Interview 20517 – Caption Index: 326
Yup. Because there are so many diverse areas of study, and to view it, so yes. It’s such a vast, zoos offer such a vast field, and depth. So there’s room for two. Read More
Yup. Because there are so many diverse areas of study, and to view it, so yes. It’s such a vast, zoos offer such a vast field, and depth. So there’s room for two. Read More
As a member of the Zoological Association of America, why do you think there was, and has been, an impasse with the two associations?… Read More
Could you give us some examples of successful captive propagation and reintroduction?… Read More
Mark, I haven’t been up to that too much, but there have been examples, of course. Black footed ferret. California condor, we mentioned. And down to insects. There are two professional zoo associations in the United States. Read More
Is it difficult, in your opinion, to work with politicians to try and create laws?… Read More
All depends on the individual community, and individual rules, and individual politicians. But they have to be taught, politicians, and the public, have to be told, we’re all in this together, in the shortest term. So have to work together. Difficult as it may be. Secure land for wildlife. Even… Read More
That’s where the education department comes in to important spot. How many kids, teenagers, ever touched a snake, for instance, the most feared and misunderstood, and hated animal. And they would be surprised. It doesn’t have to be a fancy big snake, but eastern indigo, or even boa constrictor, they… Read More
Should zoos be involved in doing anything to help governments protect lands for animals?… Read More
Yes. Read More
What would you want kids to feel when they come to a zoo?… Read More
To feel?… Read More
How can zoos improve their connection with kids and teenagers to heighten their awareness about the natural world?… Read More
Natural world?… Read More
Mm-hmm. Show them the reality of living in the wild, high infant mortality rate, for instance. The lifespan of wild animals is much, much shorter compared with zoo equivalent. That sort of thing. It’s not a very popular topic, but has to be relayed to the teenagers, that they are… Read More
Somewhere I heard in a big zoo that curators do have a job. If the public wants to bother to come to the zoo, yeah, they are welcome. That attitude has to have a 180 degree turnaround, that zoos are for the general public, and you are there as an… Read More
That reality has to be introduced to the public, not to mention the rhino horns, for instance. It may not be palatable to show a dead rhino, their horns sawed off, blood dripping. It is shocking to children, but even using a small photo, some way have to get in… Read More
Do you have any advice for the new zoo curator about the importance of marketing zoos?… Read More
What are the most important aspects of marketing you think about?… Read More
Cruel?… Read More
No. (laughing) You mentioned Gary Clarke, the director of the Topeka Zoo, as very excellent in marketing. Mm-hmm. Read More