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CARTAN-HANSEN: WE'RE 
GOING TAKE A BREAK FROM THE

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QUESTIONS FOR A MOMENT AND HAVE 
STEVE GIVE US A TOUR OF THE ZOO

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AND TALK ABOUT WHAT ZOO BOISE IS 
DOING TO SAVE ANIMALS AROUND THE

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WORLD.

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WE'VE GOT THE LIONS BACK HERE.

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WHAT'S ZOO BOISE DOING TO HELP 
SAVE THE LIONS?

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BURNS: YOU KNOW, I WISH I COULD 
TELL YOU THAT ANIMALS ARE IN

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GREAT SHAPE, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, 
THERE'A LOT OF ANIMALS, LIKE

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LIONS, THAT ARE KIND OF IN 
TROUBLE IN THE WILD.

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THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 20,000 LIONS 
LEFT IN ALL OF AFRICA.

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20 YEARS AGO THERE WERE 400,000 
LIONS.

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THERE'S ONLY 3200 TIGERS.

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THERE'S ONLY 25,000, YOU KNOW, 
POLAR BEARS LEFT.

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SO A LOT OF THE ANIMALS THAT 
WE'RE SO FAMILIAR WITH ARE

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REALLY IN TROUBLE.

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SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE 
TRIED TO TAKE A VISIT TO THE ZOO

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AND TURN IT INTO A CONSERVATION 
ACTION.

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SO WE WERE THE FIRST ZOO IN THE 
COUNTRY THAT WHEN YOU COME HERE

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YOU PAY YOUR ADMISSION PRICE TO 
GET IN, BUT YOU ALSO PAY A

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CONSERVATION FEE ON TOP OF THAT, 
AND ALL THAT MONEY GOES TO HELP

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PROTECT ANIMALS IN THE WILD.

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AND THEN WHEN YOU DO STUFF LIKE 
FEED GIRAFFES OR TAKE OUR AT

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RIDE OR FEED THE SLOTH BEARS, OR 
ANY OF THE ANIMALS IN THE ZOO

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FARM, ALL THAT MONEY ADDS UP, 
AND IT GOES TO HELP PROTECT

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ANIMALS IN THE WILD.

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IN FACT, IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, 
WE HIT THE $2 MILLION MARK, IN

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TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY 
RAISED BY OUR VISITORS TO HELP

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PROTECT ANIMALS IN THE WILD.

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SO FOR LIONS, IN PARTICULAR, WE 
HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH A PLACE

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CALLED GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, 
WHICH IS IN THE COUNTRY OF

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MOZAMBIQUE.

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AND GORONGOSA WAS ONCE ONE OF 
THE GREATEST PARKS IN ALL OF

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AFRICA.

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AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A 
LONG WAR, AND THE PARK WAS

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DESTROYED, AND ALMOST ALL THE 
ANIMALS WERE KILLED.

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AND SO WE'RE PART OF A TEAM 
THAT'S HELPING TO PUT THAT

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NATIONAL PARK BACK TOGETHER 
AGAIN.

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IT'S AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 
PLACE FOR LIS.

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THERE'S NOW THE LAST ESTIMATE 
THERE WERE NOW 76 LIONS IN

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GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK.

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THERE WERE 200 BEFORE THE WAR, 
SO IT DROPPED TO JUST A HANDFUL.

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AND SO NOW IT'S UP TO 76.

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SO EVERY TIME YOU COME TO ZOO 
BOISE, YOU'RE HELPING TO DO

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THINGS LIKE PROTECT LIONS IN 
GORONGOSA.

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CARTAN-HANSEN: SO NOW WE'VE 
MOVED TO THE GIRAFFES.

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ARE GIRAFFES ENDANGERED, TOO?

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BURNS: YOU KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT 
80,000 GIRAFFES LEFT IN AFRICA,

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WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT 
IT'S ACTUALLY DOWN QUITE A BIT.

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AND THERE'S VARIOUS KINDS OF 
GIRAFFES THAT ARE IN MORE

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TROUBLE THAN OTHERS.

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AND I'M ALWAYS A BIG FAN OF 
GIRAFFES, EVER SINCE I WAS FOUR.

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I HAVE A PICTURE OF MYSELF IN A 
GIRAFFE COSTUME, SITTING ON MY

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DESK, WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE 
KID, SO HUGE FAN OF GIRAFFES.

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CARTAN-HANSEN: IF YOU'RE A YOUNG 
PERSON AND YOU WANT TO HELP SAVE

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ENDANGERED ANIMALS, WHAT CAN YOU 
DO?

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BURNS: I WOULD IMAGINE BEING A 
YOUNG PERSON IT'S DIFFICULT,

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BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU LOVE 
ANIMALS, AND YOU START TO HEAR

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THAT SOME OF THEM AREN'T IN 
GREAT SHAPE, AND YOU'RE

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WONDERING WHAT CAN I POSSIBLY 
DO.

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WELL, ZOOS ARE A GREAT WAY FOR 
YOU TO GET INVOLVED.

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AT ZOO BOISE WE HAVE THIS 
NTASTIC ZOO TEAM PROGRAM.

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WE HAVE ABOUT 140 TEENAGERS WHO 
HELP US ALL SUMMER LONG.

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AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF ZOOS IN 
IDAHO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM.

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SO IT'S A WAY FOR TEENAGERS TO 
COME DOWN, THEY HELP US EDUCATE

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THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
IN THE NATURAL WORLD.

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THEY HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR 
CONSERVATION.

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THEY HELP US TEACH CLASSES TO 
SMALLER KIDS.

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SO IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY.

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YOU'VE GOT ALL THIS ENERGY AND 
INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM, AND A

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ZOO CAN PROVIDE A WONDERFUL 
OUTLET TO HELP YOU CHANNEL THAT

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INTO SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY 
HELPS PROTECT ANIMALS IN THE

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WILD.

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CARTAN-HANSEN: OKAY, LET'S GO TO 
ONE MORE STOP.

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BURNS: OKAY.

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CARTAN-HANSEN: THESE ZEBRAS, 
THIS TYPE, IN PARTICULAR, IS

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VERY RARE, YOU TELL ME.

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BURNS: THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 2500 
OF THIS PARTICULAR IT'S CALLED

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GREVY'S ZEBRA.

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THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT SPECIES 
OF ZEBRA, WHICH GREVY'S BEING

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ONE OF THEM.

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SO 2500 OF THEM LEFT.

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THEY'RE FOUND IN NORTHERN KENYA 
AND SOUTHERN SOMALIA.

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YOU KNOW, IF I HAD TO SORT OF 
GIVE A MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOUR

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VIEWERS OUT THERE, I WOULD SAY, 
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE ONLY

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PLANET THAT WE HAVE.

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I KNOW WE EXPLORE MARS AND STUFF 
LIKE THAT, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING

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THERE ANY TIME SOON.

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THIS IS THE PLANET THAT WE HAVE, 
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE

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EVERYBODY TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR 
PLANET, CARE ABOUT THEIR PLANET,

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AND THEN TAKE ACTION, BECAUSE 
THIS IS THE WORLD THAT YOU'RE

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GOING TO INHERIT.

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AND WHAT LIVES HERE WITH THE 
REST OF US FOR A LONG TIME IS

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REALLY GOING TO BE UP TO YOU.

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AND SO LEARN ABOUT YOUR PLANET 
AND LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR

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PLANET.

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AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE 
TRY TO DO AT ZOO BOISE IS HELP

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YOU TO LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR