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Interview 31514 – Caption Index: 586

But as far as people and stuff, I, and we were always able to expand the staff, which was great. I think when I started we had 80 people. We probably doubled up by the time I left. So not a whole lot of things I would’ve done a lot… Read More

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Are there programs or exhibits that you would’ve implemented during your tenure that you did not, did not have?… Read More

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If you could go back in time, what would you have done differently?… Read More

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Hmm. Well we mentioned the reptile cages. You know, I, I know obviously there were exhibits I wish we could have built, but, you know, we went, I I only built four, maybe five big exhibits. We got a lot of, I said I I, I built five new restrooms… Read More

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But no, so I’m still involved. I still go to try to go to some a ZA meetings. I missed a few, but I do go, because I’m a past chair, they let me go to the director’s policy conference. I do like that. And I know the, of the… Read More

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We use that money to bring an af, a young African scientist curator over the United States for training. They come to ours. They’re usually going to some specialty conferences in the United States. So that’s fun. And I get to meet ’em every year and shake hands. We have… Read More

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Take my wife along and stuff. So it’s, it is fun. So I’m, I think I’m pretty well involved. It’s a passion of mine. It’s still what I like to do. It’s a hobby. Still go to zoos, try to get different new zoos all the time. So I’m still… Read More

Interview 31514 – Caption Index: 579

One, it’s easy, it’s the most well financed zoo in the country. I mean, they do very well. They have their own property tax revenue. They, they, when, when I came here in 89, pat Simmons and would always joke and I agreed it was a zoo with a duck… Read More

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I don’t know why they still let me, I guess. ’cause I, I volunteer and do it. And last year they gave me a plaque. It’s not in the zoo anyway, a ZA gave me a plaque. I’m one of three people that have done over 50 accreditation inspections. So… Read More

Interview 31514 – Caption Index: 578

What I didn’t know, I mean, I could do a two hour lecture on orangutans, but I didn’t know, I said I gave candy bars to the workers. So I knew the worker. I didn’t know the animal names. So in my phone right here, I have all the names… Read More

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Well, I’m, I’m pretty active. I, as I said, I’m a, I’m an animal ambassador in Cleveland. I’ve been for six years. It’s just, I started just before COVID and I didn’t do much. So I do about a hundred hours. I walk around, people don’t know who I am. Read More

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To what extent do you continue to be active?… Read More

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I mean, what would, what would a lesser organization as part of a ZA be?… Read More

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You know, we have these codes, we have this very extensive accreditation program and you gotta go through that. And we have a very extensive ethic code. So if, if anybody that wants to abide by those three can be a member, and it’s a little, you know, so I… Read More

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No, that, you know, relate to each other. I don’t think that would be, be, work out that way, but I, I wish ZAA didn’t have to exist, but it’s better than nothing. And again, I think those people don’t wanna be a member. Lot of them don’t want to… Read More

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So those are the two that are exempt from having to do a permit. So I wish we didn’t have it, but I understand why we haven’t, I don’t, I don’t think it would be easy to combine the two. Read More

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So there’s sort of a, a a of a minor league, you know, so could we have two organizations?… Read More

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Some, some zoo director doesn’t wanna send it there. We usually work out way we, we usually make a compromise. So that, so that keeps people out. Read More

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I see the ZAA, is that it?… Read More

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ZAA Yeah, as a, as a minor league. So we have, they have 80 members, we have 250 or 240 members. Read More

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