Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 204
Yeah, I think, in the selection of display, we tried to keep it so it would produce, procreate, keeping additions to the staff, making sure that the animals that were there were in a good health. Read More
Yeah, I think, in the selection of display, we tried to keep it so it would produce, procreate, keeping additions to the staff, making sure that the animals that were there were in a good health. Read More
And was Busch Gardens involved in conservation at all?… Read More
Did you work with elephants at Busch Gardens?… Read More
For me, it was in Tampa. Read More
But for you?… Read More
Well, actually, the main headquarters was probably in Saint Louis. Read More
What did that entail?… Read More
But your main headquarters was in Tampa?… Read More
Most, just as zoo director. But for a lotta different places. Oh yeah. Each place had its own offices, you know, the monies. We spent a lotta time in and out of Texas, California, just making sure that everything was going the way it’s supposed to, taken care of properly,… Read More
Sorry, no, one of the Texases had Okapi. Flying out there and loading it up on an airplane and flying it back. I remember ’cause, at the time, it seemed like so much money. It was $16,000 for one antelope, but Mr. Busch wanted it. Building an exhibit for it… Read More
I remember flying out to Houston. Houston?… Read More
Started the whole Busch Gardens. So part of your responsibility you’ve mentioned was all of the Busch properties that had animals. Read More
Well, we all wanted ’em. I had been involved with the okapi, I guess, in Brookfield. Read More
How did it come about?… Read More
You wanted ’em? He wanted ’em?… Read More
Yeah, he liked… Well, he more or less approved recommendations. He didn’t necessarily tell us that he wants this or that. Now, when it came to okapi and things like that, when we were spending big bucks, the board of directors even got in on it. Course, they did what… Read More
How’d that come about?… Read More
And did he tell you what animals he wanted to have there at the zoo?… Read More
No, well, yeah, I knew the people there, but also, we were in touch with each and everybody in the zoo business, so we knew when there was something coming available. Most everybody did, and if you had a friend on staff, they’d let you know that something’s coming up. Read More
No, we were hired by the personnel staff but approved of. If Busch wanted you, you were… But he wasn’t all that… He was always there on weekends and whatnot to go tooting around in his train. Read More