Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 405
What were some of the problems that you needed to fix right away that you saw?… Read More
What were some of the problems that you needed to fix right away that you saw?… Read More
Well, I don’t recall any political problems there. It was a fun place. The director of parks was a very generous fellow who wanted to help any time he could, and there were loads of people that fundraised projects of one sort and another. Read More
Is this city zoo? City-operated?… Read More
City. Read More
Okay, so again, there were some politics, even in a small zoo?… Read More
No, I think that it was intended to be all native to Texas. Read More
And what kinda challenges were there?… Read More
Well, money was probably the biggest. That was not very well-funded, although we did get funds. But as I say, it was primarily a small-display facility, so it didn’t require a great deal of money. Read More
What’d ya find when ya got there, what kinda zoo?… Read More
Did they want the zoo to be something more than a Native American zoo?… Read More
Native American, lots of bears and wolves. We had red wolves as our propagation, well, a lotta things, a lot of the native cats, the small cats, margays. Read More
Yeah. Read More
It was a job. No, it was a fun little place, neat little zoo. Read More
Again, what attracted you to Victoria, Texas?… Read More
As zoo director?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
You went to Victoria, Texas?… Read More
She answers all my questions, the hard ones. Not her interview, though. That’s okay. She can coast. Not her interview. Read More
Oh, I guess, maybe, I went to Victoria from there?… Read More
There?… Read More