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Ep 12: Zoo Review - Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Evansville Indiana
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Today I will highlight another ethical animal tourism destination: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens! I grew up visiting and later working at this AZA-accredited zoo and still love it to this day.
Skyscanner*
https://skyscanner.pxf.io/c/2349834/1027991/13416?associateid=AFF_TRA_19354_00001
Chase Sapphire Preferred Travel Card*
https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6d/MC8N0NG5FJ
*affiliates
Sources
Mesker Website: https://meskerparkzoo.com/
Blackman, Stuart. Do Animals Live Longer in Captivity? Discover Wildlife. https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/do-animals-live-longer-in-zoos/#:~:text=Only%20recently%20has%20there%20been,longer%20than%20their%20wild%20counterparts.
Hatt, Jean-Micheal; Müller, Dennis W. H.; Bingaman Lackey, L; Clauss, Marcus. (2011). Life expectancy in zoo mammals: what zoo veterinarians should know. University of Zurich. https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/54377/1/Hatt_VotragAAZV.pdf
Higgins, Jessie. (2016, October 9). Mesker Zoo could lose nearly half its animals. Evansville Courier & Press. https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2016/10/09/mesker-park-zoo-could-lose-nearly-half-its-animals/91609772/
Mason Studio. Photo. Lion pit at Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Indiana. University of Southern Indiana University Archives and Special Collections. https://digitalarchives.usi.edu/digital/collection/RLIC/id/17807/
Mesker Park Zoo. E is for Everyone. https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=1142
Mesker Park Zoo Earns Prestigious AZA Accreditation. City of Evansville, Indiana. https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=1142
Tidière, M., Gaillard, JM., Berger, V. et al. Comparative analyses of longevity and senescence reveal variable survival benefits of living in zoos across mammals. Sci Rep 6, 36361 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36361
Walden, Laurie Anne. (2016, November 16). Most Mammals Live Longer in Zoos Than in the Wild. dvm 360. https://www.dvm360.com/view/most-mammals-live-longer-in-zoos-than-in-the-wild
Follow me on Instagram @StumbleSafari to see photos from this episode
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Manage episode 326364479 series 2990075
Today I will highlight another ethical animal tourism destination: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens! I grew up visiting and later working at this AZA-accredited zoo and still love it to this day.
Skyscanner*
https://skyscanner.pxf.io/c/2349834/1027991/13416?associateid=AFF_TRA_19354_00001
Chase Sapphire Preferred Travel Card*
https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6d/MC8N0NG5FJ
*affiliates
Sources
Mesker Website: https://meskerparkzoo.com/
Blackman, Stuart. Do Animals Live Longer in Captivity? Discover Wildlife. https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/do-animals-live-longer-in-zoos/#:~:text=Only%20recently%20has%20there%20been,longer%20than%20their%20wild%20counterparts.
Hatt, Jean-Micheal; Müller, Dennis W. H.; Bingaman Lackey, L; Clauss, Marcus. (2011). Life expectancy in zoo mammals: what zoo veterinarians should know. University of Zurich. https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/54377/1/Hatt_VotragAAZV.pdf
Higgins, Jessie. (2016, October 9). Mesker Zoo could lose nearly half its animals. Evansville Courier & Press. https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2016/10/09/mesker-park-zoo-could-lose-nearly-half-its-animals/91609772/
Mason Studio. Photo. Lion pit at Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Indiana. University of Southern Indiana University Archives and Special Collections. https://digitalarchives.usi.edu/digital/collection/RLIC/id/17807/
Mesker Park Zoo. E is for Everyone. https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=1142
Mesker Park Zoo Earns Prestigious AZA Accreditation. City of Evansville, Indiana. https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=1142
Tidière, M., Gaillard, JM., Berger, V. et al. Comparative analyses of longevity and senescence reveal variable survival benefits of living in zoos across mammals. Sci Rep 6, 36361 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36361
Walden, Laurie Anne. (2016, November 16). Most Mammals Live Longer in Zoos Than in the Wild. dvm 360. https://www.dvm360.com/view/most-mammals-live-longer-in-zoos-than-in-the-wild
Follow me on Instagram @StumbleSafari to see photos from this episode
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