1. She says that "Noah got it all wrong" because in order to keep a species alive, one would need far more than a pair of mates to make a healthy population. This is an issue that contemporary zoos are dealing with. To "Get it right", Zoos are teaming up with other zoos in order to broaden the mating pool. This is good because animals like the Cheetah, who only mate with unfamiliar Cheetahs now have the option to do so. A con would be that some animals do not get the same funding and have less options for mates to choose from. Some animals also choose a mate from a younger age.
2. The tension comes from the fact that the animals that need the most funding for conservation are not always the animals that bring in the crowd to the zoo. This crowd is needed in order to provide money for the zoo to do conservation at all, so the more popular animals win. More people could be encouraged to donate their money to conservation efforts while also attending the zoo.
3. I think that people unfortunately do become more inspired to give money to conservation efforts when they see the animal in person and develop a bond to a living-breathing creature in front of them. It would be nice if people would react to all endangered species like they do with the whale. Even though whales are not typically exhibited in aquariums, people feel very inclined to donate to funds for them. Possibly, if there is more effort and media produced about other endangered species, people will feel educated and inclined to save them.
4. American Zoos use contraceptives to control the population. I think that this method is better than the European Zoos who euthanize. It seems like a total waste to execute these animals.
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