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Taken on: 2005-05-15 12:14:45
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Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago seems to be the centre of protests by animal welfare activists on an on-going basis.
Conditions for the animals in the zoo must be exceptionally bad as animal deaths are reported regularly. It's a shame, because zoos play an important role in helping endangered animals alive. There must be something wrong at a zoo where 3 monkeys die in one week.

I much prefer Fota Wild Life Park here in Cork as the animals have so much more room to roam.
Since October, the zoo's two other elephants, two gorillas, a camel and three langur monkeys have died. The monkeys died this week after being transferred to another exhibit.

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Comments:
Galway Nutter (Michelle)
That is unbelievable! Why are they only being investigated now when this seems to be going on for a while! Is there no regular inspections? Very sad! :(
Donncha @ InPhotos.org
That photo was taken last May, and when I was in Chicago in 2003 there were rumblings about the zoo in the papers even back then!
bigeth18
I believe the Lincoln Park Zoo is a very beautiful place. It is great to have such an institution in the heart of Chicago where one can go to learn about endangered species of the world and learn of the interdependence of all living things. They have taken major steps towards becoming one of the best havens for animals in America. To see the developement of the zoo from the 1960s to now is amazing. The Regenstein Center for African Apes, the Kolver Lion House, the African Journey building, all very beautiful places. It is also one of the only few free institutions in America today and it is very famous for this. They have an exstensive staff, including a great verinary team who know how to care for animals and keep them healthy, a great group of dedicated curators, and a great group of other members of the staff. Animals do die, it is a part of the circle of life, but do not be quick to anger. Already in zoos animals are living way longer than in nature as there is less threat to disease and death, so to be so angry for animals dying is our natural tendency, but in truth it is part of the complex circle of life.

Once you become as Emerson states, "the transparent eyeball", you will be able to see the interconnectedness of man and nature and will understand this circle of life, or the wheel of Brahma, but before you can become as this "eyeball" you must put your human egotism behind as nature is a strong force, and to think that we are above it is wrong. All living things die.