So they’re animal people with a good bit of zoo experience, significant people skills. And all of the ones that I know of were interested in this career track so that they made decisions to prepare them for the management side. So they weren’t, they weren’t people that were prepared… Read More
And you mentioned relationships, so this is kind of a two part, any advice for the Neophyte Zoo veterinarian about the importance of developing relationships with the keeper staff?… Read More
Does being a zoo veterinarian give one the skills?… Read More
She just won a very prestigious award at the most regent recent zoo vet meeting and has been really the mover and shaker behind our residency program. So she’s really the academic heart and soul of our training program. And so, you know, I, the thing that I’m proud of… Read More
Come a zoo director?… Read More
There were, there were things, they’re, they’re mostly related to people because it’s a, it’s a people business and, you know, it’s not this indivi individual animal surgery or that individual animal surgery. But I think the, the effort that it took and the impact that the Zoo Pathology program… Read More
And so she got to the end of the program and said, I’ve got a really good job offer and I need to let them know within a week can we do something to keep me here. Luckily I was getting ready to go on vacation by myself down to… Read More
I, I think I, I I, there are a couple and, and can you Gimme a couple?… Read More
And then Brookfield Zoo is, you know, a few steps down on that list. And, and I think some of the collaborations that, that I worked on perhaps had a part in, in developing, developing those programs and all of the, all of the experts that have come out of… Read More
What is your proudest accomplishment?… Read More
I, I think it does. And, and to be honest, I think, you know, some of the, some of the things, and, and this is just my personal perspective, I think when, you know, as a, as an inspector, as an accreditation commissioner, it was a little bit easier to,… Read More
In what ways do you think that you altered the science or the art of veterinary medicine in the zoo field?… Read More
I, I think the, the biggest thing that I’ve done in my approach has really been developing collaborations. And so I think getting together, getting together with my predecessor here at Brookfield when I was at Lincoln Park and working with University of Illinois and, and the other zoos to… Read More
So it’s become, it’s become a real integral part of managing zoo populations across the board. Read More
What are the indicators of good welfare and how does each animal stack up on a regular basis?… Read More
Is this something that helps and assists zoos in dealing with people who don’t think there should be zoos?… Read More
Those are the things that we’ve provided. How are you doing?… Read More
What are the, what are the indicators of poor welfare?… Read More
How are we doing? And, and so we’ve developed methods and welfare assessments are a process that need to be developed by each institution to determine how an animal’s welfare is and if an animal’s welfare is on the decline. And so that’s a process that needs to occur for… Read More
Absolutely. I, I think the, I I don’t want to get into too much technical animal behavior speak, but I think zoos, and I’m speaking mostly from my experience working in a ZA, I’ve been on the accreditation commission, I’ve done lots of accreditation inspections, and so I’m familiar with… Read More