Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 505
So, do I have any big regrets?… Read More
So, do I have any big regrets?… Read More
I would go back in time. You know, I was pretty mouthy as a young zoo director in South Bend, Indiana. And it’s part of the reason I left South Bend, Indiana. ’cause I was kind of a young cocky zoo director. I was one of the young zoo directors… Read More
Moving obvious to Lincoln, Nebraska, I was only to in Lincoln, Nebraska going, why Lincoln, Nebraska?… Read More
I’ve, you know, If you could go back in time, anything you would’ve done differently, your chance?… Read More
What, to what extent do you continue to be active, if at all, in the zoological field or the conservation field?… Read More
You know, I, the zoo that I retired from, Lincoln Children’s Zoo, the, the team still calls on me every now and then for institutional knowledge and my opinion, you know, and things like that. And I go and visit with them and, you know, help them, you know, figure… Read More
You know, so many national associations change their focus every couple of years, you know, and it’s like, well, we change horses again. You know? And it’s kind of embarrassing. It is just, it, yes, there’s definitely room for, but what’s more important is work together to accomplish a similar… Read More
We need to lower our, our ego some and go, what’s our real mission here?… Read More
What is our real mission?… Read More
Absolutely. Abs ab abs of positivity. You know, there’s also the A A ZK, the American Association of Zookeepers, there’s an American Association of Zoo Horticulturists. So the International Association of Zoo Educators. Okay. There’s room for all of them. But again, they’re kind of in their own silos. They’re… Read More
Okay. We need to be more collaborative and we need to work together. Read More
And we mentioned too, in the United States, the American Zoo Association and the Zoological Association of America, two professional zoo organization, is there room for both of them?… Read More
I think we’re doing, again, I don’t think we’re doing a good job. And I think we all have a different mission, different message. I think, you know, the A ZA is wanting to get more regulatory with its members regarding accreditation and the expectations. I think they’re going to… Read More
And, you know, it is just, we’re not, we don’t have a joint mission. And the joint mission should be touching everybody’s heart regarding, again, regarding the natural world, regarding what’s going on. So again, if we do a better job all collectively, we would have a lot different politicians… Read More
What is, what, what are the threats to all of that?… Read More
I think they also should be addressing collaboratively and collectively doing a better job of educating the masses about the natural world, natural habitats, species in those habitats. Read More
What issues, and you’ve mentioned some, what issues would you like to see National International Zoo Aquarium issue associations be addressing?… Read More
There’s the A ZA, American Zoo Association, the WAZA, the World Zoo Association, waza, there’s the Zoological Association of America. Read More
What do you think they should be all addressing?… Read More
Do you think zoos have a place in helping governments protect land masses?… Read More