Sure. That is difficult. We have to go outside to invite people to the zoo and try to get films in the TV on what we really do. For instance, in Germany, some 20 years ago there was a wave of popular documentaries on zoos we have for each of… Read More
Do you believe that zoos have yet reached the cultural status?… Read More
No, museums are real culture and are visited by knowing people. And so, and under the line, very few people, a zoo is something for children. You go if you have small children to the zoo or if you grandparents, you come with your uncles. So zoos in the public… Read More
Are they the same cultural status as museums?… Read More
Do you have any words of wisdom for dealing with the press or words of advice that you would give to a young zoo director?… Read More
Well, at my time I made the press work myself. Nowadays they have a staff of people, press people. And I don’t know what kind of people, I think it’s very important to have a personal relation to the press people. I mean there are two large newspapers. There are… Read More
Yes. Why?… Read More
You, you talk, can you talk about the phrase you used, the zoo of the future is a showcase for nature. I think I explained this already, that the exhibits should look like a part of the nature and people who look at the, the exhibits believe really this is… Read More
Well, it is one of the, one part of our efforts to efforts for conservation. It is not just breeding and policing animals. That’s fine. This is a under the line, quite small number, we must be honest about it. But to educate people, to catch people, to convince them… Read More
Do you see that happening more in the many European zoos you’ve gone to?… Read More
Yes. You’ve said that zoo education has always been a great concern for you. Read More
I must read it. This is a art of developing this labels. Read More
Sure, there must be an eye catcher that people are really attracted to a label and ask themselves what, why, what is this eye catcher?… Read More
We, we talked about science, but what do you think is the secret in your opinion of getting people to read educational science?… Read More
Because it is not unborn. It is, you have to learn it, you have to pick up somewhere. And the best way is of course the zoo. On the other hand, there are teachers at school who tell the young, the scholars how terrible it is to take animals into… Read More
Why?… Read More
So this is a small number under the line. Most of the people have no other choice than going to the zoo to see a part of nature. You believe the foundations for understanding nature must be laid. Read More
Who ever has the chance to go to Africa, to the different national parks, to India, to North America?… Read More
I mean that people living in our civilized countries have the chance to see endangered animals and to learn about conservation. Read More
What do you mean?… Read More