New zoo opened at Moscow

[Kifaru Bwana]

She is not nitwit. She is greedy and unscrupulous scoundrel (if we can trust mass media).

There is a rumour that Dr. Spitsin is going to quit soon.

I meant she is a nitwit in zoological circles. I have no qualms it is one of those individuals with no clue / concept of what zoo management or good quality scientific zoo work entails / requires.

If Dr. Spitsin quits … - no surprise given the circumstances - all hell will break out.

 

[DDcorvus]

I am not sure.

The local zoo and the Foundation that is involved there is also focussing on local conservation issues (and which will / must include the CITES loop-holing).

For Russia, I remain more skeptical for a clean-up … (knowing that respected Dr. Spitsin was replaced by a managerial nitwit at Moskwa Zoo).

Then you are more hopefull than me. Local conservation I believe can be pushed for and will/can be successfull. On CITES I m not sure. I have little faith in the current political elite.

 

[Elephas Maximus]

Of course it is, unfortunately with the current political situation in Armenia I don't see this changing in the near future.

Btw since Soviet times people of Armenian origin are operating several travelling menageries in Russia (which are part of Russian State Circus) - and they keep CITES species such as Amur tigers, leopards, lions, large birds of prey. Keeping them in wagons for a lifetime is legal for a non-zoo institution in our damn country.