Well, I think, you know, pick an area that you’ve got some passion for, you know, it’s, if you, you know, if you’ve, if you’ve really got a passion for something, then it’s easy to work the, you know, the 15, 16, 17 hour day that it takes to get… Read More
Do you wanna share one with me or not?… Read More
I guess, I don’t know. A new cat area for one. Yeah, a new cat area. An elephant, we gotta, we gotta new elephant. We got a new elephant. A new elephant facility is probably, and a new elephant collection is probably our next major project. And, you know, and… Read More
They were never socialized, and they don’t understand that the mechanics of, of breeding and/or raising offspring. And so, you know, the only, the only way to do that effectively is to do like San Diego and Lowery teamed up to do together and go bring in a, you know,… Read More
And is the zoo continuing to move forward from when you left it?… Read More
Yes. I think so. Read More
Are there any programs or exhibits that you would have wanted to implement during your tenure that you just didn’t get to do?… Read More
Oh yeah, undoubtedly so. (laughs) The good thing, I mean, as I said, yeah, I, I was never one for, you know, for trying to figure out what you’re going to be doing 20 years from now. You know, I think if you’ve, if you think five years ahead, 10… Read More
(chuckling) To what extent do you continue to be active in the zoo field or the conservation field?… Read More
Well, in the conservation area, I think fairly active, from the standpoint of I’ve been involved since day one, you know, with CBSG. And so, you know, I’m making the, the CBSG meetings and participating in CBSG activities and fundraising for them. Unfortunately, as you know, as a retired zoo… Read More
Space wise. Well, I think there’s a, I think there’s another case, you need to give them, number one, elephants don’t need 40 or 50 acres, because if you look at elephants in the wild, in places where there’s good water and good forage. If there’s good water available and… Read More
He’s a big, impressive animal. These exhibits where you’re up on top, looking down at an elephant, diminishes the elephant. I don’t think the elephant gives a hoot, (chuckling) but if you’re going to look at, you know, if you’re going to look at the biggest land animal in the… Read More
Those, you know, those, those enrichment kind of things. And given, given the animal, whether it’s an elephant or an orang or a gorilla or whatever, something to do I think is important. It’s important both for the, you know, for the animal and for the public, unless of course… Read More
Again, if you’ve got a big, tough male, you don’t go in with him, but female orangs can be worked in with. (mumbles) I think you can do, you can, you can accommodate the orangs. You can, you it’s beneficial to the, to the animals, if you can work in… Read More
And granted, if you’re working, you know, in close contact, you will occasionally bleed. Read More
Because of your ability to have vision of exhibits, what kind of exhibitry should zoos be thinking about with elephants?… Read More
Yep. Read More
What’s your view regarding zoos and elephants, maintaining elephants, and how should it be done correctly, if possible?… Read More
Well, if possible. For one thing, I would say right up front, you know, I recognize that the, that the world is changing, that the demographic of our keepers is changing, that we don’t have the, you know, the, the six foot two, six foot three rough and tumble farm… Read More
Has that been proven?… Read More