So to go back to my definition of mega zoos, you know, that, that our ability to manage small populations, to transfer animals, the, the drugs that we have developed for dealing with animals up close and personal, just our whole approach to, you know, how do you, if you… Read More
The, I think one of the most, there was, we had a, when I started here at London, there was an American vet who was on the team Barkley Hastings. And I, I think I’m correct in saying that Barkley was the first vet zoo experience that went out to… Read More
I generally use the term mega zoo. I think, you know, people have this illusion still of say, you know, eastern or southern Africa being, you know, this big wild place. And you know, more and more of these parks are privately run, they’re fenced areas, they’re highly protected. There… Read More
Will we be able to recreate them, you know, if the the Great Barrier Reef gets bleached over, are we gonna be able to create a, a new bar, great barrier reef somewhere further north or further south?… Read More
Is there a wild out there or have the majority of wild spaces been turned into managed wild zoos?… Read More
Oh, we met the polar bear at Highland Wildlife Park and it was absolutely amazing. And they’re doing a great job and the bears are really well looked after. Read More
What, what better way to get the message across about, about polar bears or the roles that zoos play or whatever, you know, the, the general public had our best advertising tool. Read More
What better publicity could you want?… Read More
The polar bears at Highland Wildlife Park, we’ve seen people burst into tears, not because they were frightened or anything like that, but they were just so overwhelmed by being obviously with a fence in the way. But being that close to a live polar bear and the, and for… Read More
And what did you do last weekend?… Read More
Well, I mean, I’ll be honest, when I was running the animal department at the Highland Wildlife Park, we we’re ahead of our, our sister and, and more senior partner, the Edinburgh Zoo in starting, you know, keep it for a day programs or meet the polar bear, you know,… Read More
I’m sure there are some zoos that probably oversubscribe to these activities, but I would like to think that most do it in a sensible way and do people get a lot out of it?… Read More
So what is your feelings about zoo feeding programs?… Read More
Yeah, that, but yeah, there needs to be a justification would be the way I would, I would put it. Read More
So yeah, to use your term, do they have to earn their keep?… Read More
You know, why, why do we have the, you know, why is this species here?… Read More
And it may be a common one, but it’s used as an analog for a threatened one that either we’re trying to learn more about them or we’re using it as an example for, from an educational point of view for, for the public. Read More
That’s a good one in as much as how things have changed with keeper experiences and whatnot and you know, right. You know, you’re allowed to feed the animals, then you’re not allowed to feed the animals and now we’re charging you extra to feed the giraffes. And so there… Read More
Do you think animals need to earn their keep?… Read More
No, we don’t. Do we need another European enclosure?… Read More