Pick one of those. So I think it can be important, but I think it’s research needs to be guided by the professionals within the zoo so that we’re getting key questions answered that we need answered that we, that we don’t know the answers to or, or we’re not… Read More
How important would you say reacher research in zoos is today and why?… Read More
Yes, it did. They went up. It was also an example of a story that was so badly interpreted by reputable news organizations. I mean the, the, the rubbish that was spoken about what did or did not happen at Copenhagen Zoo on that day, you know, if it, if… Read More
I, I think the threat of anti zoo groups has been over-inflated zoo attendance levels in places that are well run seem to be, they don’t seem to be decreasing. If anything they stay level or increasing zoos that make the, the investments in their facilities and you know, have… Read More
It wasn’t, did it affect attendance levels at Copenhagen?… Read More
Yes, it is, but I think it’s being skewed away from being able to interpret from experience whether an animal’s in a good place or a bad place. Read More
Is indication zoos doing any good, particularly in boosting the image of zoos among the public in the face of anti zoo groups?… Read More
I would imagine they are, but I think they be, they will become a crutch and alright, you haven’t filled out the form, so therefore you don’t know of whether that, of whether that animal has good welfare or not. Well, I can, from working with the animal for the… Read More
So is welfare important?… Read More
Are the tools that are being created useful?… Read More
You should know a good bit about that species behavior, you know, how they should cope, how they’re interacting with their enclosure. If you’re working with an animal every day, you should be able to make a fairly accurate welfare assessment just from your own casual observations. But now it… Read More
And welfare is a bit like that you by, right?… Read More
And he was going, what you talking about?… Read More
I said, well, you know, particularly from your point of view, it seems that for them to be able to judge whether their animal is emaciated, obese or all right, they need to have a chart that right, you know, from one to six, you know, emaciated to obese so… Read More
There is a, a huge movement at the moment where everything needs to be welfare assessed on a regular basis, be it daily, monthly, weekly, whatever. And there are various assessment tools have been created. It’s probably something that, that these tools that I need to become a wee bit… Read More
And, and I made the comment, I said, when when did, when did Zookeepers go blind?… Read More
I think Do Zeus and Aquariums need to be more involved with animal welfare?… Read More
Now some zoos used to do their own expeditions. Bronx Zoo was a good one. London did it to a limited extent, but there were dealers that you could rely on. And most of the, the populations we we are managing now, it was dealers that provided the animals. So… Read More
No, it wasn’t. But there’s this, there’s a complete lack of understanding or perspective of why the wild is still an important resource and why for many of the species that we allude to managing on conservation grounds, if the population isn’t gene on a sound genetic founder base, then… Read More
So they need to get over themselves and have a sensible review of, okay, right, how are we gonna do this?… Read More