Interview 26791 – Caption Index: 382
You kind of talked about the support of local-global conservation activities, telling stories to educate your guests, inspire guests to take action, can you put a little meat on the bone?… Read More
You kind of talked about the support of local-global conservation activities, telling stories to educate your guests, inspire guests to take action, can you put a little meat on the bone?… Read More
Sure. Yeah. I think the mission can’t be just lip service. It’s got to be something you can show that you’re doing and not in a, I mean, in a big way. You gotta live, eat, and breathe this thing. Read More
Yes, that would be wonderful. But for me, more importantly, are they practicing it, and they’ve got to be practicing it or it’s just white noise in my book. You know, so you say you want to inspire people to conserve wildlife through X, Y, Z, you gotta deliver that… Read More
Still good. And thank God we’ve only had to practice it one time in my time there. Read More
Can you speak to the mission of a zoo?… Read More
So all of that has been well-practiced and well-documented now to the point where each year it’s just, okay, is this still accurate?… Read More
‘Cause guess what?… Read More
They’re blocked buildings now, so that they can support the overall plan. Water, we have water stored. Generators, we have all the generators are checked and ready to go in January and we check ’em frequently, but we’re not out buying generators in June. Read More
Everybody else in Central Florida is out buying generators in June. Our food for the animals, our food supplier with a call within four hours will have two trailers on-site because we know no one else will care about zoo food at that point. So they’ll have a freezer and… Read More
So parents are like, I want my kids to do something, can’t you guys open up?… Read More
It’s like, well, we’re not ready yet. So we have to make sure the site is safe. So everything, I mean, the plan is very extensive to the point where we use our lodge is where all crated animals will go. ‘Cause it’s, I think, secure up to 150 miles… Read More
Every year the plan is reviewed to make sure that it’s still current and every department head is supposed to read that and make sure their sections are accurate. All employees are sent home except the ride-out team and they’re not to come back in until all-clear is given. We… Read More
This is gonna be a category two. And it took a hard right-hand turn south of Tampa, and went off, and drove Brevard and everybody else, they flooded them out. We had a beautiful, sunny, gorgeous day. Nothing going on in Tampa. Wish we were open and we’re closed and… Read More
But you want people to have someplace to go. Now, schools are typically closed for several days after. Read More
There are three maintenance guys, 10 animal care, at least one veterinarian maybe two, and then an operations person for pumps, and filters, and things like that. That team is vital to the entire situation. They stay on-site and ride it out. No one else is allowed on-site. Not even… Read More
You’re never gonna get them all. And we know that. But the good news with hurricanes, you get several days to plan that. They don’t just show up like an earthquake. So you’ve got time to plan. The frustrating part about hurricanes is they can turn. The first one I… Read More
So the ride-out team is actually developed in January of the year. Not when hurricane season comes, which starts in June. In January. And short of having brain surgery, you will be on the ride-out team. You can’t pull off saying, oh, I’ve got a vacation, I’m going to the… Read More
Who’s the ride-out team?… Read More
Who stays on-site?… Read More
Where does staff go?… Read More