Well, alligators and crocodile, mostly alligators, but no, it was just capturing them, getting them, ’cause they’re a very powerful animal, actually, but the capture. Then we brought them up to Tampa. Put ’em in our lakes and ponds there to control the aquatic grasses and things. You musta been… Read More
Yeah, occasionally. Read More
Overseas?… Read More
I guess one of the most interesting ones that I had was trapping manatees down the Everglades, going out at night. Tell me about it. Just capturing them. Fun and games. Kinda scary in a way. Read More
Just their philosophy about… One would seem like it was to promote a product, Busch, and the other was- what the whole thing was about, promoting a product. And now, it’s a Belgian company. Busch doesn’t even own it anymore. Read More
Did you ever go to get animals yourself?… Read More
So the philosophies were different from the private zoo that you worked at and the public zoos you’ve worked at?… Read More
In how many zoos do you see that?… Read More
Not many. Yeah. Read More
No, there was the board. The board met. I had a group of… They weren’t board members; I dunno what their positions would be; but did answer to the board, and that’s usually who we went through to get permission to address the board for whatever we might need. And… Read More
I think I can handle it. Just lemme know if you need more money,” sorta begging you to take money. Read More
If it was a project he was interested in, he’d wanna make sure that it was gonna be funded properly and wanna know if I asked for enough money: “Do you need more money, then?… Read More
Did you have to deal with the board of directors at Busch Gardens?… Read More
I don’t know. I don’t recall having bad spots. Read More
Or there was a buffer?… Read More
Well, normally, in a private zoo, you’re gonna have people that’re compatible, because they’re, I would assume, answering to the big boss. Hopefully, all works out. If not, then just go. Public, it’s sometimes a little more difficult to rid yourself of people that’re a pain. Read More
What were the bad parts of working for a private zoo?… Read More
Spent a lotta money?… Read More
Yeah, was about four years of putting together and building it and opening it up, and it didn’t do well, so you decided, “Well, we’ll just trash it.” And we spent $14 million on that thing and just trashed it. Read More
What would you say are the good parts of working at a private zoo and the bad parts?… Read More