And again, Frankfurt Zoological Society now exists. It was started again by Grzimek in the late ’50s. He became interested in the Serengeti. He learned to fly. He bought a Dornier airplane and, together with his son, Michael, he flew, I think in 11 days, from Frankfurt to the Serengeti. Read More
Chancellor?… Read More
No. The Lord Mayor is the top person in the city and then there are different, the finance department, the cultural department- Head of departments. Head of departments, okay. So I start with 1915. They went full bankrupt. In 1915, when Frankfurt Zoological Society got bankrupt, the city took over… Read More
What is their name?… Read More
In German, it’s (speaking in foreign language). It might be, I don’t know. Read More
Chancellor?… Read More
Well, I think tell me, you were talking. Okay, we were talking about the- Frankfurt situation. Yeah, 1915. Read More
1915 or should I start the founding of the zoo?… Read More
Well, I think 1915- See, I never know, ministry is not the correct word. That’s not for recording, it’s just a question. Okay, everything’s for recording. The city government has a Lord Mayor and then there are about nine people just below the Lord Mayor. Read More
This situation in Frankfurt is quite complicated insofar it’s the second oldest German zoo, opened in 1858 by the Frankfurt Zoological Society that runs the zoo until 1915. And then Frankfurt Zoological Society made bankrupt and no longer existed and the zoo was taken over. And during this first period,… Read More
See, late reaction. Read More
Where should I start again?… Read More
And also, is the Frankfurt Zoo a private zoo?… Read More
Is it a public zoo?… Read More
Is it a different kind of zoo?… Read More
What are their aims?… Read More
Do they work together, do they work separate?… Read More
Do they have different philosophies?… Read More
But Martin, whom I knew very well for a long time, hasn’t had any zoo biological background. And so the Frankfurt Zoo people said, we are not going to teach our future director and they really started a very naughty campaign against Martin. And so he resigned before starting working… Read More
And a famous animal magazine in Germany that does tea and named me the conservationist among zoo people. And I was really very much into conservation, at that time, and so this was my main drive to apply for Frankfurt. And I really became Vice President in Frankfurt Zoological Society,… Read More