AboutZoos

Already as a young boy I loved the great outdoors. It didn't matter what kind of nature I could explore. Roaming the Dutch polders nearby with its cows, or dreaming of exotic places. So it was no wonder that I wanted to study biology. That has never happened though. Nevertheless, I did - and still do – visit the exotic places with nature I became so familiar with via my dreams and my books, with great pleasure. But this doesn't seem to be an infinite opportunity. I am quite negative about the infinity of nature as a 'life-support system' for man. There will soon be no nature left any more, the way mankind exploits nature. The motto seems to be: consume till you drop! We have seen plant and animal species becoming extinct at an alarming rate in recent years. Although extinction of species exists since there is life on earth, the rate now is higher than ever. Can zoos play a role in maintaining biodiversity?