Interview 38268 – Caption Index: 107
And that is, what are we doing?… Read More
And that is, what are we doing?… Read More
You know, I, I’ve done a lot of exhibit design and, and now, although I’m retired, I still have my company and we, we do that and it’s, I did a thing, I did an article, and I haven’t published it yet, but I was thinking about it called, it’s… Read More
And, and see, that’s, that’s a big question too, as you look at a collection plan and decide what you’re going to do is can you make that commitment to provide what’s needed there and understanding the cost that goes along with it and, and meeting the obligations of, of… Read More
And that’s been, to me, the biggest advancement. Read More
When you talk about the species, are there species whose care standards have changed significantly in recent years?… Read More
Oh yeah, I think so. I mean, look at the, the studies we did with elephants and trying to understand what’s going on there and the advancements now that we’ve made by looking at and studying the welfare of animals and, and what an elephant needs and, and how we’re… Read More
What advancements would you say in animal welfare science had the biggest impact on your daily work?… Read More
Well, I think it’s, part of, it has contributed to, I don’t wanna say animal rights people, because we’re, we believe in animal rights. But other groups out there when we talk about the individual specimen and beginning to understand what welfare is, you know, when I first got in… Read More
They’re a great, they were a great manager, they were a great keeper, okay. But there’s other qualities that you need to look at that haven’t been looked at, and you need to consider those two. And I think that’s been one of the weaknesses that I’ve seen coming through… Read More
Well, I don’t know what’s becoming more important. I’ll tell you what I think are incredibly important and where some of the younger generation now, as far as zoo managers are at, is that they lack, it’s a business. And yes, it’s about understanding the science of husbandry and genetics… Read More
What skills or roles are becoming more important for zoo professionals today?… Read More
Well, you know, I think that depends upon the institution and where it’s at. In some cases the, you know, the younger generation still has a pretty good morale towards it. A lot of the older generations are, you know, are frustrated because of our inability to do certain things… Read More
And I think that has hurt a number of programs that I thought were good programs. The other change is when you look at staffing nowadays, and I’ve had this conversation with a lot of my peers in the past, is I think we didn’t do our job in mentoring… Read More
How, well, how would you describe the current morale among zoo staff in your field in general?… Read More
Well, I think two things. One is there’s a change that’s been brought about by outside pressures that has moved our concentration from conserving a species to dealing with the individual animal welfare. And it’s important, don’t get me wrong, but the public is concerned about the individual. Where I… Read More
What do you think is the biggest change in the zoo profession over the past decade?… Read More
And so I did that for a year and the contract was over and I left, moved down to Georgia happy. Read More
And I said, well, yeah, I’ll do that, but I’ll do it under a contractual basis, not as an employee. You wanna contract me, I’ll, I’ll do that. But I work directly with you and I don’t work with certain other departments that had, I thought were kind of hindering… Read More
And he, I said, like, what?… Read More
And he said, would you design some things for us?… Read More