They are never, ever fenced in. And the fencing in is a very dangerous thing because migrating animals can no longer migrate. For example, we visited the Karoo National Park in South Africa and wanted to see the black wildebeest that occurred there. And when we arrived, there was none… Read More
Did you, how did you identify animals at the zoo?… Read More
We imported, the six animals from California and Arizona. And then we bred 50 Arabian oryx, in my time, and offspring born in Zurich Zoo but were sent to Shaumari Reserve in Jordan and to Saudi Arabia. Read More
How successful was this program?… Read More
Well, the program in Shaumari was too successful. So that means, I can’t remember the size of the area, but Shaumari Reserve was fenced in and the population grew too big. And so there was a breakdown because of diseases. So that’s always the problem in your fence-in reserves. That… Read More
Were you involved in the re-introduction program of the Arabian oryx?… Read More
We sent Arabian oryx to Shaumari Reserve in Jordan and to a project in Saudi Arabia. So we were a little bit involved, but only after my transfer to Frankfurt, I think more Arabian oryx went back to the Arabian peninsula. Read More
These animals that were re-introduced, were they born at the zoo or were they imported from different zoos?… Read More
Was this the black, who was the black rhinoceros?… Read More
No, that’s not, no. No, that was something else. Read More
Can you give us a little background?… Read More
In Jordan, the Arabian oryx?… Read More
Or was there an animal named Jordan?… Read More
Probably both. We were talking about different animals that you have had success with, the gorillas and so forth. Read More
Who was Jordan?… Read More
And how were you involved in his re-introduction?… Read More
Does the director normally speak with the keepers or does he, does that go down the chain?… Read More
Well, it depends upon the personality. And I became director in Frankfurt in 1994. And one of my aims was to learn the names. I have had 140 employees in Frankfurt. To learn the names of my employees as fast as possible. And I think after about two or three… Read More
Impressed or surprised?… Read More
How are the lines?… Read More