You got nothing to talk about. And basically, they didn’t want anything to do with it. And, you know, we tried and it was I think three or four days of heavy negotiations. I mean, this was shuttle diplomacy, I call it. You know, they’re in one room, and we’re… Read More
And then what have you got?… Read More
We tried to save it. We worked very hard, brought ’em in from the Czech Republic and they’re getting wiped out in the wild, like there’s none left, I’m sure now, I’m sure they’re all gone. There was only 12 or 15 left 10 years ago. So I’m certain they’ve… Read More
All paid by White Oak to bring all factions together, the captive and the wild population. And basically, the folks in Africa didn’t want any part of it. They didn’t want to take the gauntlet that was handed to them and move the animals out of that intense gorilla activity… Read More
But there was just something about the animals, he said that’s not a southern white rhino. Even though, you know, you might, at a quick glance, you might say that’s a southern white, it was not. So, you know, just a shame, again, you saw a species disappear in your… Read More
I mean, if you want to go back in the computer and pull it up later because it’s easier to access your article, okay, fine. But don’t gimme that deer in the headlight look like you don’t know who Lydekker was and all of that stuff. So it’s vital, to… Read More
Can you tell us the story, maybe as a cautionary tale about the northern white rhinoceros?… Read More
Yeah. You know, legitimate subspecies, I think a million and a half years ago, it evolved and unfortunately, we had too few animals, got our hands on ’em too late to save it. There was certainly talk about, I think it’s 16 generations, we could have bred 16 different or… Read More
If they don’t know everything they wrote, please understand how important those gentlemen were in our industry. And when you say the name, don’t give me the deer in the headlight look. ‘Cause it’s a dead giveaway that you don’t know who I’m talking about. I made it a practice… Read More
You know what?… Read More
And then who’s to blame?… Read More
It’d be beautiful to have water in gorilla exhibits, but you don’t have water moats in gorilla exhibits ’cause they’ll drown. If I picked up the phone right now and called five curators in five different zoos, I wonder how many people could answer that question correctly. So my fear… Read More
You gotta blame somebody. You can’t blame the gorilla. And we have to blame ourselves for not educating enough. So it’s vitally important. Read More
Why did they do that?… Read More
Why is it that you don’t have water in gorilla exhibits?… Read More
You know, why was that exhibit built like that?… Read More
How do they say that?… Read More
If you don’t know your past, you will not be able to manage your future. You’ve gotta know, you gotta know these basics. And yes, you can say, oh, well, those were old dilapidated exhibit designs. But the fundamentals are what you’ve gotta learn. Read More
You have mentioned it says, many newer, younger, aquarium professionals might be called computer curators, with little knowledge of the precepts of Heger, or Crandall, or Conway, or knowledge, or resources of books like the “International Zoo Yearbook”, how important for the future of zoos is it to keep this… Read More
He goes, push off on the glass?… Read More