Interview 34015 – Caption Index: 315
Every individual counts in the wired, not the individual counts, but the welfare, I mean of the whole population. Read More
Every individual counts in the wired, not the individual counts, but the welfare, I mean of the whole population. Read More
Is there, in your opinion, a difference between animal welfare and species conservation In general?… Read More
I would say there is no difference if we, we have to keep the animals at the zoo at our best knowledge of welfare. Read More
Well, if you want to release animals, you have to breed them first. You have to get a, a quite sufficient number of specimens to release. But as I said already, conservation is not only breeding program, release program, it is also education of the people. Read More
Hmm. They have to be brave. They have to think about it to develop their own ideas and brave enough to implement them. In your book you have said it’s an important task of zoos and we’ve talked briefly to contribute to the conservation of endangered species through breeding. Read More
Why?… Read More
And I said, okay, I don’t like it, but I insist or I allow you to make this series on cologne. You, if you from time to time speak about conservation of our research programs, of everything what is behind the scene and people don’t know about it. And they… Read More
Okay. Now do you have any advice or suggestions for those who want to make a difference in the zoo world? Young people?… Read More
But how can then, what is the road for zoos to be more than entertainment for the children?… Read More
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
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 believe that zoos have yet reached the cultural status?… 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
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
Yes. Why?… 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
Yes. You’ve said that zoo education has always been a great concern for you. Read More
Do you see that happening more in the many European zoos you’ve gone to?… Read More