The Best Photo of The Week - The Evolution of Zoo's.
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G IS USM
100mm ƒ/3.2 1/125s ISO 100
2018 — at Adelaide Zoo. Adelaide, SA, Australia
The best zoos in the world offer face-to-face encounters with some of the most fascinating and rare creatures on the planet. An experience that few people could pursue in the wild.
Unlike the cramped cages that housed wildlife in past side shows, the modern zoo has raised the emulate of the habitat to an art, carefully recreating natural environments and providing challenging activities for residents to reduce boredom and stress.
The evolution of zoos has also included programs dedicated to protecting endangered species, both in captivity and in the wild. Zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquarius (AZA) participate in Species Survival Plan Programs involving captive breeding, reintroduction programs, public education, and field conservation to ensure survival for many endangered and endangered species. of the planet.
AZA conservation improvement programs (also known as captive breeding programs) are designed to increase the populations of endangered species and to prevent extinction through regulated breeding in zoos and other approved facilities.
One of the main challenges facing captive breeding programs is maintaining genetic diversity. If the population of a captive breeding program is too small, inbreeding can result, leading to health problems that can have a negative impact on the species' survival.
For this reason, reproduction is carefully managed to ensure as many genetic variations as possible.
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