And I think every zoo should be involved locally, nationally, and internationally, every big zoo, because why should you be out doing conservation in Namibia if you’re losing the gopher turtle in your backyard?… Read More
Did you find that to be true?… Read More
It’s true. If the paperwork isn’t right, they’re gonna get ya. We talked about smaller city zoos. Mm-hmm. Read More
I think they need to be in wildlife conservation locally. Read More
What do you think a small or medium size, Milwaukee being bigger, sized municipal zoo today, what do they need to do to be involved in wildlife conservation nationally or even internationally?… Read More
Drawing a blank. Read More
That was the most important piece of advice?… Read More
Yeah, no, I can’t think of anything. Ah, yes I can. When I was in my museum studies program, working with many Smithsonian lawyers and they said, “The registrar’s job is to keep you out of jail. That’s how important they are.” And that stuck with me forever, yep. Read More
And have you made any observations about their style or their job responsibilities as you’ve seen it ebb and flow?… Read More
What was the most important piece of the advice you received that had stayed with you throughout your career?… Read More
Well, the style is all different, but mostly it’s the lead from the top and, I mean, yeah, I mean, most of my communications have been with my immediate supervisors and not with the zoo director. Chuck was that way. Gil was that way. Ted was that way. Robinson was… Read More
It’s changed to profession now, not job. But it’s changed to a profession where they don’t make enough money to support themselves. So most, so that’s, at least it hasn’t kept up, so a lot a lot of them love doing it for… A friend of my nephew’s went to… Read More
And, you know, and doing demonstrations. And I’m reading, I’m looking at the website and they’re going, well, you know, there’s a lot of tourism into Miami and if, you know, you had to hire your own translator to come with you if you needed a translator. And I said,… Read More
So I don’t know how, yes, zoos should be thinking of it. I think most zoos are doing that. You end up that most zookeepers are now the second income in the family. And if it changes or, you know, we have zookeeper couples that are married, they can do… Read More
And I was asking him to go to Chicago?… Read More
Do you think keepers think of their, it is a job or a profession?… Read More
When I was in the National Zoo, keepers would kill to take an animal to the Baltimore Zoo, would spend the day. So it depends on your keeper staff and what they’re willing to do. Read More
Well, if we had enough people, I would send people down. The keeper group changed a lot when I was there. I mean, I remember I had, we were sending an animal down to Brookfield or Lincoln Park and I went to the senior keeper in small mammals and go,… Read More
You go, oh, and keepers get to vet to other keepers and that’s very helpful. (chuckles) Did you initiate travel programs for your keepers?… Read More
But it helps to have mentors for them, doesn’t it, to keep that interest?… Read More