Finally, a warning for everyone. Even if achievable, zoo education may well not succeed in changing attitudes and values about conservation or motivate people to action. This is not because we're talking about zoos per se . Many environmental education programmes, including those undertaken by WWF and IUCN, do not work. The human animal is a far stranger beast than anything kept in a zoo.
Humans normally act out of self-interest.
Animal people' appear united in this respect. Indeed it might just be the most tangible thing the Feds and the Checks have in common. So stop fighting a dirty war. Sit down and start talking. The World Zoo Conservation Strategy .