Interview 366 – Caption Index: 239
There was a director between Heini Hediger and Alex Ruble. Read More
There was a director between Heini Hediger and Alex Ruble. Read More
Okay, so when the person who left after Heini Hediger, then you applied for the job?… Read More
Yeah, I applied after retirement of, it was Peter Weinerman, the director after Heini Hediger, and both Alex and I applied for the position of director of Zurich Zoo after retirement of Peter Weinerman. Read More
Just so I understand, was there Heini Hediger and then Alex became the next director?… Read More
No- in between?… Read More
Well, that was quite a difficult time for me because when the successor of Heini Hediger retired, I applied for directorship of Zurich Zoo and my colleague and friend, Alex Ripple, became director. And that was a very tough time for me. Heini Hediger helped me very much. He told… Read More
We sometimes make travels together to zoos and national parks. So I’m very happy in the meantime, but in ’91, it was a very difficult time for me. Read More
Was Heini Hediger correct, did this position allow you to make changes in the exhibits and get involved in other aspects of the zoo?… Read More
It didn’t change for me because the director in between was quite a weak director and not very strong in zoo biology. So I had these freedoms already as curator of mammals and birds without being assistant director. To make the decisions in creating new exhibits and selecting species and… Read More
I planned my career always myself and, of course, for me it was a good step towards the possibility of becoming director to see the management of an American zoo in depth. Read More
And how did you become assistant director?… Read More
So did this trip help you in that position?… Read More
That was one of the thinking, yeah. Read More
Your thinking or somebody else’s thinking?… Read More
Unfortunately neither anybody from Atlanta came to Zurich. The problem, of course, is language again, because most keepers, especially in these times, hardly spoke English. So for example, working together with keepers, which would be quite difficult. And unfortunately, no staff member from Atlanta came to Zurich, except Terry Maple. Read More
Now, when you did take this trip, were you thinking this would also give you better training in management to potentially, you became assistant director, correct?… Read More
I became assistant director in 19, no, I became assistant director in ’91, 1991. Read More
Did papers come out of your trip?… Read More
When you were there, you said you were the last. Read More
Did they send people from Atlanta to Zurich?… Read More