should wealthy nations help poorer nations
...Well, at the end, It turned out that Aeroflot mixed up everything…they sold one place for two passengers, as it happened to me. I will never ever fly by Aeroflot again. The keeping of wild animals in captivity began in ancient times, with the domestication of wild animals during the Stone Age. The first real zoos can be traced back at least as far as the 12th century BC in China. Powerful rulers collected exotic animals for their own amusement, to impress foreign visitors, and to display some of the marvels of nature. Collections of captive animals were also kept in ancient Greece and Rome, where most were used for competition between man and beast. The first public zoo that housed the royal menagerie in London was located in the Tower of London from the 13th century until the 1830s. In the past 30 years there has been an evolution of zoos from places of entertainment to modern scientific institutions that are committed to education and conservation. The increasing human population worldwide and its associated destruction of natural habitats for animals have created a critical need for zoos to become both sanctuaries and learning centers that prevent the extinction of many endangered and threatened species. Instead of being judged by the variety of their collections, today's zoos are rated according to the quality of their exhibits and their contribution to conservation. As is all too often the case nowadays, there are larger populations of some endanger...