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Relocation Campaign (Espanol) At the present time, the Morelia Zoo  Until we brought it to their attention, the zoo did not appear to consider Yupi’s conditions particularly problematic. This is concerning when one considers the wealth of new material about bear husbandry and management that is emerging from the zoo community internally and from other external sources. It also indicates that the Morelia Zoo has not been actively pursuing information and learning from the experiences of other facilities that keep and display polar bears. While the zoo would be expected to fight against Yupi's relocation, it is possible that they would eventually see the move as being in their best interest. It would help establish the Morelia Zoo as an ethical facility and a leader amongst Mexican zoos. There are several placement possibilities in Canada (e.g., Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat) and in the United States (e.g., Detroit Zoo), although none have been formally approached to date. Even if a relocation campaign was not successful, in all likelihood it would generate sufficient pressure to force the zoo to make husbandry improvements and to solidify their commitment to not obtain additional polar bears in future. How To Help
You can help Yupi by sending an email to the Zoo Director, the Municipal Mayor and/or the Governor of Michoacan. You can also mail a letter to the Morelia Zoo and explain that Yupi's confinement is unacceptable. Please explain that you strongly support Yupi's relocation to a more suitable facility in a much colder climate. To email the Zoo Director, the Municipal Mayor, or the Governor of Michoacan, Mexico, please click on the email link to be directed, or copy and paste the email address. Zoo Director - Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hermenegildo - zoomorelia@michoacan.gob.mx Municipal Mayor - Lic. Fausto Vallejo Figueroa - fvallejo@morelia.gob.mx Governor of Michoacan, Mexico - Dr. Leonel Godoy Rangel - leonelgobernador@gmail.com Please mail your letters to the Morelia Zoo at this address: Parque Zoologico Benito Juarez Calzada Juarez S/N, Col. Felix Ireta C.P. 58070, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico |
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