And so that was the start of the in situ conservation work. Long before any other zoo did it, Grzimek did it. He more or less adopted Serengeti National Park. This became later programs of other zoos, adopt a national park. And he reinvested the Frankfurt Zoological Society as first… Read More
But in World War II, Frankfurt Zoo suffered very much. It was destroyed by about 95% or so, and only some 90 animals survived. And of course, Germany had a very difficult time because the firm responsible were relieved, of course, and American army looked for persons not involved in… Read More
So even when he opened the zoo again, later in 1945, with very, very few animals in very bad and closures, the people came in big crowds to visit the zoo. And it was, you can say, a luck for the zoo that the zoo was almost destroyed because in… Read More
And again, Frankfurt Zoological Society now exists. It was started again by Grzimek in the late ’50s. He became interested in the Serengeti. He learned to fly. He bought a Dornier airplane and, together with his son, Michael, he flew, I think in 11 days, from Frankfurt to the Serengeti. Read More
Chancellor?… Read More
No. The Lord Mayor is the top person in the city and then there are different, the finance department, the cultural department- Head of departments. Head of departments, okay. So I start with 1915. They went full bankrupt. In 1915, when Frankfurt Zoological Society got bankrupt, the city took over… Read More
What is their name?… Read More
In German, it’s (speaking in foreign language). It might be, I don’t know. Read More
Chancellor?… 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