Interview 15695 – Caption Index: 325
So, I would say to that new director, have you really thought this through?… Read More
So, I would say to that new director, have you really thought this through?… Read More
How does it fit with what’s being done on a national basis in terms of what the industry is looking at?… Read More
I would really think that if to go build an exhibit that’s mimicking everything else, that may serve your local community because it’s new attraction something but in the big picture, what does it do?… Read More
How does it fit in your vision?… Read More
Developing exhibits is a philosophical and it’s a design issue. Read More
If you’re sure you’re gonna get serious about putting a certain exhibit in, how does it fit with your entire program?… Read More
Is there words of wisdom you might give to me about developing exhibits?… Read More
I- Well, let’s call it in situ concept. They maybe have a new term for it today. I don’t think it fits every zoological park’s agenda. It’s expensive. Now, you can cooperatively get a program going between two or three institutions. And that’s good. You’re at least putting a little… Read More
I think it’s okay to be part of but I don’t think it’s you have to or you can’t. It’s not a good fit for everybody. We were talking about exhibits also. I’m a new director. I call you up. Read More
What is their responsibility for conservation in the wild?… Read More
So, but I definitely support conservation programs. Don’t get me wrong and I’m not anti-conservation programs. But I think what’s happened with the selection of some of these programs has been to the expense of what the SSP was originally intended to do. That’s an old timer speaking because I… Read More
What is the responsibility, just to follow through, what is the responsibility of zoos to protect or work with the species in the wild today?… Read More
What’s a zoo without a tiger, if you don’t have tigers?… Read More
And the diversity, I think the diversity in zoos in terms of collections has greatly changed. And it could get to the point that you won’t see the same kinds of things that you used to see. And I think that’s sad ’cause I don’t think that really tells the… Read More
I think in the long run, what’s a zoo without a lion, if you don’t have lions?… Read More
This was happening. They were doing a lot of research in labs with white rats and white mice. But nevertheless, the message was the same. You’re going to have some genetic anomalies if we aren’t careful. A lot of that spilled over into zoos. And so, this idea of that… Read More
That was what this was all started out to be. Somehow it got changed. And there are a lot of reasons how it got changed. I really think that there should have been a system for monitoring the direction it was going. It was identified as this is what we… Read More
What had promulgated a lot of this was new information about inbreeding depressions and what was going to happen if the genetics of these populations didn’t change and they weren’t managed?… Read More
And when we got in this business in 1967, if you said you were going to build an insectarium, somebody would’ve thought you were crazy. And yet, that’s a very popular exhibit. And today I think you’ve got to have a collection that’s got an insectarium because it’s part of… Read More
And then it was changed to Species Survival Plan. At that time, Denny Merrit was chairman of the Wildlife Management Committee and I was vice chairman. And the charge was given to the committee to start looking at species that we’d like to have in a sustainable plan. Read More