Marine mammals are complex social animals not suited for life in captivity. When confined, they are prevented from carrying out natural behaviors. Cetaceans most commonly held in captivity for human ...

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 ...

Whether we're talking about animals or humans, gut microbes are essential for health, metabolism and protecting against infection. While captivity is known to alter the gut microbiota of wildlife, the ...

In recent decades, scientists and public health experts have increasingly examined how human interactions with wildlife and ...

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, ...

By Mongabay.com The wild can be a “death trap” for rescued slow lorises, one of the world’s most trafficked primates, ...

"There are many zoos I would like to see closed." —David Field, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums There is increasing concern among zoo administrators, researchers, and ...

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 ...

As awareness continues to grow surrounding the conditions dolphins suffer while in captivity, more tourism industry brands are dropping dolphin encounters.