This post is in response to 'Are Wild Animals Always Happier Than Captive Animals?' By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Can captive animals be happy? In a recent Psychology Today post, Marc Bekoff cites Janis Joplin ...

UK zoos and aquariums each year. But is there more to zoos than public amusement? What are zoos for? Helen Skelton finds out.

Our purpose here is simply to call attention to the fact that studies on captive animals who are living under unnatural conditions and unknowingly stressed can produce misleading results and it's not ...

A new study has revealed that saltwater crocodiles born or raised in captivity may not return to their breeding centers after being released into the wild, a discovery that can help inform ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were released into the wild and survived. We've got some good news for axolotls. Those ...

With everything from endangered species programmes to mimicked natural habitats, these are some of the zoos around the world ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are 18 captive orcas in the US. They all live at SeaWorld parks. SeaWorld has stopped its orca breeding program. Animal ...

The director of Kent’s Wildwood Trust is questioning whether wolves should be kept in captivity after putting down the park’s entire pack to stop them from killing each other. The five wolves – Odin, ...

Buenos Aires, Argentina announced this week that it will close its zoo amid concerns that animals should not be held captive. “This situation of captivity is degrading for the animals, it’s not the ...

Justin Barker–an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, at age 13—recalls the family culture his ...