Years ago, it’s going back in late 1990s. We’re going back 15 years ago, 18 years ago. There was this big pressure to declare some sharks as being off limits for commercial fishermen. And so the feds, they did the same thing they did with the Endangered Species Act. They… Read More
Sharks when they die sink to the bottom of the ocean, you don’t find them. You can go along and see how many sharks are being caught. But then they’re restricting the number of sharks that being caught commercially. Read More
So how do you know?… Read More
How are you gonna prove it?… Read More
Oh boy. You know, (chuckles) I am constantly, let’s say skeptical of research projects. And I guess I’m the critic when it comes to research projects. People come along and they say, well, sharks are endangered. Well, prove it. Read More
So what good does a captive breeding program do if we don’t have any place to put them?… Read More
Now with your work that you’ve been doing, with the sharks, has your work had any impact on the conservation of sharks?… Read More
The maintenance of elephants in captivity. If you’re gonna do it successfully, have a breeding program and all that, it’s gonna take a lot of space, a lot of expense in building quarters to house them. And if you’re gonna do that, you gotta make sure what you’re gonna do… Read More
Now, from a veterinarian’s point of view, what is your view regarding the maintaining of elephants in captivity?… Read More
My biggest contribution to the zoo field?… Read More
Profession. Zoo profession. I think getting the new zoo off the ground in Miami and providing a decent educational exhibit for the local people in Miami. And in the profession itself, during the time I was president, we developed a moral awareness to get our message out and to get… Read More
(laughs) You ask tough questions. Read More
Now in your career, you’ve done a lot of things, but if I asked you for one thing, that would be your contribution, what would you tell me?… Read More
Do we have a wild to return them to?… Read More
So I think that puts a limitation on it. Read More
For reproducing them then turning them loose in the wild. Read More
What are we gonna do with them?… Read More
Do you see that they might be helpful or do they have limitations?… Read More
I think these procedures have limitations simply because we have limitations on the number of animals we can reproduce. Read More
I have never had any experience with artificial insemination, or embryo implants, or anything like that. No. Read More