tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post923032838727543491..comments2023-06-15T03:21:46.109-07:00Comments on Alphabeth: Scenes: South Lakes Safari ZooBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273757375451264248noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-2267570967662964802015-02-20T04:13:41.823-08:002015-02-20T04:13:41.823-08:00What a lovely looking zoo! A brilliant way to get ...What a lovely looking zoo! A brilliant way to get to know your fellow club members - I wish I'd had the foresight to organise a uni social at the zoo! Regarding one of the comments above, it's true that zoos are an incredibly contentious topic - but as a source of learning and happiness, they are incredibly useful. Visiting ZSL always opens my eyes to how invaluable zoos are for inspiring young people to work in conservation and biology. You're lucky to have one fairly near to your uni! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073756629265166836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-22292798420848222015-02-19T13:26:07.724-08:002015-02-19T13:26:07.724-08:00Sounds like you had a lovely time!
I'm volunt...Sounds like you had a lovely time! <br />I'm volunteering at South Lakes Zoo in April, and they do so much conservation work - not just here, but in other countries too. South Lakes is one of the best I've seen.Katie // Away With Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086126990383186603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-83139484900896183632015-02-17T11:33:56.294-08:002015-02-17T11:33:56.294-08:00I'm so jealous that you got to feed the giraff...I'm so jealous that you got to feed the giraffes!! They are some of my favorite animals - they're just so simultaneously majestic and odd looking. Glad to hear that you had a fun day out with friends :)<br /><br />x Kathryn<br /><a href="http://www.throughthethicket.ca" rel="nofollow">Through the Thicket</a>Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417030509456860922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-24624369752841038322015-02-16T01:51:24.717-08:002015-02-16T01:51:24.717-08:00Yes it is a well known debate, but it's just r...Yes it is a well known debate, but it's just recently that I have seen a lot of these posts around. And although they do not 'offend' me as such, I was slightly worried that nobody seemed to know what went on behind closed doors. But as you say, we can't assume all zoos are cruel.<br /><br />Anyway it's was nice talking to you Beth- I truly do enjoy your blog. And this comment was just out of curiosity more than anything else Beth Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806356018647457101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-85160664045244082672015-02-15T12:37:46.532-08:002015-02-15T12:37:46.532-08:00I'm sorry this post has offended you so much. ...I'm sorry this post has offended you so much. Personally, I don't believe I've done anything unethical by paying £5 entry into a zoo where the animals are healthy and have all their basic needs met. At least there they're given the opportunity to live a long and satisfied life rather than face the possibility of extinction whether through poaching or from their natural habitat being destroyed. It's not an industry that I regularly support or give my money to though, and I'm very much aware of the controversy surrounding animals in captivity. xxBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273757375451264248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-18171831810540454202015-02-15T11:36:30.261-08:002015-02-15T11:36:30.261-08:00Oops just realised all the typos in my comment! Bu...Oops just realised all the typos in my comment! But anyway, it is worth noting that none of the animals that zoos breed are ever released back into the wild- because humans have played and messed around with them so much that their wild nature has been sucked from their souls. And I really can't see how spending millions of pounds on artificial enclosers for animals that barely resemble their wild siblings, when this money should be ploughed into REAL conservation that will actually benefit endangered species. But that's just my opinion and if you want to continue to give money to this cause, then so be it xxBeth Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806356018647457101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-18612215676983687842015-02-15T03:48:58.442-08:002015-02-15T03:48:58.442-08:00Thanks for your comment, Bethany, that's a fai...Thanks for your comment, Bethany, that's a fair point but at the same time I think it's unfair to assume that every single zoo is horrible, cruel place. The jaguar was in that enclosure for feeding time and also because it was 2 degrees outside that day. Of course even the large open enclosure isn't an ideal habitat for a wild animal but I think it's important to remember that if certain species didn't exist in zoos they soon wouldn't exist at all. For example, South Lakes is part of a breeding programme for the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. There could be as little as 400 of these tigers left in the wild. Most of the time the animals at South Lakes also have a great deal of freedom and roaming space and, as far as I could see, were very well cared for. Again I'm aware that this is not the case in every zoo but it would be unfair to deny the role that responsible zoos play in conservation xxBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273757375451264248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-66719966688038473152015-02-14T15:24:59.946-08:002015-02-14T15:24:59.946-08:00Looks like you had a lovely time but it just worri...Looks like you had a lovely time but it just worries that you and a lot of bloggers out there, seem to be promoting zoos without any real knowledge of how awful and cruel these places can be for animals. Just look at the leapard you have a picture of. Dors he look happy to you? In a barren room which is noting like his natural habitat? Just a thought but nothing against you xox Beth Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806356018647457101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-71121094593270467812015-02-14T06:39:58.161-08:002015-02-14T06:39:58.161-08:00Aw I've had the chance to feed giraffes before...Aw I've had the chance to feed giraffes before, they're amazing! Cute pictures :-) <br /><br /><a href="http://www.rebekataylor.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Rebeka from Rebeka Taylor xx</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398222725372569466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-24887444028332269562015-02-14T01:56:07.196-08:002015-02-14T01:56:07.196-08:00This is so cool! I haven't been to a zoo in ag...This is so cool! I haven't been to a zoo in ages and zoos in my country are not really the best ones, so I haven't seen giraffe probably ever in my life. And riding has been a dream of mine for the longest time, I've never been on a horse, but I would loove to try it someday! <br /><br />Migle // <a href="http://www.meetmeonthebalcony.com" rel="nofollow">Meet Me On The Balcony</a>Miglėhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606100921101061012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366490881967438438.post-3127398743836175072015-02-14T00:06:56.971-08:002015-02-14T00:06:56.971-08:00Aw these are so cute! Love the giraffe's. :)
...Aw these are so cute! Love the giraffe's. :)<br /><br />willowtea.blogspot.co.uk WillowTeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472176418402257087noreply@blogger.com