And is there a way to make the connection between zoos and eco safari expeditions in order to make people, like politicians or business people, who have the capacity to affect change, more aware of the natural areas and their facility, in their facility?… Read More
How to have safaris play a role in impacting decision-makers?… Read More
What are those important aspects of marketing?… Read More
The important aspects of marketing a zoo?… Read More
I think that it needs to be candid and honest and forthright. Marketing the zoo means getting people involved with the zoo, all aspects of the zoo, on a regular basis. Most of the aspects of most zoos, most of the time are positive. New exhibits, new programs, baby animals,… Read More
And just being aware of tying the zoo in any way you can, with holidays, for Thanksgivings coming up, what’s the history of turkeys?… Read More
What advice would I give to education people in zoos regarding conservation, scientific research?… Read More
First of all, I think I may have said this already, but awareness, consciousness of our environment and our responsibility for the world as it is, the world as it will be. It is our responsibility. Zoos, because it’s such a high profile public institution, I think, have real responsibility… Read More
There’s just so much potential. And someone who gets involved and is there on a daily basis, I think they’ll see that and can make it happen. Read More
Well, what type of advice would you give the new zoo director about the importance of marketing your zoo?… Read More
So are these some of the things and others that can make this visitor connection to the zoo more powerful?… Read More
Oh, yes, very definitely. I think any way you can get people involved with the zoo is helpful and elicit their support. I think that’s very important, but I dunno. I think about that from time to time. I don’t have a lot of things popping into my mind right… Read More
So what advice would you be giving to the education programs at zoos as it relates to conservation and scientific research and things like that?… Read More
Yes, it’s very important as a function of the zoo and education is not just how many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?… Read More
Education is an awareness of how magnificent animals are. It’s an appreciation of animals. It’s a sense of, as I said at one point, a sense of stewardship, about wildlife and wild places, and the Earth, but it’s important as far as the image of the zoo, because, and first… Read More
I don’t know if they do it today or not, but when I was at the zoo, we had a magazine called Zoo Magazine. It was every other month. Not only would it go to the members, but we made arrangements for, we printed enough copies for a copy to… Read More
They’ve got cameras at the Black Bear Exhibit that monitor the black bear behavior and transmits this to classrooms in schools. Other zoos around the country are far advanced, much more advanced in doing that than Topeka is at this point. But Topeka, you can do a lot of that. Read More
You need somebody, but you don’t need me. But that’s the way they would think. Now let me tell you what has happened. (chuckles) From, oh, we need you back at the zoo, to the new man’s in place now, Brendan Wiley. He’s young, he’s enthusiastic, he’s passionate, he’s got… Read More
I didn’t know you were still alive. (Gary laughing) So you see, they didn’t need me. They needed somebody. And Brendan apparently is the guy. I hope he is. And the first day he was in town to be announced as the director, he was busy as hell, the media… Read More
He’s called me more than all the rest of ’em put together. (Gary chuckles) But I still don’t have any direct pipeline to the zoo. Everybody thinks I should or would, but no, I shouldn’t. No, I’m history, and that’s the way it should be. Talked about education. We’ve talked… Read More