Yes. Again, the end justifies the mean means. Jack Hannah was a clown on TV with David Letterman. But people liked him and he brought attention to stuff. And he really was committed to conservation. He, that’s the only way he could do it. That Jack was Jack, you know,… Read More
Did he do things in, in your opinion, for betterment of the zoo community?… Read More
You know, it’s, it’s, we judged, we judge fame differently, reward things differently. But for some reason, Jane said the test of time and, and we’re finding that out more in that she passed, how many people she impacted. But she, she traveled all the time. She, and she lived… Read More
But, but Jane, Jane was, Jane was very spiritual, you know, I, I asked her one time if she believed in God, and she said, I believe in God, but religion gets in the way. Now one other person, She doesn’t like me to quote, Well, no, no one other… Read More
You, you know, you know, there’s names p that people are famous going, what are they famous for, for being stupid on tv?… Read More
You know, people become, you know, famous after a couple of years from just, you know, they go viral on TikTok or something and they become, you know, these like stu stupid. Read More
But Jane, Jane was out. Jane could transition from the forest to civilization. Diane Fossey could not do it. Diane Forsey did great things for gorillas, but Jane was so much more effective. Jane and I would, would talk about Diane Forey quite a bit, you know, ’cause she, she… Read More
I want to preserve what, what they did for me. I’m giving back to them. And that that’s a unique, and, and Jane walked the talk, you know, you could disagree with her, but nobody, she could have taken money for herself. She never did anything like that. She, she… Read More
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
Are there any people that are now in that vein that can help us?… Read More
Obviously the example of Jane Goodall Jacque au. Read More
Do you think there are any more charismatic, committed heroes to help shift public opinion for conservation?… 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
Well, back then, everybody was a bad guy then. You know?… 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, 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