Costa Rica plans to close its public zoos next year . The new policy is ` ` no cages , '' the country 's environment minister says . Zoo officials say they help animals and are challenging the move in court . Environmentalists have said the zoos are unsanitary and harmful to animals .
Costa Rica plans to close two public zoos next year . The new policy is `` no cages , '' the country 's environment minister says . Zoo officials say they help animals and are challenging the move in court . Environmentalists have said the zoos are unsanitary and harmful to animals .