Interview 12600 – Caption Index: 683
Can zoos survive without it?… Read More
Can zoos survive without it?… Read More
Well, an awful lot of people still go, still go to zoos. I mean, that’s the only way I can judge it. A lot of people still go to zoos, and they go there because they like them. They don’t, you know, go ’cause they hate them. Well, some people… Read More
And I mean, breeding is part of that, part of the evidence, I think honestly. When they see a baby born that gives them more evidence, that gives them the idea, “Oh yeah they are, look, they’re caring for them, ’cause here’s a baby here.” And then, you know, they… Read More
What issues would you like to see zoos address in the future?… Read More
Well, I think first you have to wanna do it. You have to really actually wanna work in a zoo. And not that you fall into it as a job, and only a job. And I don’t know how many people like that are left around. I mean I don’t,… Read More
But zoos, certainly is the case, experience and education. And to get both of those, you know, it’s gonna take you time. It’s not gonna be something that’s done overnight. It’s gonna be years before you get that. But you, if that’s what you wanna be, you gotta work for… Read More
What changes have you seen during your years in the zoo field regarding visitor attitudes and administration at the national level, but certainly visitor attitudes about zoos?… Read More
Did you see that there was a problem in that area?… Read More
How do you think curators should be, or can be trained today to do what’s expected of them?… Read More
Would you give money to them, to protect, you know, for their animals?… Read More
I wouldn’t, because there’s some cheap politician probably buying the goddamn ivory. I wouldn’t, and that’s what’s happening, because if they wanted to stop it, they would stop. They could stop it, they could stop it, Because of the poaching, they could stop it and they don’t want to stop… Read More
And the point is they don’t wanna stop it because too much money is involved. And that’s the deal, unfortunately. So I would say it’s not wrong not to give it to them because in most cases, in my opinion, it’s right not to give it to them until they… Read More
If there is no guarantee that’s gonna be doing any good, some cheap politician is gonna take it rather than give it, put it where it’s supposed, or leave it where it’s supposed to be. I would say, don’t give it to them, don’t give it in. Don’t give it… Read More
It isn’t, I mean, why would you give money to Kenya?… Read More
Who’s protecting their elephants and the rhinos in Kenya really?… Read More
Well I personally, if this was the best of all possible worlds, of course yes, you should be giving money back to the wild, but this is most assuredly not the best of all possible worlds. Read More
I think that, where are you going to be giving money to?… Read More
Where is the wild, and who are the stewards of the wild?… Read More
They’ll breed without your having to give them a program, you know?… Read More
I think they will, you know, any place, any zoo person I’ve ever known, I think honestly wants to have their animals be successful, which means reproduce and live a long time. I don’t think that’s a problem or any, you know, or would be a problem, or whether you… Read More