And eventually, it’s gonna happen to the Asian elephant. And until somebody starts to really take the issue of what’s going on with these countries that are causing the demise of these species, it’s not gonna stop. It’s only gonna continue to get worse. Read More
But do we still need zoos?… Read More
Well, I don’t think the zoo’s 20 years down the road are gonna be the zoos that they are today. I think they’re gonna be like Busch Gardens or Disneyland, or I mean, they’re gonna have a collection of animals, but it’s gonna be a theme park because they’re either… Read More
No, I did some consulting work after I retired and we tried to set up a series of classes in Borneo for tourists. And that basically fell through because the company that I was working with went bankrupt. And I did consulting work in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong… Read More
And I don’t honestly think that there’s really gonna be good times again. And that’s just the way I feel because I think there’s so many things that need to be changed in how zoos are looked at and how zoos are run and where the money goes and what… Read More
And she knows me, she knows Fran very well to. Many zoo personnel have after retired continued to be active in the cause for animal welfare. Read More
Are you involved?… Read More
How are you involved?… Read More
Are you still involved in the zoo community?… Read More
Is she still alive?… Read More
Yes. Read More
And she knows you?… Read More
And she ran up to me and she hugged me and she said, “Bill, I’m so glad you’re back. I’m so glad you’re back.” And who was that individual?… Read More
Adrian Morris is Morris candy. Read More
So anyway, and she was a very, very staunch supporter of the zoo and of the elephant exhibit among others?… Read More
Does the curatorial staff have a function in fundraising for the zoo or aquarium?… Read More
I think that they have a supportive role in fundraising because when you get your donors, I mean, you have to wine them and dine them and you take them into the zoo and you take them through to the recollections. And the keepers are the first line that are… Read More
How did you find it, enjoy it, didn’t enjoy it, necessarily you?… Read More
I found it enjoyable because I liked the people that I was dealing with. They liked me. I had a lot of dealings with Adrian Morris when I came back, I’ll never forget, I was in the Elephant House when she came in ’cause we were getting ready to start… Read More
Where are we and where did we come from?… Read More