Q.What are the differences between a zoo and a wild-life sanctuary?

Zoos keep animals captive in artificial enclosures for exhibition and study, while sanctuaries protect wild animals living freely in their own natural habitat.

Zoo (Zoological Park):

• Animals from many different regions/species are collected and kept in artificial enclosures/cages.
• Main purposes are public exhibition, recreation, education, research and captive breeding of endangered species.
• Animals are fed, bred and managed by keepers; movement is confined to a limited space.
• Located mostly within or near cities for public access.

Wildlife Sanctuary:

• A large, legally protected natural area where wild animals live freely in their own habitat.
• The focus is protecting the animals (and often their habitat/ecosystem) from hunting, poaching and disturbance, rather than public display.
• Some regulated human activities (grazing, minor forest produce collection) may still be permitted, unlike in a national park. …