India, Aug. 12 -- Climate change is forcing us to rethink not only how we protect wildlife, but also where that protection should take place. The case for conventional display-oriented zoos deserves fresh scrutiny. The future of conservation may lie in healthier ecosystems, wildlife corridors and climate-resilient rescue and rehabilitation centres

Picture a lifetime spent inside a few hundred square metres, behind railings or concrete walls, watched by strangers who will never know your name. No court sentenced you to this - it is daily life for countless wild animals in the world's zoos. Humanity's fascination with wild creatures is centuries old. Under the Mughals and the British, hunting was proof of royal power and courage, a pursuit...