Interview 5420 – Caption Index: 693
How would you describe the conventional zoos now?… Read More
How would you describe the conventional zoos now?… Read More
What would you like to see them become in the future?… Read More
What is a zoo for?… Read More
Do you think you have an opinion of why that didn’t catch on?… Read More
No, I don’t think I have opinion. But I think a national park, it seems pretty lofty. I guess the zoos are limited in how much fundraising they can do and it’s easier to get people to give money where they can see the results in their own community. But… Read More
Any suggestions for those aspiring to make a difference in the zoo world?… Read More
What can US zoos or what should US zoos be doing or aquariums to help and upgrade developing countries with their zoos where the zoos may not have the information needed to do as good a job?… Read More
How can the US zoos support their sister zoos in these underdeveloped areas?… Read More
Well I think it would be nice if a zoo could adopt a sister zoo in a foreign country in need and have some fundraising program within their own community to raise money, to send to help train the people in that foreign zoo and perhaps provide some money for… Read More
Well the Arizona Desert Museum is my favorite zoo. It’s specifically concentrates on the Sonoran Desert. It’s a museum, botanical garden, aquarium, weather station, science, center of research, everything but devoted just to one environment. The Monterey Aquarium is devoted just to the Fisher Monterey Bay. Everything you wanna learn… Read More
They do that on a national basis to an education program. And I guess the Singapore Zoo is one of my favorite zoos because it’s a country on an island and a city all in one. There’s no natural water in Singapore, so they built a big reservoir. It’s a… Read More
Those are three that come to mind. Read More
Well since I’m not active in it anymore in the last 13 years, only having attended two conference. I can’t really address it honestly. I know it’s much more complex. The old AAZPA was mostly animal people, directors, curators. And today, it’s marketing, fundraising, development, human resources, legal aspects, very… Read More
Are there any zoos in the world that you particularly admire?… Read More
Who are they and why do you admire them?… Read More
And if they can’t afford it, then they should send their elephants to a zoo that can. Read More
Do you think zoos are doing enough to help and conserve the wild as they should be doing?… Read More
I’m aware of St. Louis Zoo doin’ more than they’ve ever had. They’ve got 12 research centers in the country or wilderness areas. And each year, there’s more money gettin’ thrown in that direction and I think that is a national phenomena and I hope that it continues. But I… Read More
How would you say AZA today compares with the AAZPA of 30 years ago?… Read More
Whereas potentially, as some people might say that money could go toward helping animals in the wild?… Read More