Zoos and conservation ethics in visitors

[Crowthorne]

The University of Warwick and WAZA have been researching visitor responses to conservation issues and the awareness of biodiversity as a result of visiting zoos. The research seems to show that good zoos are doing a great job of educating visitors about biodiversity, the threats it faces and what they can do to help with conservation.

Full report here: http://www.waza.org/files/webconten...e_biodiversity/WAZA Visitor Survey Report.pdf

Summary from the World Land Trust here: Zoos help develop a conservation ethic | World Land Trust

 

[TheMightyOrca]

That's good to know. I hope things continue to improve.

 

[Taisha]

As this article has been posted before, I am wondering for the second time why no ZooChat member educated in statistics has been questioning the design of an evaluation that led certainly to a desired conclusion.