Synthesis Post

          Writing this blog about my field of zoology has been a really great experience for me.  It has allowed me to dig deeper into a field that I find my self incredibly interested in and answer a lot of my questions that I originally had.  This blog not only answered my basic questions, like wage and job availabilities, but also made me push under the surface to find topics that really opened my eyes to what I could do with a field such as zoology.

            Because Zoology is such a large field, there are many different controversies that arise.  One of the most prominent controversies that I found while writing this blog is over ethics.  There is a lot of conflict over the ethical idea of keeping wild animals in captivity.  The insight that this blog has given me on this issue has really changed the way I look at some of the career choices in zoology.  As children, a lot of people have dreams of being whale trainers at SeaWorld or zookeepers, myself included.  After my research, I have realized that I am against organizations that sacrifice the well being of these animals for the entertainment of people.  I would really like to be apart of an organization that rescues the wild animals, rehabilitate them, and then returns them to their natural habitat.  I believe that it is important for humans and animals to coexist together, and when we harm them, it is our responsibility to rescue them. 

            The majority of the subfields in zoology work very hard for the animals of the world. Whether it’s through research, rescue, or just spreading awareness for those species endangered or in harms way, the field of zoology does so much for animals.  Zoologists have been working side by side with these animals to try and keep them alive and better their living conditions.  Organizations like the Rescue and Rehabilitation program at SeaWorld and the Dawn Saves Wildlife are all organizations working very hard to write human wrongs with these animals, and restore their living conditions.   Without zoologists, animals would not have the kind of awareness in society that they do today.  People are working really hard to try to help these animals and keep them around for a really long time. 

This blog has opened my eyes to all kinds of aspects of the zoology field, good and bad.  It has really forced me to think long and hard about how I want to play a part in this field.  Through posts like the Blackfish documentary, Dawn Saves Wildlife, and all of the ethics related ones; I have really been able to narrow down my beliefs about the zoology field and how I want to be apart of it. This field does so much not just for the animals of the world, but also the people with things like helping in advances such as agriculture and medicine.  It is important that people realize the impact that zoology has on the world and the positive differences it can make in the lives of animals and people.  The field of zoology is a very large field with a lot of different pathways that can be taken.  I hope that if I choose to continue with this field I will travel a path where I can be apart of the mission to help the animals around us and make the world a better place.