Zoos are more key to conservation than ever, Bronx Zoo director says
Jim Breheny is the director of the Bronx Zoo in New York City and joins the Mongabay Newscast to discuss the contributions zoos make to global biodiversity conservation. While many\xa0question the relevance of zoos in the 21st century, he argues that as humanity's influence extends ever farther and wildlife habitat continues to shrink, zoos are more relevant than ever since they could save a diversity of species\xa0like hellbender salamanders, which his institution is helping to breed and repopulate in the wild. He also discusses how zoos\xa0support field work to protect species in the wild, and shares their experience telling the story of zoos through its popular Animal Planet TV show \u2018The Zoo.\u2019
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