Calgary hosting more than 2,000 zoo professionals
Zoos and aquariums around the world need to undergo an evolution from just focusing on entertainment to conservation in order to remain relevant with the public, an international conference has been told.
“Modern zoos and aquariums are conservation advocates,” association president Daniel Ashe said in an interview. “It’s the first extinction event not caused by a meteor or volcanism but caused by humans and what we’re doing to the planet,” he said. She said more than 43,000 species are currently considered threatened with extinction globally and zoos are taking on a more important role.
Angela Yang, the director of international field conservation at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, said her work involves bringing zoos and global conservation groups together.
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