Interview 24641 – Caption Index: 705
Who’s the most outstanding zoo directors? During what time?… Read More
Who’s the most outstanding zoo directors? During what time?… Read More
Well, arbitrarily, I got into the field around 1950, and today it’s 2012. I know very little about the zoo directors today, and therefore I can’t comment on them. But during my time, I was around an awful lot of zoo directors. They came from, during my times, in the… Read More
Who do you think are the most outstanding zoo directors?… Read More
I believe that those… That work was worthwhile. I think I’d be happy to be remembered as one who did a little bit moved that torch up a little bit higher. Read More
Well, that’s a good question. Read More
How would you like to be remembered?… Read More
Well, I’d like to be remembered, period. (chuckles) I don’t know how, how would I like to be remembered?… Read More
I can’t, that’s too difficult a question. Okay. I’d like to be remembered as somebody who did his best to help bring zoos forward, and with some new embellishments and all. I think, since your deal, I believe it, in my life, professional lifetime, I’ve helped, I’ve hired about 40… Read More
I don’t understand the question. Read More
Yeah. It’s necessary, if it’s done right. I think it fills several niches, as I’ve already explained several things. And I think that it is one of the best forms of natural history education that we can provide to children and adults, the live animals. Read More
What do you think about this profession you’ve- Zoo directing?… Read More
Your proudest accomplishment. Accomplishment? I guess survival. (laughs) I love zoos. I love being in them, I loved directing them. Even the Riyadh Zoo. They were all challenges. And I’ve just thoroughly enjoyed it. And I would have to say just the very process, very active running a zoo was… Read More
What do I know about it?… Read More
What do you know about the profession that you devoted so many years of your life to?… Read More
What’s your proudest accomplishment?… Read More
What is, what?… Read More
But I talked to EO Wilson, Ed Wilson about that, and he was fascinated by it. And I said, “You know, in many ways it supports biophilia, everything you’ve written on that.’ He said, “I wish you would write that up, and I want to see it, and I’ll edit… Read More
What do you think about it?… Read More
Is it a stupid question?… Read More
We had an entrance where you could see all around to that room, and you’d walk down that path. And at the end was a T. And on one side we had a live deer. Actually, it wasn’t a deer, it was gazelle. But it was very tame, very gentle,… Read More