Interview 16470 – Caption Index: 641
You mentioned your work with rhinos and elephants. Yes, I wanna do that. Read More
You mentioned your work with rhinos and elephants. Yes, I wanna do that. Read More
Huh?… Read More
I think it’s this month. You mentioned your work with rhinos and elephants. Read More
I know we’re having one in Las Vegas sometime this month, isn’t it?… Read More
Well, I’m still a member of the organization. The ZAA. The ZAA. And I hope to go to another conference one day. Read More
To what extent right now do you continue to be active in the zoo field?… Read More
Jim said that Michelle from the aquarium. They talk about how much having a view of trees and pasture has helped criminals in prison, just to have a view of a creek or a tree. That group of people, they were easy to manage and easy to get along with. Read More
I mentioned the walk in the woods, Last Child in the Woods, you said you read the book?… Read More
I’m not involved in that anymore since I’ve retired and it’s been a while. I think the important thing is, and I talked to you about this earlier, the important thing is that we need to do some basic stuff. Our children need to have something to do in the… Read More
Do you think that education is doing any good within zoos, particularly boosting the image of zoos among the public?… Read More
Well, we had a good relationship with them, but we didn’t take any money from the politicians or we didn’t take any money from the zoo tax payers. It was not a tax burden that people who paid for the zoo didn’t have to go through a tax office, it… Read More
Did they help you?… Read More
Did you cultivate the politicians?… Read More
When you were building the zoo and as the zoo progressed, what extent did the politics of the local county or city politics play in your zoo?… Read More
And there was criticism by our board for doing that, but that’s what he felt was important. I used to take Ellie, I’d take her downtown, walk through the bank with her and she’d make a deposit right on the floor. A little baby elephant following me around. Or I’d… Read More
Our elephant, Ellie, was a huge draw and we sold her paintings, et cetera. But Ellie had gotten big and was a lump and you did not feel that was a good situation for our elephant. And that elephant- It was a huge sacrifice to give that elephant up but… Read More
I think zoos should be on display in zoological parks. But I think they’re going need to really research the social structure of these animals certainly nutrition and certainly territories. It would be a shame that kids couldn’t go to the zoo and see an elephant or ride an elephant. Read More
What’s your opinion about zoo’s maintaining elephants in collections?… Read More
What, and you have told me that you had an elephant right now, the hot topic, at least one of them for zoos, is the maintaining of elephants in collections. Read More
I certainly think captive animal management needs to be really watched because that’s where a lot of people get bad vibes, from some people keeping animals. And some, no matter what you do, won’t like it if you have an animal in a cage or on exhibit. But you have… Read More