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I think so. Read More

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Well, I think the commitment was there but it’s just the ability to do anything with it or to it, getting the moneyed people together and totally organized. That was what we were talking earlier about, the zoo trips. They were great ones for getting people involved and seeing some… Read More

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Were there certain things that you tried to do to get them to be more committed to this zoo?… Read More

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Or was it already there?… Read More

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Did the community care about their zoo in every place you were at?… Read More

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Did it have good community support?… Read More

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What kinda people do you have?… Read More

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Well, you know what you’re looking for when you see it, so it’s kinda hard to say what exactly. You want somebody who can recognize the animals and what their needs are and the people to look after them. Read More

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It’s very important to have good animal keepers. Yes. Very. Did every zoo that you were at…… Read More

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Were you looking for anything special in these people?… Read More

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Well, I’d try to bring in people from inside, unless there was nobody available. Read More

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Or were you bringing them from outside?… Read More

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Did ya bring people from within the organization that you thought showed promise to be curators and assistants to you?… Read More

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Well, not that I… Maybe after I left there, they might have, ’cause, actually, while I was there, there wasn’t that much going on that I can recall. You said you were able to hire people, for the most part, to help you do the job, except, when you were… Read More

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Busch never did? No one?… Read More

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In any places, did you ever have to deal with animal rights people who were against zoos?… Read More

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Oh, they can certainly promote. Any zoo any size can produce good things. Read More

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No. Read More

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Did you use that philosophy, that trick of the trade?… Read More

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Well, we only had a male. Okay, woulda been hard no matter how (laughs) high the grass got. Read More