Zoo Zoo (Wildlife Conservation Society) leading the discussion. From then on, zoo professionals became increasingly aware of the need to engage themselves in conservation programs, and the American Zoo Association soon said that conservation was its highest priority. In order to stress conservation issues, many large zoos stopped the practice of having animals perform tricks for visitors. The Detroit Zoo, for example, stopped its elephant show in 1969, and its chimpanzee show in 1983, acknowledging that the trainers had probably abused the animals to get them to perform. Whipsnade Park in Bedfordshire, England, was opened in 1931 as the first safari
Orange County Zoo backyards of the area. The zoo includes a barnyard with domestic animals such as goats, jacob sheep, pot-bellied pigs, doves, and pheasants. Visitors can purchase grain to feed the animals here, and can even touch some of them. The zoo offers cell phone audio tours. Visitors can hear information about the animals in the exhibit from the animal keepers, veterinarian, education coordinator, and curator, including their names, diet, where they came from, and why they are at the zoo. Orange County Zoo The Orange County Zoo is a small zoo located within the Irvine Regional Park in the city of