These days, it has become feasible for a marine animal to be moved out of its natural environment into an artificial zone, such as menageries, in a bid to keep human spectators entertained. Although many individuals contend that this change is advantageous, for it can save some animal species from complete disappearance, and create a conducive environment for scientists to conduct extensive research projects, I hold the view that the relocated animals will experience difficulties due to many following reasons.
On the one hand, translocating rare breeds, like river dolphins and monk seals, into safe environment protects them from dying out completely. The rising level of poaching and contamination of oceans with microplastic have driven some marine creatures on the verge of extinction, which have made their natural habitats arduous setting to survive. Secondly, only by moving those endangered species into zoos or recreations parks, can scholars conduct over-arching research related their cognitive, reproduction, and developmental areas. Therefore, some people regard this development as beneficial.
There are, on the other hand, a myriad of issues that arise as consequence of people relocating sea animals into unnatural sites. Firstly, no one guarantees that the new habitat suits the animals’ needs perfectly. In other words, creatures may feel discomfort in dry climate provided that they are accustomed to living in tropical areas. In addition, if taken out of their natural environment, food chain can break as a result of lack of supply. Finally, putting animals on display of parks merely to amuse viewers can raise moral questions since making use of creatures in such a way cannot be justified on any ground. The aforementioned reasons are just a few of many facts why I deem this trend to be a disadvantage.
In conclusion, translocating sea and ocean fauna into man-made zones, I think, is a wrong course of action unless it involves endangered animals.