Interview 22877 – Caption Index: 608
What do you know about that profession that you’ve devoted all your time to?… Read More
What do you know about that profession that you’ve devoted all your time to?… Read More
What do you know about that, you’ve given all of those years, a major portion of your professional career to one profession. Read More
I think that that’s a society has done that, I think. But yeah, so you, yeah, you just get your name out there in as many places as you can. But as I said, most people think that their zoo is the best zoo, they really do. Read More
In the profession, just to put a number on it, how long have you, how many years have you been in the zoo profession working?… Read More
Started ’74, retired in 2007. So that’s how long? (laughs) I told you I can’t do math. It’s a long time. But I retired early. I retired as soon as I was able to retire. Read More
How important is the community support and do you think the zoo can survive without it?… Read More
Can’t survive without it. Zoos are part of their community and without the support of the community, they don’t exist. I mean, most zoos have societies and the people who are on the societies are community leaders and they’re the ones who are out there talking about the zoo and,… Read More
You know, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to bite my lip because, you know, dad’s talking to the kids. Look at that giraffe and he’s looking at a spotted hyena. Well, it’s kinda like, well, dad thinks it’s a giraffe and the two year old thinks… Read More
You said, “I think they serve a purpose.” What’s the purpose that you think they serve?… Read More
Well, it’s more than, I mean, first of all, you get to see animals that you’d never get to see. You realize that it’s a big wide world. And I believe every zoo should have a giraffe. I mean, if you’re a big zoo, you need a giraffe. You need… Read More
Just by being there, you’re making a difference. They’re not aspiring, they’re already doing it. Just keep your eyes open, make suggestions, know the people to make suggestions to and just keep track. Sometimes it’s just, ask if you can make, you know, maybe not even asking a change. Make… Read More
Do we still need zoos?… Read More
I don’t know whether you wanna say we do we need zoos. We have zoos. They will be here and I think they should be run the best way they can. And I think they serve a purpose. Everybody remembers going to the zoo as a kid. And it’s usually… Read More
I had a keeper at the National Zoo who wanted to be a keeper in San Francisco. Well, he had to go to San Francisco to take the test. You couldn’t do it if you, you know, from a distance, all this has changed, ’cause everything is online now. Read More
But that would’ve, that was my advice back in the day. (chuckles) Any suggestions for those aspiring who are already in the profession to make a difference in the zoo world?… Read More
And a lot of people, and it changed because it wasn’t until 2005 that we started hiring keepers who were not residents of the city of Milwaukee, I mean, of Milwaukee County. I mean, one keeper, I did a keeper exchange. One of my keepers went to Kansas City for… Read More
There’s so many different ones. Well, and it’s changed so much. I mean, I picked animal science, ’cause I wanted to work with, specifically with animals. And nobody really cared what my degree was in. It didn’t matter that it was animal science and not zoology. I mean, and pick… Read More
What type of degree would you recommend to someone aspiring?… Read More
You had a certain type of degree. Read More
It can be working as a vet, it can be working with animal control. And I had to keeper at the National Zoo who left keeping to work animal control. And in Washington, DC, which was a much harder job than being a zoo keeper at National Zoo, but she… Read More