And the, these animal rights people, they don’t understand because each animal has a right of living of life and you can’t destroy any life. So this is a, a two very opposite situations. Those on the one side who managed their collections and the animal right People not so… Read More
I think it’s never good. You, you can’t hide anything in zoo. Everything will go out via the animal keepers, via visitors. So you, you cannot hide anything in the zoo. And it was very brave of this director to announce it in, in in advance. And also when it… Read More
Is this something that the zoo directors are concerned with and, and wrestle with?… Read More
You have to speak with them. Some of these organizations are not willing to speak with you. So this is useless. But the big welfare organizations in Germany, they’re ready to talk and we can convince them of what we are doing. I, if you like, I can give you… Read More
And they wanted to kill them. And they very frankly published this meaning in the media in advance. But, and then they killed the, the baboons, quite a number 12 individuals. And there was a, what do we say, a shit storm in the media. And the director gets say… Read More
Can you talk about animal welfare groups in Europe and their relationship with zoos?… Read More
Can you give us your thoughts on how best to deal with these groups?… Read More
I think there’s not, not much difference between the big zoos and smaller zoos. It’s just a matter of scale. Also being cologne, we have endangered species, we have non species. We keep some species for historical reasons, which are not endangered at all. But it is some, somehow reflecting… Read More
Should it be non endangered species?… Read More
What should be the focus for a smaller medium zoo in the collection?… Read More
What should be the focus, do you believe, of their collections?… Read More
Should it be only endangered species?… Read More
I, I think there are different ways. In general, small or middle-sized zoos can do the same as big zoos, not on such a large scale, but they can do the same things. Engage in conservation projects, participate in breeding programs, develop their education programs so that people who come… Read More
Co colon zoo is not a small zoo, but what can a small or a medium zoo do today to be involved in wildlife conservation, maybe nationally or internationally?… Read More
I didn’t have that at, at my time. So there’s a great scene change about the tasks of a modern zoo director and I would never apply again. Read More
Okay. What skillset do you think a zoo director needs today as compared to when you started?… Read More
You know, I’m a zoologist. I had to learn very much about economics, marketing and all these things, which I never used at the university. I was a researcher at the university, I learned that very much. But you have to, what you are occupied most today as a zoo… Read More
Of course, of course. Everything we did, I mean we were in close relation with the National Park and Mongolia and we provided them with the, the, the gardens, with clothing, et cetera, uniforms, et cetera. And we had to convince them about the importance of the horse, that it… Read More
What do you believe made you a good zoo director?… Read More
I don’t know if I was a good zoo director. Other people have to judge about it. And, but you were at the zoo as director for many years. 25. So you must have been doing some things correctly Otherwise they should have kicked me off earlier. That’s right. So… Read More