Whereas before, you know, like the old grottos bears in Chicago, in the old years, they were all on concrete. The whole time concrete was cold. Well, now we can change that. We’ve done that. And so I think there’s a lot of advancements that way that have helped us… Read More
Well, I think it’s improved it obviously, especially from the standpoint of, of how we are able to monitor species or observe the species behavior. When you design the exhibit, the amenities that we put in for management, the technology has gotten really great. It used to be, you know,… Read More
So How do you think technology is changing the way one manages animal care or operations?… Read More
Well, just how does that, how does it affect the trends on species selection?… Read More
Oh, well, you know, a lot of institutions will try and because they’re using bigger exhibits, they’re taking away space from others. So they, they look at more charismatic mega vertebrates, so to speak. And, and I think they believe that’s what the public wants to see. Lion tigers and… Read More
And I’m sorry, what was the other half of the question?… Read More
Talk about exhibits. What trends are you seeing in exhibit design or species selection?… Read More
Well, in exhibit design, we, we’ve already discussed, we we’re starting to build exhibits, I think more for the guest perception than for the species, because we can still do good management, good welfare, good healthcare for a species with not having to get so elaborate and spend millions and… Read More
But at the cost of what, What were you saying?… Read More
I’m gonna make money for you. And it’s like, okay, great. Read More
But I think we’ve just gotten too much on worrying more about being everything for everybody to sustain our institutions. So Ferris wheels, merry go rounds, winter skating rinks, you know, when there’s Ferris wheels elsewhere and there’s skating rinks elsewhere. And I could have taken that money and, and… Read More
Well, I think there’s a lot of young individuals that wanna get in the profession. I, I still see, I don’t know too many zoos that have a trouble hiring people. So the interest is there, but as far as sustainability goes, I don’t know how to answer that question. Read More
So I worry about what we’re doing in terms of sustainability for institutions. You know, you start adding stuff like that and your operation costs go up because now you gotta higher maintenance people that deal with the mechanics instead of, you know, maintaining your exhibit or whatever it may… Read More
How sustainable do you think the profession is in terms of the pay, the workload burnout?… Read More
But when you immobilize an animal and it stays there a long time, you’re extending the period of stress. And that’s harder on the animal than just doing this. Now obviously there’s certain species you don’t grab, but yeah, it was that lack of experience and training that we didn’t… Read More
And when you’re done, we expect you to be able to do stuff without us being around. And that’s how we did it. And that’s not being done anymore, that I know of, Again, the profession. Read More
He learned how to throw a hon a lariat and, and how to take animals like that and safely grab them and cinch them. And we’d never had to mobilize it. But there are so many keepers out there now that don’t have that experience. And it, it means they’re… Read More
You can buy it at Home Depot or any place else. And it’s made up of reeds. It’s all wired together and it’s very flexible. And I said, I want two people with me. And you take the reed fence in, and as you go into the stall, you unfurl… Read More
If I get his feet off the ground, he’s gonna stop fighting. Which he did. And vets came in and did that, and they were like, oh wow. Holy cow. And I’m going, you’ve worked at the zoo for 20 years and, and you’ve never done this. And of course… Read More
You know what reed fence is?… Read More