i believe PASSIONATE and EDUCATED are 2 totally different words with totally diff connotations. Being passionate doesn't necessarily mean being educated...and vice versa. However, passion if it is indeed authentic will be a driving force to pursue education (formal or informal). So if someone is indeed passionate i believe he/she will be self motivated and strive to learn more...and this doesn't happen overnight.

In large institutions like zoo's it is inevitable to have a mix of ppl who are really passionate about animals and those who are there just to cari makan. But i guess its human nature to blow up the negative rather than to emphasize the positive. Sad but true..



cheers

One of the reasons they don't have really educated ppl taking care of the animals is because of the measly pay...My friend just applied for a job there and they are paying rm550 a month for zoo keepers. Doesn't sound very enticing does it? Mostly because they lack funding since its under the Malaysian Zoological Society. They rely on funding from institutions such as Maybank etc....

It is easier to critisize than to actually lift a finger to help make things better. I believe we are all guilty in this issue some time or another..