I mean, it’s not really a, it’s not really the department, I mean, it was the police department doing it. I mean, George was wonderful to work with, (laughing) but out trapping deer was not what he wanted to do. So yeah, so that was my big research project. And… Read More
I mean, we did a presentation at St. Louis at a wildlife conference for all the local wildlife guys. And it’s the only time I’ve ever been to a conference where I just sailed into the ladies’ room and there’s a line to get into the men’s room. The only… Read More
Did you feel that when you were, and the deer as an example, did you feel that when you were a curator, that within the scope of your job, you had freedom to kinda define your job and decide what you wanted to do or was your job very structured?… Read More
I mean, we had too many deer at the zoo and people would come in, maybe say, well, we found this baby deer out there, you know, what are you gonna do about it?… Read More
Well, research is part of, I mean, research is usually related to conservation or, I mean, research to solve a problem. I mean, my research was with white-tailed deer, as you know. Read More
And Andy Teare was the vet at the time and we started, we did a deer sterilization program, worked beautifully. So, you know, that’s when I started working with the wildlife, local wildlife people and so we, you know, we had the same, we radio-tracked the deer at the zoo,… Read More
In terms of what research?… Read More
I mean, there’s all sorts of research. Well, I mean the tenant sometimes of zoos is they’re about conservation, education and research. Read More
What roles do you see the zoo in that area?… Read More
So I think international organizations can, I don’t know whether they even look, send your researchers to the zoo that has that animal, so they can see the animal up close and, you know, find out what questions you have. If you’re looking at the bonobo up in the tree,… Read More
I haven’t given that any thought. I think what zoos, with Milwaukee, I think integrating national and international conservation in with what the zoo is doing. I think that’s important. They’re not separate. Everything is, it’s all part and parcel. It’s not, you know, World Wildlife Fund. I mean, I… Read More
We’ve talked about conservation and education and what role do you see zoos playing in research?… Read More
I’m not Temple Grandin. There are people who know exactly, visually, I can tell you whether it’s gonna work or not and why it doesn’t work, but you can’t do that before it’s built. (chuckles) So bring me in afterwards and I’ll say, oh, this is what you should’ve done. Read More
I don’t know. I mean, I like ZooLex. I go on on ZooLex website to see what, I mean, there are some innovative things being done in zoos. And so just keep abreast of what’s going on. I think it really is, most of the smaller zoos end up closing… Read More
What issues would you like to see zoos address in the future?… Read More
I said, “Well, don’t you think you should go back?” But, you know, if they love the zoo, they love the zoo and it’s part of the community. They wanna know that their zoo is one of the 10 best zoos in the country. And so they, but people who… Read More
Any thoughts as to what zoos will look like in the future?… Read More
What should zoos be doing to prepare for the future?… Read More
Go to the zoo? When’s the last time you were at the zoo?… Read More
I will tell ya, most people think that their local zoo is wonderful. When I went to Milwaukee for my interview, a cab driver asked me why I was there. And I said, I was there to interview for a job and he says, “We have the best zoo in… Read More