Interview 16470 – Caption Index: 373
And this gentleman purchased it and you went there and then he said, stay on and work for me?… Read More
And this gentleman purchased it and you went there and then he said, stay on and work for me?… Read More
Oldest animal park in the United States. Read More
Went before this gentleman owned it, correct?… Read More
Arthur Provinca from Queen Zoological Associates wanted you to come and let him know the value of what he had, the value of the animals, his assets. He was buying this park or had purchased this park, and that’s why he wanted you there. You went there on a contract… Read More
Who asked you to be there?… Read More
I remember. Read More
How did that come about then?… Read More
And the Benson. A job at Benson’s Animal Park. Read More
What brought me to New Hampshire?… Read More
My question is, what brought you to New Hampshire?… Read More
Well, I had somewhere else to go, so I had to. Yeah, it’s not easy changing jobs. All right. I’m going to ask you, I want to go next to 1979 when you go to Benson Animal Park. Read More
Was that a tough decision to make or an easy one?… Read More
It took them by surprise a little bit. But I had discussed it. I was made promises they didn’t keep, so I left. Read More
Were they taken by surprise?… Read More
Well, they weren’t. Read More
So were they upset that you wanted to leave?… Read More
Well, I had someplace else to go. I had someplace else to go. I wouldn’t quit a job unless I had something to go to. Read More
And now you make a decision to leave Lion Country, how did that come about, you just told them one day?… Read More
Because I know you were very concerned about conservation. Yes. Well, we did, we did support conservation, and I always have. My passion now, of course, is right and elephant conservation. So at some point again, as we talked, you were a bit disillusioned with promises that had been made… Read More
When you were running the parks, all of them, was there a conservation thing that you wanted to put through?… Read More