We’re the baby that’s crawling. We need to get a more robust program in conservation as far as what programs we participate in. I mean, Manatee, you know, is the stabilizer. That goes without question, but there’s so much else we should be doing. So I have to leave that… Read More
All very doable. Just didn’t get it on the checklist, that’s all. ‘Cause I think, A, it deserves it. And B, it would be a great distinction to have for that facility. Considering where we are in Florida, like I say, you just look at the plant and it grows. Read More
Are there programs or exhibits that you would’ve implemented during your tenure at Tampa that did not happen?… Read More
I would’ve liked to have seen, but I know it’s still going on now. I started a keeper training program in San Diego, which just now blossomed into a national keeper training program, which I would’ve never, in my wildest dreams thought it would ever get to that level. And… Read More
Yeah. Wow. There’s a couple of, I think I would’ve liked to, we started breeding shoebills. We were the first zoo to breed shoebills. And that program, unfortunately, stalled out mostly because we didn’t have enough birds to rely on to build a population. That was frustrating ’cause we did… Read More
Sure. But, you know, I want to be a billionaire by the time I’m 55. Okay, that’s great. Read More
That’s not how I’m driven, you know?… Read More
And so I don’t think there’s anything, Mark, that I would’ve changed, some things might’ve been ordered differently, in a different order. But I’ll tell ya, both my wife and I talk about it, how blessed we feel and how fortunate we feel. Read More
Some people throw in the towel, walk away, go do something else. Okay. I’ve never been driven by money. Read More
What did you do with it?… Read More
Yes, do I wanna live comfortably?… Read More
And I can’t think of anything I would’ve changed. Read More
Yeah, are there hiccups and disappointments along the line?… Read More
That’s life. Life is full of ’em. It’s what you do with it that’s important. And I know that’s a cliche, but it is. Read More
If you could go back in time, what, if anything, would you have done differently?… Read More
Personally or professionally or both?… Read More
Well, you could do both, but certainly professionally. I don’t know that I would’ve done anything different professionally. I’ve been very blessed and I can’t complain. I retired from an industry under my terms and I felt it was time, I had done my thing, you know, it was time… Read More
And every business has gotta look at it. I just think they haven’t been paying attention. They took their eye off the ball. And it concerns me a lot. And I would hate to see that, since I invested my entire career in the industry, I’d hate to see it… Read More
Communities that have arts and science in their dossier have great zoos. You know, zoos are a part of our culture and we’ve got to make sure that we’re keeping ’em in the forefront. Whether funding’s an issue or awareness or viability. I’m not saying it’s easy, I’m just saying… Read More
You know?… Read More