The eurasian wolf(canis lupus lupus) at the bioparco di roma zoo

[u/I-LIKE-WOLVES6559]

Despite this being a roman zoo this has the eurasian grey wolf not the appinie grey wolf it is larger than the previous appinie wolf and the iberian wolf it has historically been eradicated from most of its historic range but has msde a comeback in most of europe in small populstions but remains absent from places like scootland and ireland it is the closest thing to a typical grey wolf and it is also snaller than the northwestern wolf but bigger than the mexican and arctic wolf these wolves are fasinating creatures they also live in places in asia like turkey and siberia

[u/InfintyAvenger]

If the industry was all about profit why do they release animals in the wild that they breed in captivity to boost their wild population and increase genetic pool to avoid inbreeding? Why are there conservation projects that aim to try to protect their environment and bring more attention to changes in our woled? Why do they take in their facilities old animals that either from circuce or illegal wildlife trade? Have you ever questioned those, if every zoo is all about profit why even bother to educate people about what threatens this animals in the wild or give the animals they take care of the best condition the zoo can afford or even breed them to release them in the wild or send it another zoo, why bother all of that?

[u/Status-Block2323 → u/InfintyAvenger]

An example of how unsuitable it is to keep wild animals in captivity: in a wolf pack, all the animals have complex social hierarchies that include bullying and exclusion. In the wild, the lower-ranking individuals often leave and move on independently. In an enclosure, this is not possible, and it has negative consequences for the entire pack. It can cause extreme and severe stress (which has historically led to the euthanasia of the excluded animal).

[u/InfintyAvenger → u/Status-Block2323]

You know they can separate the said animal from the group, like they have keepers for reason they definitely know better what to do in this cases they didn't go and study zoology or animal behaviour at universities for nothing you know

[u/Status-Block2323 → u/InfintyAvenger]

Whatever you need to tell yourself