Another recurring problems I have encountered with my zoo research. Rhinos, who have some of the most sensitive sound throughout all of the Animal Kingdom, are finding it difficult to mate with all of the noise created by people in zoos. This is a pressing issue because the rate at which rhinos are getting poached is at an all-time high and it already is extremely hard to breed them.
This illustrates the point that zoos are using conservation ideals as a façade to cover up the fact that they are more interested in profits than in the welfare of animals.
The reason I think this is because they can’t be interested in conserving an animal if they are reducing its ability to breed in order to capitalize on the animal.