You know, you die 30 days later, they got somebody else in your job and they’re moving on. You know, it’s just, and it’s very true. My legacy, I just hope that I’ve touched lives in those lives, are going forward with things that the zoo touched them some way… Read More
I’d like to be remembered, oh boy. That he was a good fellow. He did something really good for our community. He did something great for families. He did something great for animal care. He did something good for his coworkers. You know, I think what’s important is that, I… Read More
It’s just like, what’s the old saying?… Read More
So what have I learned?… Read More
How would you like to be remembered your legacy?… Read More
I’ve, I’ve learned about people in so many ways too, and the way people react to different things. I’ve learned about politicians, I’ve learned about fundraising, you know, I’ve learned about supervising people. Well, I’ve, I’ve just learned to be a listener. I’ve just, it’s a, as I always said,… Read More
So it’s, you know, I’ve had some really rough times in animals that I’ve known since they were youngsters and had to make with euthanasia call. It’s like, this really stinks. It really, really stinks. Read More
Cancer and things like that, you know?… Read More
I got so lucky in my career and with some great opportunities to, to do some awesome things and to learn so much, I would do it all over again. Read More
But there’s so many caveats that when I’ve talked to younger people, when they, they’re thinking about the career in the field and whatever, and saying, have you thought about this?… Read More
Have you thought about that? And they go, no, I hadn’t. You know, because life and death is a daily situation in a zoo world, you know, I mean, you get into the zoo world because you wanna help save endangered species, you wanna help breed things, you wanna make… Read More
You, you know, if you make the politicals happy, you might not make a donor happy. If you make the donor happy, you may not make the zookeepers happy. If you make the zoo happy, happy, zookeepers happy, you may not make vest services happy. It’s, it is so challenging… Read More
I know it’s not for everybody because you are constantly squeezed. You know, if you’re speaking of the zoo director’s position, you’re constantly squeezed between everybody and you never get it right. Read More
You’re always wrong. Okay?… Read More
Have they found the new leadership?… Read More
You know, there is a so logical institution in Kansas, and it was founded by a very, very wealthy multimillionaire. It’s a big, big collection. And that multimillionaire willed his estate and when he passed, all of his resources are poured into an endowment fund. I believe the endowment’s like… Read More
What’s their long-term plan? Who is their successor?… Read More
Are they willing it to aborted directors?… Read More
Are they willing it to a community?… Read More
Will they survive the length of time municipal zoos have?… Read More