Interview 33485 – Caption Index: 413
Are there issues that you’d like to see the International Zoo Associations addressing now?… Read More
Are there issues that you’d like to see the International Zoo Associations addressing now?… Read More
I think we’re back to topics that we’ve covered and that’s, you know, euthanasia is a management tool for the for, for population, for species survival. And the, I think what is an, an issue that hasn’t quite surfaced yet, and that’s dealing with geriatric animals and being able to… Read More
I think under understanding animals and understanding visitors and if you understand animals, it does give you a, a, a, a, a novel perspective and understanding people. Read More
That, that they’re in a place that does good work, that is important, that has the welfare of their animals and the survival of species at the core of what they do. That they will sacrifice good viewing for good animal welfare when necessary. You know, not locking animals out… Read More
What would you want families and their kids to feel about the zoo?… Read More
And that, that’s kind of a, of a starting point. There’s a great picture from Knowsley Safari Park in the UK when they opened their tiger enclosure and one of their PR shots and it was, they had this covered sort of boardwalk area, huge big window, and the boardwalk… Read More
And so it’s bearing in mind, you know, can a small person see the exhibit?… Read More
I was, I think a lot, some of it is, is very basic and almost mechanical in as much as I was at a, I was asked to do a job at a zoo India and lovely big enclosures, substantial safety barriers and a bloody great hedge behind each safety… Read More
How do you feel zoos can improve their connection with kids and teenagers to heighten their zeal and awareness about the natural world?… Read More
You go and ask the zookeepers that are out there that are dealing with the public’s questions and how they behave and you know, watching them watch zookeepers as well as watching your animals. You’re watching, watching visitors, what works, what doesn’t, what they’re doing, what they should, what shouldn’t… Read More
Get back to basics. The, the anti zula will always claim, or it used to be a claim anyway that, well you only produce baby animals to, to bring people in. And it’s certainly an excellent way of bringing people in. Obviously there are many more reasons for producing baby… Read More
Do you have any advice for the neophyte zoo manager about the importance of marketing the zoo?… Read More
Is it to do with the breeding cycle of the animals and the visitors have, have, are not connected to it whatsoever. You know, that’s something that you want someone actually collecting data on and it’s not something that a a, an employee of a zoo is necessarily capable of… Read More
I think, I mean, certainly for, from my own, my personal perspective, the research that I’ve always been interested in is when trying to crack the husbandry of a species that doesn’t have a captive history. So that, that from a research point of view, that would be my particular… Read More
Pick one of those. So I think it can be important, but I think it’s research needs to be guided by the professionals within the zoo so that we’re getting key questions answered that we need answered that we, that we don’t know the answers to or, or we’re not… Read More
Yes, it did. They went up. It was also an example of a story that was so badly interpreted by reputable news organizations. I mean the, the, the rubbish that was spoken about what did or did not happen at Copenhagen Zoo on that day, you know, if it, if… Read More
How important would you say reacher research in zoos is today and why?… Read More
It wasn’t, did it affect attendance levels at Copenhagen?… Read More
I, I think the threat of anti zoo groups has been over-inflated zoo attendance levels in places that are well run seem to be, they don’t seem to be decreasing. If anything they stay level or increasing zoos that make the, the investments in their facilities and you know, have… Read More
Yes, it is, but I think it’s being skewed away from being able to interpret from experience whether an animal’s in a good place or a bad place. Read More