Interview 3934 – Caption Index: 517
What is your view if you have one, regarding the topic, hot topic, of zoos maintaining elephants in their collections?… Read More
What is your view if you have one, regarding the topic, hot topic, of zoos maintaining elephants in their collections?… Read More
But I’m not willing to do that and I think most of us in this business are not willing to do that. Not willing to give up. Read More
If you were in charge of the ACA, what would you like to see them doing and addressing?… Read More
Well, see, I may be too realistic to answer that question (laughs). ‘Cause what I’d like them to be doing is probably not doable. Read More
So, then I have to think back to, okay, what could they possibly do that they actually might be able to do?… Read More
I’m exciting people about the animals that they need to save, and I’m trying to help save to the best of my ability. I may not win, but I’m trying to save some stuff that’s really in trouble right now. Read More
And I can’t look at, can I really win?… Read More
Because if I look at can I really win, I might get pretty pessimistic and go, what’s the point?… Read More
Are the endangered species programs a real asset to zoos and to global animal protection or programs?… Read More
If so, but are there any changes that you think need to be implemented to make them better, improvement?… Read More
(Karen sighs) I think they’re an asset. I really do, obviously it was one of the reasons why I thought zoos were relevant as opposed to just a place to come and gawk at the strangest thing you could find to put on exhibit. So, I do think there’s a… Read More
And so, if there’s any hope for people trying to save little bits of this planet over time, it’s only gonna be because they’ve somehow made an emotional connection to an animal and you don’t make that emotional, you might get interested by watching a TV program, but there’s just… Read More
Where will zoos be, and what do you think they’ll be doin’ in 20 years?… Read More
(Karen exhales) I hope that they’ll be continuing to work together on what I hope will be more successful programs for integrating zoos and field work. I think that issue is probably the hardest one to resolve with your community, your at-home community and your donor community is that they’re… Read More
So, then we might as well shut our doors. So, trying to do more, find ways that I never really found. I mean, not that I was any good at it, but of really getting my donors and my supporters excited about connecting us to the field. I could do… Read More
Safe place to bring the grandkids, a place to bring the grandkids. ‘Cause again, in my community they were all old and retired for the most part. So, they weren’t as worried about bringin’ their kids initially. Now, of course it’s kids, but at that time it was, “I’ll give… Read More
Where do you see zoos going these days?… Read More
I think again, the first thing would be to market your institution any way you can to your local people to get them in the door. Because until they’ve been in the door, you’re still this abstract thing. And so, and it’s critical for support. It’s gonna be critical for… Read More
One of the things that I never did because I didn’t have a local community until it was too late to do it was literally asked my community, what do you want from us?… Read More
We started kind of asking that later on once we already had things, but initially I just said, well, I’m gonna put this out here ’cause I was, again, I was young. I figured if I built something wonderful, they’d come anyway, but it doesn’t hurt to ask your community… Read More