Well I think it, you know, I think they want to be involved and would be involved. I think if anything, it’s a budgetary restriction that would cause them to not be involved. Because if you, you know, you have to have the budget to be able to take care… Read More
Should every zoo strive to have a breeding program?… Read More
Not necessarily. You know, if you have endangered species, or species that need to be reproduced, and a breeding program of that, then yes. But if you have, there’s some zoos that may be just for display. Some common zebras are different than Grevy zebras, that would be endangered. But… Read More
The people were all, it was no problem if you had an animal, “Oh well, this animal’s gonna have to be watched, you know, all night long.” Oh everybody, “I’ll do it, I’ll do it.” You know, everybody was really dedicated. I don’t know whether that was just because it… Read More
Do you believe, what can a small or a medium-size municipal zoo do today to be involved in wildlife conservation nationally or even internationally?… Read More
Yeah, I think so. Read More
I mean, I remember some of the staff that, well, they didn’t like what they had to do, you know?… Read More
And, “Well, can somebody else do that instead, and give you the part that you do like to do?” We did that a lot with the maintenance people. In the keepers areas, you know, it was a matter of, well you know, there were different duties if you were an… Read More
What did they like to do and why did they like it?… Read More
You know, so I was always more interested in finding out the, you know, whether it be staff members or whether it be visitors. I don’t know if I answered your question very well. Well, it’s a follow up. Read More
Did you have staff members that maybe were not producing the way you wanted them to produce, and helping find out what made them tick helped the situation?… Read More
What was the most important piece of advice you received, that stayed with you throughout your career?… Read More
Hmm, I guess I’d have to think about that. I’m not sure that I got advice from anybody about it, but I just, I was always willing to work with people, you know, and try to find out what made them tick. Read More
What made them, what were they having problems with?… Read More
Do you think, how can zoos incorporate that kind of excitement to people visiting their zoo?… Read More
How do they get that feeling for them to wanna be at the St. Louis Zoo and say, “Oh my gosh, you should see what we did,” or could do or saw at that zoo?… Read More
Well, I think you can do some things with domestic animals to allow, especially children to get to touch an animal. It’s so much different, you know, being able to touch it and hold it, to pet a, whether it’s a rabbit or a guinea pig or whatever. And so… Read More
How would you describe conventional zoos now?… Read More
What would you like to see them become in the future?… Read More
Well, I think they have to, I mean, conservation and education and research are still the main purpose of zoos, but I don’t think they can forget the fact that entertainment has gotta be part of it, or the visitors aren’t gonna come. You know, people don’t come to the… Read More