They won’t be able to make it on their own. They’re like welfare recepients.
Years ago I read a book by Gerald Durrell who collected for zoos. He went on an expedition to South America (I forget the country) & had gathered most of the animals he was looking for only to be told that the funding had fallen through & the animals had to be released. They opened the cages expecting a mad dash to freedom, but instead they all just sat there. Three squares a day & no danger of being eaten by somebody else isn’t a bad deal.