The minority of folks are ever going to be lucky enough to do what we have and go out and see elephants in the wild. They’re going to, they’re gonna learn firsthand about elephants by seeing them face to face. And, and I think we, we have a responsibility to… Read More
Are you concerned about zoos and aquarium staying viable and pertinent in the next 25 years?… Read More
I, I think it does for that same reason. And euthanasia is not something that, I mean, there are different, what you’re talking about, I think particularly is management euthanasia as opposed to euthanizing animals that are having a severely declining quality of life. That’s, I I think it’s something… Read More
Does euthanizing of endangered species, surplus genetic issues, et cetera, still pose a political problem for zoo and aquariums?… Read More
Given your experience, what is your view regarding zoo’s, maintaining elephants, and how should it be done correctly?… Read More
Animals?… Read More
How do you feel zoos need to attack the problem of surplus animals?… Read More
That’s a, that’s a challenging one because I think, you know, I heard presentations at the recent a ZA meeting talking about one of the, one of the big ways that we dealt with surplus animals over the last half of my career was not creating surplus animals. We, we… Read More
I think the advice, we’ve, we’ve talked a little bit about, you know, how we make decisions and collaborations and all that stuff. But there are times when you, you wish to take a particular course and the curator or another animal manager want to do something else. And you… Read More
And, and that’s something that I’ve taken with me. Read More
What was the most important piece of advice you received that stayed with you throughout your career?… Read More
I, I think the, the big thing is whether, whether it’s with individual examples or just sort of on a global level to, to be more active and inspiring people to both, to change attitudes as well as inspire action on critical conservation issues. One that comes to mind is… Read More
What issues would you like to see national or International Zoo Aquarium Association such as A-Z-A-Z-A-A waza be addressing now?… Read More
Are there any zoos in the world that you particularly admire?… Read More
Why and, and why?… Read More
I I think some of the places I, I guess perhaps it, not so much admire, but I, I envy places like the San Diego Zoo or the Living Desert as places that, I mean, San Diego, you can plant environments, naturalistic settings, and it grows and it grows year… Read More
Physicians are trained to look at one species and everything is about that relationship. And so it was challenging to, to really get the, you know, it seemed like the physicians were, okay, that’s all good. How does it impact people? That’s really interesting. Read More
And it, it could be challenging for some to, to look at kind of the broader integration of all three of those different aspects. And so it, it never quite got off the ground. But now, 25 years later, something like that, there’s a group of medical students at Loyola… Read More
How does it impact people? What does it do to humans?… Read More
I, I just as, I just assumed I wasn’t smart enough to be a physician and, and went the root with medicine and my love of animals. So Are there programs you would’ve have implemented during your tenure that did not happen?… Read More