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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him every day, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas to avoid stare (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 3 months ago (26 children)

Generating awareness and sympathy is probably the biggest factor in keeping many endangered species alive

[–] RadicalCandour@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago (13 children)

To add to this, A lot of gorillas that are saved from unsafe/illegal conditions cannot go back into the wild. Places like The Rotterdam zoo provides a lot of enrichment for these animals that you won’t see at say, Joe’s roadside animal park.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago (12 children)

Why not save animals from unsafe/illegal conditions and provide enrichment, without turning the animals into an attraction?

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 3 months ago

Because people wouldn't support spending their taxes on it without making them aware of the value. Which is done by educating them.

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