The recorders, had to pass out a weekly record sheet that showed every single acquisition or birth, every single death, the curators and the veterinarians were expected to talk about any instance of illness or inappropriate behavior on the part of the animals, not the visitors. And this made a truly wonderfully effective change in the way the zoo was operating. And many zoos picked up on it, I suppose, most sues do it now. And one of the first things that happened when I left was that my successors called me up and invited me to a few of the meetings, which I enjoyed very much. I would say that that was the most important single meeting that I made, the most important single adjustment I made to improve animal care. One that was easy to make, it improved everything from diet and housing to animals selection. It made certain that no animal was sent out from the zoo, someplace else, without it being on the sheet and everybody having a chance to comment. That no animal had died without everybody being aware that had died and having a chance to discuss it, if there was any problem that we could have resolved, we would know about it.
