Interview 3367 – Caption Index: 396
And can you tell us a little bit about how he got into the profession, so to speak, what his impact was, and what kind of projects did you work on?… Read More
And can you tell us a little bit about how he got into the profession, so to speak, what his impact was, and what kind of projects did you work on?… Read More
So what do you know about this profession you’ve devoted so many years of your life to?… Read More
Well, it’s never dull. (laughs) Yeah, yeah. It’s, it’s kind of one of the few professions where you can learn something new every day and almost every day, you know, have it brought home to you, just how dumb you are and how much you don’t know. So yeah, you… Read More
How would you like to be remembered?… Read More
But what have you learned about zoos and how people feel about animals?… Read More
Well, I think, (mumbles) animals are I think the universal common denominator, right. I don’t, no matter where you, where you’re at, whether you’re talking about, you know, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, whatever, people like animals. They’re fascinated by animal. You’re fascinated by the things that you know… Read More
Do we still need zoos?… Read More
Or absolutely. I mean, without zoos, without zoos, I think people cease, without zoos and animals and the personal contact, I think people would cease to support conservation and habitat preservation in the wild. I think if you’re, you know, if the only, if the only thing you knew about… Read More
Do you have a proudest accomplishment?… Read More
Well, I don’t know. I think we kind of touched on it. I think, you know, I think you know, our, our, you know, our, our big significant buildings and the, and the conservation, conservation research. Read More
Any suggestions to those aspiring to make a difference in zoo world?… Read More
Well, I think, you know, pick an area that you’ve got some passion for, you know, it’s, if you, you know, if you’ve, if you’ve really got a passion for something, then it’s easy to work the, you know, the 15, 16, 17 hour day that it takes to get… Read More
Do you wanna share one with me or not?… Read More
I guess, I don’t know. A new cat area for one. Yeah, a new cat area. An elephant, we gotta, we gotta new elephant. We got a new elephant. A new elephant facility is probably, and a new elephant collection is probably our next major project. And, you know, and… Read More
They were never socialized, and they don’t understand that the mechanics of, of breeding and/or raising offspring. And so, you know, the only, the only way to do that effectively is to do like San Diego and Lowery teamed up to do together and go bring in a, you know,… Read More
And is the zoo continuing to move forward from when you left it?… Read More
Yes. I think so. Read More
Are there any programs or exhibits that you would have wanted to implement during your tenure that you just didn’t get to do?… Read More
Oh yeah, undoubtedly so. (laughs) The good thing, I mean, as I said, yeah, I, I was never one for, you know, for trying to figure out what you’re going to be doing 20 years from now. You know, I think if you’ve, if you think five years ahead, 10… Read More
(chuckling) To what extent do you continue to be active in the zoo field or the conservation field?… Read More