We had to deal with them a little bit. Not as much as, because we’re so much more low profile. We weren’t a big target and we didn’t have the big charismatic, mega vertebrates that the animal rights groups tend to focus on. we didn’t have elephants and we didn’t… Read More
And of course, we didn’t call ourselves a zoo. And I guess in some respects, that was actually helpful because we weren’t a zoo in some people’s minds. Okay. All of that said, I think not only for the world of zoos, but because I’m also in the world, I… Read More
How we’d ever do that, I don’t know. I think about it a lot. I watch CNN where lately in the last year or two, they’ve been doing expose’s on charities that aren’t charities, that don’t do what they say they’re gonna do. And I have actually written two letters,… Read More
More typical collections have a little of both from around the world. (sighs) Again, I think it’s really what makes sense for your resources and in the community you’re in. If you’re far away from any quote, “Major zoo,” and you have a local public that would have to drive… Read More
We have people in top positions in their field seem to be in line with those non biologists, what they have to say. Read More
Can you give us your thoughts on how best to deal with these groups and did you have to deal with these groups and what was your approach?… Read More
Should it be a regional North American collection?… Read More
Should it be endangered species only?… Read More
(Karen sighs) That’s hard to answer because like most of us in conservation, I think many days we feel like we’re losing just looking around and seeing the global warming and seeing populations and you just wonder is this just, some days I say to myself, it’s really great that… Read More
Did I really feel like in the great end of things that I helped save the universe?… Read More
I don’t think that’s been accomplished, but on the other hand I wouldn’t want to have gone through life saying to myself, “Nothing I can do is going to stop this, so I’m not gonna do anything.” So, all I can say to anybody in the conservation field, whether it’s… Read More
Considering the financial resources available to many small and medium sizes, what should be the focus of the collection?… Read More
How much space does that take?… Read More
I mean, so there’s no excuse. I used to give a lot of papers to small zoos about that when I was, there’s just no excuse not to get involved. None. Read More
What do you feel should be the approach to conservation?… Read More
But part of our bottom line is whether we have achieved the education and the conservation of certain species. Doesn’t mean you get to run your zoo in the hole doing it, but I think when they bring in too many business people that don’t know how to value or… Read More
What kind of small or medium-sized in the zoo today to be involved in wildlife conservation, either nationally or internationally?… Read More
Anything they want. I mean, I never looked at it other than I didn’t have much money at all, and no facilities has been with it, but basically I never looked at it like I can’t be involved unless I have. There’s a way to get involved. I mean, you… Read More
So, there’s no excuse not to be involved if you want to be, and your size of your zoo and your funding doesn’t stop you from not being involved. It will stop you from breeding elephants and rhinos, yeah. But there’s millions of ways to be involved, to get involved… Read More
(Karen sighs) Well, I think they needed the same skillset then as now, but I think more of them recognize that they need the skillset, at least I pounded into Terry’s head, my assistant director before she went on, that you’ve gotta understand the books. You have to understand the… Read More