And it may be a common one, but it’s used as an analog for a threatened one that either we’re trying to learn more about them or we’re using it as an example for, from an educational point of view for, for the public. Read More
You know, why, why do we have the, you know, why is this species here?… Read More
That’s a good one in as much as how things have changed with keeper experiences and whatnot and you know, right. You know, you’re allowed to feed the animals, then you’re not allowed to feed the animals and now we’re charging you extra to feed the giraffes. And so there… Read More
Do you think animals need to earn their keep?… Read More
Similar sort of social unit, similar sort of lifestyle to mere cats and to the general public. You know, Sue Lake could probably pass for a mere cat, you know, you one can make substitutes, but, so I think the space issue would not be one if we stopped devoting… Read More
No, we don’t. Do we need another European enclosure?… Read More
So, alright, do we need another meca enclosure?… Read More
So I think it, a lot of it’s down to species selection. And so go back to a previous question where it said, you know, like, you know, what’s the emphasis I think it should be on people keeping, you know, conservation, important species, threatened species, zoos, waste a lot… Read More
I mean, I’ve been responsible for making polar bears a palatable species for zoos within the UK in particular. And, and a lot of it was to do with space. How we kept that species before in general was appalling. So now we’re looking at a, a very large scale… Read More
Does space continue to be a problem for Zeus As alright?… Read More
So I, I think it’s making more of the examples and celebrating those examples and having some kind of mentoring program where, you know, and you know, whether this is something that the regional zoo associations can play at is, right. You know, we, we looked at your, you’re one… Read More
You know, what are they doing for, you know, conservation of species with within the UK or the US or wherever they happen to be?… Read More
What are they doing in their own country?… Read More
You know, what, what are they doing in range countries?… Read More
Oh, threats of physical violence. No, I think set the example. You know, there’s, and you know, the, we, you know, we’ve come back to this theme of, you know, the, okay, the big zoos can do this, the smaller zoos have a harder time doing it. So, but I… Read More
How do he inspires you then to be more active in conservation?… Read More
It’s bandit country, it’s high-end hunting that supports conservation in northern Kenya. It’s not a tourist industry. And I think zoos do themselves and conservation a disservice by not endeavoring to explain the, the, the, the difficult, the harder aspects of conservation, particularly conservation in the field that, you know,… Read More
It, it, you know, to, to the, the average person killing animals, particularly ones from threatened species seems completely contradictory to protecting them. But in actual fact, there may be a very positive role to play. And, you know, if we look at the disappearance of large mammals throughout the,… Read More
This is gonna sound a bit more like a hobby horse, but I think when it comes back to understanding how wild populations need to be managed, and as I said, you know, managing captive populations, one runs into the same problem we have. There’s an argument in many western… Read More
What was the most difficult concept for zoos to understand and implement regarding their relationship to conservation?… Read More