Interview 22877 – Caption Index: 549
Do you have any thoughts on that, their longevity, it’s a good thing for the zoological community, that type of?… Read More
Do you have any thoughts on that, their longevity, it’s a good thing for the zoological community, that type of?… Read More
(chuckles) What do I do now?… Read More
I mean, like you, we decided in high school we wanted to work in a zoo. Who knows, I mean, nobody in my family ever worked with animals. My mother wouldn’t allow us to have pets, ’cause she thought they were a nuisance. It’s just, so, I think what zoos… Read More
Well, I think staffing is a problem in general. Part of it is when we started, you know, the whole environmental movement was starting and all the international regulations on managing the animal trade. I mean, the gibbons at the National Zoo were brought back by Vietnam vets who had… Read More
Do you think that’s a problem and how should curators be trained today to do what’s expected of them?… Read More
The complaints sometimes from zoo directors, there’s too few good curators in the community today. Read More
You learn something everywhere you go and, you know, you find a tip from someone, or I’m having this problem and, oh, well this is what we use and where did you get that?… Read More
I’ve never seen anything like that, because there really is, I mean, most zoo equipment is created for other organizations and you just adapt it to your own use. Read More
Would you say this is true or not?… Read More
Well, I know that Friends of the National Zoo did international travel programs and I think the Society does international travel programs. I’m sure they do it, well, first of all, it helps zoos because they use zoo personnel to guide the tour, so it gets, it’s a way to… Read More
Yeah, I think it’s important because, well, the worst that’s gonna happen is you’re gonna find, oh, it may not be so bad at my place. (chuckles) Look at what they’ve gotta put up with. Read More
Do you think it’s important for the curatorial staff to get out and see other zoos and travel?… Read More
And if so, why?… Read More
Many zoos do international travel to Africa and other places. Read More
Do you feel that international travel help zoos?… Read More
You know, you need to know that Sim the lion was the mascot of the Cudahy-Massee Expedition for the Milwaukee Public Museum and lived in the top floor of the public library until he was two and then they decided, well, he really should go to the zoo. And then… Read More
Well, I think history’s important to everybody, but I don’t think most zoos, I mean, they care about their history when the centennial comes up or every 25 years, every 100 years, that’s when they wanna know what their history is. And most zoos don’t save any history. I started… Read More
Should it be?… Read More
What does it offer?… Read More
How important is zoo history to today’s zoos?… Read More