(Kathy) Great News: Costa Rica announces plans to close its zoos and release animals from captivity- if Costa Rica’s plans hold, 400 zoo animals will have their freedom sometime in the next year The closures will take effect in March 2014, when the government’s contract with the organization that operates its two zoos is set to expire — a move that Castro says reflects ”a change of environmental conscience among Costa Ricans.” The facilities which now house captive animals, Simon Bolivar Zoo and the Santa Ana Conservation Center, will be then transformed into urban parks or gardens where wildlife can visit and live freely if they so choose. As for the many birds, mammals, reptiles and insects on display today, the government is working to find them more appropriate homes. It is believed that many of these animals will be able to be relocated within the nation’s vast forest preserves, with those deemed unsuited for release being sent to live out their d...See More
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 01:51:00 +0000