Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 355
What was the evolution of that?… Read More
What was the evolution of that?… Read More
A member of the Zoo Society in fundraising?… Read More
Did you then become. Read More
If we thought there was a cute story on something. You know, some animal was having its 40th birthday. We’d do something. So some of them would take notice. It depended on what else was happening in town that day whether we were newsworthy or not. But we just kept… Read More
That you were director of the zoo. At the beginning, yeah. Read More
And what was the evolution after you left?… Read More
To build relationships?… Read More
Did you plan special things for the press?… Read More
We made sure that if anything happened that we let them know. You know, we tried not to hide anything bad that we – because something always leaks out. So if there was something that you were gonna do. If you had to put, or say you were doing a… Read More
Well remember, I’ve been gone 15 years. They do now. We didn’t have all that then. But again, the big thing about all of this is communications. If you’re not talking, whether it’s one-on-one, or if you’re in the media. If you’re out there, number one they gotta know you’re… Read More
Did you use any of that?… Read More
So those are all very important. So somebody has to be kind of in charge of okay, here’s what we’re gonna do. But they have done that now and so if there’s camera feeds if you’re expecting a birth of something, or they will put things out on Facebook and… Read More
How do you see the new technologies assisting, if they can, to promote zoos?… Read More
I was always at the bottom of the list because I was too small to get the shotgun very – I had to shoot from the hip. And I was not a very good shot. So thank goodness it was not me. But luckily we didn’t have anything that was… Read More
Yeah. We would take – yeah. We had emergency procedures. Every once in a while we’d do an unannounced type thing and I’d go up to the concession stand and get a, or the gift shop, get a stuffed lion and I’d put it somewhere in the zoo. And I’d… Read More
Twitter, Facebook, remote cameras to draw attention to wildlife. Read More
You mentioned an animal getting out. Did the zoo have those kind of…… Read More
Did you plan for contingency emergencies?… Read More
Plans in place?… Read More
They can’t keep their own animals in, you know?… Read More