Interview 38268 – Caption Index: 487
And I look at that going, wow, why can’t we do that?… Read More
And I look at that going, wow, why can’t we do that?… Read More
I like, there’s a couple of other zoos. I’d have to go back and look at my list ’cause I, I have some websites that announce new exhibits that they’re doing over there. Read More
Here’s a great example. They spent a lot more money than I think a lot of the European zoos are doing because they put in these big concrete walls of things. Whereas European zoos are just doing huge lanne and glass domes and not worried about concrete walls to support… Read More
But people go, oh God, you know, what’s the light tropic building out in Omaha?… Read More
And they put in coffee shops or they put in restaurants. And so you can go in there and spend the entire day when it’s cold outside and then, and then leave instead of in and out of the cold and having to brave sleet snow and whatever. So I… Read More
But I technologically, I think from an exhibit standpoint, they’re far more advanced than we are. You know, we’re still caught up in, let’s get that great big exhibit out there. And I go, well dome it over and let’s do a bunch of small exhibits and create an overall… Read More
I would, I think a lot of the European zoos, Antwerp and some of these others have really done outstanding jobs. And by that I say, look at what they’ve created in these big glass in environments. And they’ve spent the money to do it. And they’ve done, they’ve worked… Read More
Why, and, and where are they?… Read More
Tropic world’s still the same inside. My understanding is they’re probably going to condemn the old Pinger building and get rid of, I think they have gotten rid of the rhinos. I’m not sure I’m gonna go Friday. I I’m gonna have a tour with Mike, the director. He is… Read More
Now you’ve been around, are there any zoos in the world that you particularly admire?… Read More
It just sat there. And I did a couple exhibit designs for Stewart that said, you know, we don’t need those buildings. We can do something else. We’ll do it over here. And if you want, refurbish those buildings and turn ’em into stores or coffee shops or whatever you… Read More
Every building there is over 90 years old. Almost every building is now somehow, or one way or another, protected by the Historical Preservation Society. And so everyone has been afraid to go in and say, get rid of it or change it. And that has stopped that zoo from… Read More
They did $70 million from, I understand, but you know what?… Read More
So not every species should come into zoos or aquariums in order to save ’em, but it’s being willing and able to say that and not worry about what So andSo thinks of you when you walk out of the meeting, But what did you wanna accomplish that you didn’t… Read More
Ain’t gonna happen. Bring in those Texas cats. That’s what got that started. And I said, work the population there, manage it there. Read More
Now we’ve got some tigers, tigers, lions, we’ve got jaguars, we’ve got black leopards, we’ve got Amber Leopard, we’ve got all these cats. We’re trying to, to breed and maintain in programs. Read More
Where are you gonna find the space for Pumas?… Read More
And it’s like, okay, your better way to save this animal is really deal with long netters and the people that are killing the animals out there now, and how to give them alternatives instead of you trying to bring this animal into, not everything should come in to zoos… Read More
Unfortunately, the animals, the first two, they, they died and they finally said, hands off, you know?… Read More
What are you gonna do when that fails?… Read More