Emma Marris: Are wild animals really “wild”? | TED

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Human activity is affecting the planet in dramatic, unsustainable ways — including destroying the habitats of wild animals. Considering our obligation to care for the creatures we've impacted, environmental writer Emma Marris dives into the ethics of wildlife management, zoos and aquariums, offering her thoughts on how we can help Earth's wildlife flourish. (This conversation, hosted by TED science curator David Biello, was part of a TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)

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23 Comments on Emma Marris: Are wild animals really “wild”? | TED

  1. 2:20 so by feeding them. i think like animals know that there is gonna be food where you feed them so they go there so instead i would like grow a population of livestock that is able to stabily survive with the polar Bears. You know. make the shortages bigger with the ones that aren’t on a shortage

  2. Some people say about their hair as “being a bit wild, today”. Yet their hair is something they manage, they are not mutually exclusive things.

  3. Animals aren’t wild, we just percieve them to be wild. If we were to live like the animals, we’d follow the natural food cycle. Human beings are the ones creating this whole scenario of a “civil” nature

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