I don’t go so much on rides because I don’t think necessary, I mean rides, meaning like the sort of rollercoaster-based ride. I’m not really that, but I mean I think like themed rides in Savannah, that kind of ride’s fine. Boat rides where you’re seeing animals, that’s fine. Putting… Read More
That’s why you have these, things are getting more popular. Read More
I think probably zoos are probably at their most vulnerable right now and will get more and more vulnerable and their relevance will be questioned in the future. I think there’s a big anti-zoo movement in the world. And zoos really need to work hard at becoming more relevant and… Read More
Animal Kingdom is a very good example of that sort of hybrid that could be a future for zoos in the next 20, 30 years. No, I’m not a great fan of it myself, but I mean I’m looking at the situation. And I’m saying you really do need to… Read More
But I think that maybe it’s not a question of whether it’s palatable or not. It’s a question of if it’s a choice between that and extinction, then obviously zoo should not go down that path that the giant pandas went down. Read More
Are you concerned about zoos and aquarium staying relevant and pertinent in the next 25 years?… Read More
What direction would you say would help them to stay viable?… Read More
But as you spends multimillion dollars on a gorilla exhibit or an elephant exhibit, tiger exhibit and critics ask why the money is not used to help the animals in the wild, you say what?… Read More
Well, I would say that it’s important to educate people about the fact that these are animals that live in the wild. Captive animals are their ambassadors of their wild counterparts. And I agree that it’s getting more and more expensive to make good exhibits which convey the messages of… Read More
It’s so much more difficult to do that with elephants because it’s just so massive and destructive. But I mean it’s the same philosophy. But I think more and more zoos should be coupling the development of exhibits for endangered species with some kind of field programs and actively supporting… Read More
Well, I think it’s just one of those things, it’s like we are totally part of the whole Gaia. And as much as we try not to or try and dissociate ourselves with the natural world, especially living in inner city of Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, thank God for… Read More
You’ve cleared a whole bunch of land. And I always tell Singaporean, and so this haze, this smoke, it goes on for months. And this smoke hangs over this smog, hangs over Singapore, Malaysia. And Singaporeans complain about it and they say, “Why can’t our neighbors get the act together… Read More
Why are they like that?… Read More
Why do they have those adaptations?… Read More
Can you speak to your thoughts on man’s interdependence with nature?… Read More
And they wanna say they want go and work at a zoo. I say, “Well, go, go, go to…” There’s plenty of colleges in South Africa as well, but I say the one in Tanzania’s, I think, it’s pretty good. Go and experience the animals in the wild first. That… Read More
What’s their natural habitat?… Read More
What’s their ecological niche?… Read More
Would you recommend the zoo, aquarium field to a young person with sincere interest in wildlife and conservation today and why?… Read More
Yeah, I would. But I would really suggest to them to go off and do a course in wild animal management first, so that they really get exposed to animals in the wild. I think a classical zoology degree does not do much for understanding the needs of animals that… Read More