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Oldest animal park in the United States. Read More

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Went before this gentleman owned it, correct?… Read More

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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

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Who asked you to be there?… Read More

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I remember. Read More

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How did that come about then?… Read More

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And the Benson. A job at Benson’s Animal Park. Read More

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What brought me to New Hampshire?… Read More

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My question is, what brought you to New Hampshire?… Read More

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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

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Was that a tough decision to make or an easy one?… Read More

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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

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Were they taken by surprise?… Read More

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Well, they weren’t. Read More

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So were they upset that you wanted to leave?… Read More

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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

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And now you make a decision to leave Lion Country, how did that come about, you just told them one day?… Read More

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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

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When you were running the parks, all of them, was there a conservation thing that you wanted to put through?… Read More

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I was taking stool out of a constipated rhino, and here I was, hands up the butt, cars lined up looking. All you had to do was, “Oh, we’re doing some research here on this animal.” “Oh, okay.” You could do whatever you wanted to do, all you had to… Read More