Interview 26791 – Caption Index: 557
And why would that be?… Read More
And why would that be?… Read More
Are there any zoos in the world that you particularly admire?… Read More
And there are people around now that don’t even know that happened. But when it did, it was a pretty volatile situation. And we personally took heat for it. The institution took heat for it. But after you have a keeper die on your watch, if that doesn’t sober you… Read More
The rest of it was up to us to do all the heavy lifting. So yeah. Yeah, those are the things I’m most proud of. Read More
I was the department head, but other individuals did all the heavy lifting. But it was nice to be, you know, a footnote on that one. But I think elephants, the Arabian oryx, California Condor, and I think that the implementation of that training program made me feel good that… Read More
We’re the baby that’s crawling. We need to get a more robust program in conservation as far as what programs we participate in. I mean, Manatee, you know, is the stabilizer. That goes without question, but there’s so much else we should be doing. So I have to leave that… Read More
Do you have a proudest accomplishment?… Read More
Yeah, I do. Not in any particular order, but the importation of the elephants from Swaziland. Ah, that was a huge thing. Participating in the Arabian Oryx release when I was in San Diego into Omani, was another, I think I said at the time to Jim, if I die… Read More
Are there programs or exhibits that you would’ve implemented during your tenure at Tampa that did not happen?… Read More
Yeah. Wow. There’s a couple of, I think I would’ve liked to, we started breeding shoebills. We were the first zoo to breed shoebills. And that program, unfortunately, stalled out mostly because we didn’t have enough birds to rely on to build a population. That was frustrating ’cause we did… Read More
I would’ve liked to have seen, but I know it’s still going on now. I started a keeper training program in San Diego, which just now blossomed into a national keeper training program, which I would’ve never, in my wildest dreams thought it would ever get to that level. And… Read More
All very doable. Just didn’t get it on the checklist, that’s all. ‘Cause I think, A, it deserves it. And B, it would be a great distinction to have for that facility. Considering where we are in Florida, like I say, you just look at the plant and it grows. Read More
Sure. But, you know, I want to be a billionaire by the time I’m 55. Okay, that’s great. Read More
That’s not how I’m driven, you know?… Read More
And so I don’t think there’s anything, Mark, that I would’ve changed, some things might’ve been ordered differently, in a different order. But I’ll tell ya, both my wife and I talk about it, how blessed we feel and how fortunate we feel. Read More
What did you do with it?… Read More
Some people throw in the towel, walk away, go do something else. Okay. I’ve never been driven by money. Read More
Yes, do I wanna live comfortably?… Read More
And I can’t think of anything I would’ve changed. Read More
Yeah, are there hiccups and disappointments along the line?… Read More