Interview 3367 – Caption Index: 343
If I asked you today in three that you’re proudest of, what would those be?… Read More
If I asked you today in three that you’re proudest of, what would those be?… Read More
What would the top be?… Read More
All right, define the changes, I guess. You know, I. Yeah. Read More
Well, let me, let me just kind of say, do you believe in the last 30 years that zoos have made changes in their way they operate as the zoo, and if they have, maybe it’s as Omaha Zoo is transitioned and represents other zoos or not, have there been… Read More
Well, yeah, no, I think, there’s no question zoos have become much more professional at exhibiting animals. You know, our animal exhibits are a much more naturalistic, much more professional. Then, you know, then 40 or 50 years ago, when I first got into this business. From the, you know,… Read More
Well, I think you’re back to, I think you back to, to conservation research and, and in situ conservation, you know, I mean our, of all of the things that we’re doing, I mean, part of it is, you know, is, is influencing public perception and the way the public… Read More
And all of a sudden, you know, we’re getting an 80%, 80% success rate, both on males and females, which is, you know, that’s a huge, huge jump forward from 10% to 80%. And it’s something that you can, that you can do easy. And, you know, it could be,… Read More
That’s kind of shifted. Read More
What do you think about these changes, the pros and the cons?… Read More
Well, I mean, the good thing is, you know, I’ve managed to live for 40 some odd years in an environment that was pretty well free of politics and bureaucracy and all of that. And so in that respect, you know, I’ve had the best job in the whole country. Read More
You know, if you, if you’re fundraising, if you can get to the halfway mark, getting the second half is a lot easier than getting the first half, because you can use the first half as matching money. And that, you know, I don’t see, I don’t see zoos and… Read More
What issue would you tell them that zoos should be addressing in the future?… Read More
Did you have any specific instances when you were director at Omaha where you had to take on this posture?… Read More
Sure. Can you give us– The good thing, the good thing is is that in, in Nebraska and Iowa, right across the river, you know, a bunch of people who, you know, come dressed in carrot suits and talk about not eating meat and things like that, and not raising,… Read More
What issues caused you the most concern during your career, and how do you see the future regarding the same concerns, if any?… Read More
And did you have experience with this?… Read More
We’ve had some experience. I guess I’m, you know, I flunked diplomacy and tact. I think you hit them head on and you hit them right straight head on. Absolutely no, none of this being a nice guy or appeasement. You hit them head on and you tell the story… Read More
They travel well. They live well. Those guys generally don’t fly first class. Early on from a guy that I knew that went to work for one of these groups, and I was a lot younger and a bit naive then. And he asked me if I do some consulting. Read More
And that’s the story you want to tell your press right up front. And I think trying to, I think trying to be nice and accommodate and sit down and invite these guys into the table and negotiate and all is a waste of time because, you know, they will,… Read More
I think I’m fairly convinced that you can’t just say, alright, you, you know, you’ve got a college degree I want you to do this. Cause it probably, unless that individual already has an interest and a fire in their belly to do it, it’s not going to work. It’s… Read More