I think it’s, I hope so, but I think it’s unlikely. But I don’t think people commit to all the dedication and, and sacrifice that you have to make early on. I think people get too tempted with other things. And it was, it was a different world back then. Read More
Will there be somebody like her in the future?… Read More
Well, there’ll never be another Jane Goodall. Read More
Do you think there are any more charismatic, committed heroes to help shift public opinion for conservation?… Read More
Obviously the example of Jane Goodall Jacque au. Read More
Are there any people that are now in that vein that can help us?… Read More
What are you gonna do in today’s world?… Read More
You know, to, to break down some of these barriers and stereotypes or, or, or new exhibits. It’s, it, I think they inspire us, but in, but other people are critical because they judge ’em in their, they judge ’em by in, in our time when they should be judged… Read More
And, and then Carl Hagenbeck, you know, and 1907 opened up this incredible zoo, no bars, you know, you could just see animals that, that set the state. These guys were pioneers. And, and now, now we said, well, we do things so much better now. No, but he did… Read More
I mean, you can’t, it’s difficult to, to judge. And, and Conway today would have a lot more trouble with HR stuff and stuff. ’cause the way he, he, it was Conway’s way or the highway. And you can’t do that today. Now. Oh, well, you know, now you’re gonna… Read More
Well, back then, everybody was a bad guy then. You know?… Read More
Well, you’re talking about history. And I think, I like the phrase, I don’t know who said it. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it has the same rhyme. If we look back in human history, we make the same mistakes over and over again. Just different players. And so it’s… Read More
I, I’m a firm believer that you need to appreciate these people. Instead, we, we question them and we judge them by today’s standards. And that’s a big mistake. Like Thomas Jefferson had slaves, so he’s a bad guy. Read More
How important is it for people within the profession to be what I would call students of the game, to understand where these people are writing seminal papers?… Read More
Do you sacrifice an animal so that the species can be saved?… Read More
Yeah, in some cases you do. But we’ve, we’ve, we’ve educated the public in a way that we care about each individual animal and they’re special. And yet we wanna manage as a, you know, as a group. And so an individual’s not that important. It’s, it’s a conundrum that… Read More
You know, that, that, that’s, that’s even a tougher argument than an elephant, you know, having an orca. But if we didn’t bring orcas into captivity and SeaWorld years ago, nobody would have the respect for them that we have now. And the love for them. You know, so, so… Read More
You can’t, why sacrifice?… Read More
I’m talking, you know, hoofstock, mostly in large mammals, I think, I think that can work for certain things, other animals. It’s just not gonna work. Killer whales, you know, orcas, that, that whole SeaWorld thing and blackfish it, it, it, it’s, it was not handled right. I think there… Read More
But that said, how do you keep a orca in a tank?… Read More