Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 590
You know, you might get discouraged on certain days or certain times, but in the big picture?… Read More
You know, you might get discouraged on certain days or certain times, but in the big picture?… Read More
Mostly just keep smiling. Just put the face on and keep smiling. Move it forward. That’s all you can do. Read More
Yeah, mmhm. Read More
Did somebody actually give you that piece of advice?… Read More
At this point in time, or is there still more to do?… Read More
I think there’s always more to do. If you gave up or you thought okay, we’ve achieved it, then something’s wrong. ‘Cause you should always be trying to do something better. I think they’ve done a great job. Getting there through the process. But I don’t think you should ever… Read More
So you keep doing whatever you can, for whether it’s the individual animal or the species, and keep moving forward. Read More
What’s the most important piece of advice that you receive that has stayed with you throughout your career?… Read More
Every place you went you learned something. Oh, somebody did these graphics there and that was kind of cool. Maybe we could do that. Or there wasn’t one… I could say the Lincoln Park Zoo and the St. Louis Zoo ’cause they helped us so much, but I think. I… Read More
Everybody talks about San Diego. Well they do a wonderful job with their landscaping. But they have beautiful weather that maintains that at all times. There’s other places that. I like their programming. I liked the Seattle Zoo. I just liked the way it was laid out. There was…… Read More
Do you think, in exhibitry and in management, do you think zoos are maintaining elephants correctly?… Read More
And if so, I mean you have seen other zoos, why might you admire them and where are they?… Read More
Like in life, I think if you take, there’s a little bit of good that you can find in everyone, you know?… Read More
You know, they used to say what’s your favorite zoo and you were always supposed to say it’s whatever your zoo is. But I think…… Read More
You know, there may have been some troubled kids that only knew certain ways. Well they came to the zoo and they found out oh. These animals can live together, we can live together. It’s just a different appreciation of where you’re at and what you’ve got for the future. Read More
Are there any zoos in the world you particularly admire?… Read More
Is there one thing within your zoo career that stands as one of your proudest accomplishments?… Read More
I’m glad we raised that money to put in the Africa piece. I’m glad we expanded education. I think the impact that we made. It doesn’t show up right away, but I think it comes back in future. I mean we had a conversation the other day about, you know,… Read More
Yeah, just due to funding. Exhibits. I would’ve liked to do a lot more interactive things. You know, at one time when we were there, you know, the pop-up prairie dog exhibits. I always wanted to do one of those with meerkats. Anything that would engage people in different ways… Read More
What’s the word?… Read More