Should people support or boycott zoos? (Higher Level) Text Set
Articles:
- “Zoos” (From The New Book of Knowledge) http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/endangered_species/background/index. asp?article=zoos
- “The Modern Zoo” (By Patrick K. for TeenInk.com) http://www.teenink.com/opinion/environment/article/18073/The-Modern-Zoo/
- “Not All Zoos Are Inhumane” (By Maribeth F. for Teen Ink Magazine). Presents a counter argument to “The Modern Zoo” http://www.teenink.com/opinion/environment/article/54624/Not-All-Zoos-Are-Inhumane/
- “5 Reasons You Should Boycott the Zoo” by Abigail Geer http://www.care2.com/causes/5-reasons-you-should-boycott-the-zoo.html
- “The hour of the chimp at KC Zoo” (By Kansas City Star, adapted by Newsela staff, April 15, 2014) Describes how some chimps caused a “Code Red” by escaping from their enclosure at the Zoo. Available at multiple levels:
https://newsela.com/articles/chimp-escape/id/3412/ - “Tigers At Home In the Bronx Zoo” (by Quinn Jacobson, Scholastic Kids Press Corps) http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/endangered_species/zoos/index. asp?article=tigers
- Public benefits of AZA—Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
https://www.aza.org/public_benefits_of_zoos_and_aquariums - Animal Enrichment https://www.aza.org/Education/KidsAndFamilies/detail.aspx?id=277
- “Zoos step in to help save wild animals around the world” by McClatchy Foreign Staff, adapted by Newsela staff. Available at different reading levels. https://newsela.com/articles/zoo-conservation/id/5616/
- “Fall is pumpkin time—even for zoo animals!” by Ellen Brait, The Guardian, adapted by Newsela staff. Available at different reading levels. https://newsela.com/articles/pumpkin-zoo-animals/id/23161/
- “Zoo orders huge shoes for one of its elephants” by Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff. Available at different reading levels. https://newsela.com/articles/teva-elephant-national-zoo/id/21450/
Books:
- What’s New? The Zoo!: A Zippy History of Zoos by Kathleen Krull
- Zoologists and Ecologists (Out of the Lab: Extreme Jobs in Science) by Ruth Owen
- Should There Be Zoos?: A Persuasive Text by Tony Stead
- Gorillas by Seymour Simon
• National Geographic Kids Everything Big Cats: Pictures to Purr About and Info to Make You Roar!
• National Geographic Kids Everything series has other high level books like Everything Dolphins: Dolphin Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Make You Flip
• National Geographic Kids Mission: Polar Bear Rescue: All About Polar Bears and How to Save Them • National Geographic Kids Mission series has other high level books like National Geographic
Kids Mission: Elephant Rescue: All About Elephants and How to Save Them Multimedia:
- Zoo Tube: Home Sweet Habitat—Director of Education and Conversation is interviewed by a teen—talks about how they design a orangutan’s habitat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuSrhtcjqMQ
- Kids Stand Up for Animals in Captivity from PETAKids http://www.petakids.com/videos/kids-stand-animals-captivity/
- “NC Zoo’s ‘adoption’ program benefits animals, zookeeper training (By Ryan Sullivan, Fox News, September 6, 2013) (0–1:19) http://myfox8.com/2013/09/06/nc-zoos-adoption-program-benefits-animals-zookeeper-training/
- “Smithsonian’s National Zoo: We Save Species” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYdbzA7yvic
- “No Place Like Home” (By the Captive Animals’ Protection Agency July 17, 2009) (3:00–5:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHekJaG6fM&feature=player_embedded
- “Are there animal care problems at National Zoo?” (By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, December 10, 2013)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-animal-care-problems-at-national-zoo/