Interview 366 – Caption Index: 339
Well, I think tell me, you were talking. Okay, we were talking about the- Frankfurt situation. Yeah, 1915. 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
What is the difference between the zoo and the zoo society?… Read More
How did that happen?… Read More
I was approached by two persons in the surrounding of Frankfurt Zoo and Frankfurt Zoological Society says that advertisement for the director in Frankfurt was meant for me. And so I thought, well, let’s try, let’s see whether I can make it or not, without thinking very much. And it… Read More
Does the union embrace Russia and the former Yugoslavia zoos and Romania and all those areas or no?… Read More
The European Union, in spite of economic difficulties, is growing. Just, I think the 28th country, Croatia, became member of the European Union. But Russia will never be a member of the European Union. But are they members of the zoo association. The AAR SAR is covering all the European… Read More
How did you get to be the director of the Frankfurt Zoo?… Read More