And if you continued in the vein that zoos were on before and before the real restrictions on the movement of animals imposed by governmental and other factors and other forces, it seems to me that you’ve got to pay attention on this front. And so Bob and company, and… Read More
(George chuckles) Well, if they’re professionals, it should be one of the invaluable assets of a respectable institution. And we recognized that very early on and tried to build up the holdings. New York, of course, is absolutely superb in that regard, but many other institutions of note, in terms… Read More
Can you tell me more about that and how it has helped zoos?… Read More
Speaking of libraries, how important would you say a zoo library is to the professional staff?… Read More
To what extent was your wife Mary’s involvement instrumental in your research and other programs at the zoo?… Read More
(George chuckles) Well in addition to her own direct involvement, say in the wolf and frog studies, God, she was very tolerant. I’ve used that word a lot, but it means a lot in terms of simply putting up with my goings and comings and the time I spent with… Read More
So I’ve tried to put people forward, I’m director of the zoo, who are they yet?… Read More
And so you offer them opportunities to co-author and advancements of that kind to get their name out there. And Bodmer is one of my proudest achievements. Read More
A sort of summary study on the wolves was published And major work on the okapis was published in the Antwerp celebratory volume called “Zoom op Zoo.” It’s not widely distributed and it’s more comprehensive, I feel, than the subsequent books that have been published by other zoos on the… Read More
I mean, people think they’re going to gamble with the pandas and that’s just not on. We talked about research of various animals, and you’ve mentioned some of them. Read More
Were your studies and your wife Mary’s studies of the wolves, the okapis, and other animals, were they published?… Read More
It was a momentary interest on the part of the board of trustees in replicating the panda exhibitry at Brookfield Zoo. And as you noted, Brookfield was the first, back in the 30s, to exhibit giant pandas. And so when the opportunity came when China was relaxing on that front,… Read More
With the animals or proud moment with revolved around the management of animals. (George chuckling) I’m not sure how to respond to this question in terms of my accomplishments with the animals, was mainly providing for their welfare, their longevity in the circumstances we provided. I mean, there are always… Read More
Did you consider trying to bring pandas to Brookfield Zoo when the opportunity presented itself?… Read More
My accomplishments?… Read More
For?… Read More
With the animals. Read More
What was your, do you consider some of your top accomplishments or your proudest moments?… Read More
(George chuckles) In terms of what other things make Brookfield Zoo distinctive, unique, it seems to me the development such as the, Such as the okapi building, which I do not, architecturally, it is extremely flawed, but in terms of the integration of our simulation of the natural world and… Read More
So I think that kind of example has to be taken up by more institutions. Not just parading and having the visitor through a very naturalistic environment, but to be engaged in terms of a relationship with the animal as with the case with the okapi, I mean, as a… Read More