That was, we brought back the bison. We al well it was almost extinct. The condor, the the black-footed ferret the wolf in some cases. Although now, now that now once you get successful, then you get too successful. And now, and now you have that, you know, wildlife conflict… Read More
The a wild lion would just eat, its a zoo borne lion wouldn’t, wouldn’t have a chance in, in a situation like that. So it’s, it’s very complex, but it’s something we should do. It, it’s definitely, I don’t want it to become an expectation that, that that, that that’s… Read More
I think we cite, you know, the, the few exceptions that work, bison definitely worked, right?… Read More
How successful would you say zoo and or aquariums have been in achieving the reintroduction of species back into the wild?… Read More
And, and if, if we have that attitude, if we’re not, if we’re not proactive, I use that word a lot. I don’t think there’s hope for the human race. Isn’t that a dismal Well, it’s Philosophy In the wild then. Read More
It’s just gonna keep getting worse in the future unless we can be a pro. Are we a proactive species? I don’t think so. I think most people take the money and run right now. That’s, that’s, that’s the, that’s the challenge we have. That’s, that’s what politicians do. They… Read More
A lot of that is about liberating women and educating women in other countries. So they don’t just keep popping out babies. They don’t want to do that either. But sometimes they don’t have a choice, you know, that, that gets into politics, religion, you know, family planning. It’s, it’s,… Read More
It is gonna be more managed by people because humans are now the key factor in the, in the future evolution of, of the environment. We have the biggest impact on, on what’s going on in the, on the planet. And, and unfortunately, I don’t think most people, a lot… Read More
Is there still a wild out there or have the majority of wild spaces kind of been turned into managed wild zoos?… Read More
Oh, I think there’s still wild out there for, I if you’re talking about charismatic land mammals, that, that, that’s where, that’s where it gets tricky because elephants, lions, tigers, bears wolves. Wolves for instance, you know, we put ’em, we put ’em back, but the habitat’s much smaller and… Read More
I wish Mark Reed was here. ’cause we were both chairs of that National Elephant Center initiative for many years. It was probably our biggest disappointment. We, if we had done it earlier, mark would agree, when there was a need to place elephants, we, we instead the animal rights… Read More
We would’ve had more elephants to put in. There were a lot of issues about, we had a, we finally had a good location in Florida, but then we didn’t, we just didn’t have the right people running it. Talked about conservation wild. Read More
A national elephant breeding center?… Read More
If you’re in the northern climate, you might wanna focus on animals that do better in, in cold weather and don’t suffer in the summer. So I, yeah, space can be a problem. But what I would do with space is I would do something like get couple of 20,000,… Read More
You mentioned and something we’re gonna touch on, why didn’t the American Zoo Association or any organization, why weren’t they successful in setting up a while ago?… Read More
And one of the biggest enrichment you can have from mammals, we’re talking mostly and birds is, is is having them breed and take care of their young. We’re not doing it just so we can have a baby to show the public. That’s nice too. But it really is… Read More
Let’s talk about space. Quality of space is, is different than the amount of space animals need, need space. But certain animals, if the, like, you could give one chimpanzee and acres of land, but if you give him a half an acre with a family, he’s gonna be a… Read More
Do you think space continues to be a problem for zoos and aquariums?… Read More
Something like that. Right? Yeah. If a picture’s worth a thousand words, an experience is worth a thousand pictures. So yeah. So you gotta get ’em out there. We talked about white oak and, and their large space, which they have. Read More
A, a picture’s worth a thousand words. Right?… Read More