06-06-2016, 03:20 PM
(06-06-2016, 12:21 PM)Catherine Wrote: You are so right.
Zoos can't win. They are working to save endangered species. They make it possible for us to see these beautiful creatures.
We want to see them with as few fences as possible. Because there was a proper fence, but no glass or heavy bars, the unthinkable happened. People did not respect the boundaries, the fact that the space was the gorilla's home. I still think the gorilla acted out of concern for the child.
The zoo had to react in an emergency. There was no time to do anything else.
The outcome was tragic.
If we had not destroyed so much of the gorilla's native habitat in Africa there would be no need for conservation/breeding programs. Most of the zoo gorillas are descended from orphaned gorillas brought from Africa in the first place. We are the ones that orphaned them.
No matter how you look at it humans have created the situation and humans have made it worse.
Harambe paid for our mistakes with his life.
I've seen a bit of footage and while I'm no expert I don't believe dragging the kid through the water was out of protection. Regardless what's done is done and we can only hope people have learned from this.
Everyone should have a read of this http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/201...i_zoo.html
