So, if we wanted new specimens, if I wanted new specimens of waterfowl, I never went to a zoo, I went to a private aviculturist. Pheasants, the same things ’cause that’s where you were gonna find the good specimens and reputable breeders. We all did that. So, it was not… Read More
Do you feel that zoos today feel the same way about private individuals?… Read More
We probably traded more with other zoos than animal dealers because as you know many of the mammals in captivity were probably born in captivity. If we were going to work with some exotic species of antelope or something, maybe times you might have to import them. I know but… Read More
Were you trading with other zoos primarily?… Read More
Were you working with animal dealers?… Read More
Yeah. We did, started program and been propagating and been doing well. It’s been a successful program. Now, I haven’t been there for 14 years but I assume it’s still going. Read More
So, when we were talking then about replacing animals that are lost or so forth, how did you do that?… Read More
Did you ever get those pygmy hippos?… Read More
Well, let me just stop. Read More
It’s very alarming. Read More
Was it difficult to replace animals?… Read More
Oklahoma has always been a little loose on permits for large carnivores. That’s how all this happened. So, we would just try to discourage people in pursuing it simply because we weren’t a source, we would tell ’em right up that we’re not a source and we’re not gonna be… Read More
Or how can I get a mountain lion?… Read More
Many times we would get people that would call and want to know how they could get ahold of something, whether it was a giraffe or a tiger. And I will tell you at one time there were 19 large carnivores in the city limits of Oklahoma City. This included… Read More
How can I get a pet bobcat?… Read More
How do you handle demands of donors, whether they be people who are just interested or influential people who want to have a giraffe at their zoo, with the best interest for the animals?… Read More
Well, these two animals in question had been part of a hepatitis research program in an animal lab in New York. So, they had been exposed and were carriers of hepatitis. This whole thing started by a young journalist who worked for, “The Daily Oklahoman,” in Norman, Oklahoma. He had… Read More
Then it brings up the question. Read More
Why wasn’t there room on the arc and wouldn’t they have been a recreational positive thing for the Oklahoma City Zoo?… Read More
What was the decision making?… Read More