So there a lot of good places out there. And there’s a beautiful place of all, I went to a zoo outside of Brussels, Belgium just recently called Pairi Daiza. And it’s the biggest and most fantastic zoo I’ve ever seen. They have panda bears, and the orangutan exhibit is… Read More
‘Cause I know that people want to change it, they just don’t have the either the resources or the financial way to move forward. And some way along the line, we gotta move that forward, or just find other homes for those animals so we don’t have that side of… Read More
Any suggestions to those young professionals in the field on how to make a difference?… Read More
I think that the only advice I give people nowadays is get the truth, use the truth, and keep moving it forward because people are lazy nowadays sometimes and half the information is okay, half a job is okay. Not doing the thing 100% isn’t worth it to me. So… Read More
And if there is, why?… Read More
Where are they, other than SeaWorld?… Read More
I admire a lot of the, I admire parts. Parts of every zoo is good. I mean, some of them are better. St Louis Zoo is good, Fort Worth Zoo is good, San Diego’s Zoo is good. I mean, all my friends that are out there, Georgia Aquarium’s nice, Shedd… Read More
Somebody’ll say, “I wanna build that kind of a park.” And I’ll go, “I’m in.” What’s your proudest accomplishment?… Read More
I think my proudest accomplishment is simply being able to stay healthy and work 44 years in a job that I never dreamt of that I do and love every minute of it, even at bad times. Read More
Are there any zoos and aquariums and marine mammal parks in the world you particularly admire?… Read More
I would’ve called Dawn Brancheau that day and told her not to come to work if I could go back and play God, ’cause that’s still, it bugs me every day. You know, you can go back and look at a lot of things and say, “I should have done… Read More
Aside from being a drop of rain and what you wanted to do, we still have to figure that out, are there any programs or exhibits that you would’ve implemented during your tenure, yet it just didn’t happen?… Read More
You tried to sell them, and the time wasn’t right. I, at one point, approached the company and talked about the whole idea of bringing all the animals from Busch Gardens to Orlando and integrating a marine and a safari, Africa, terrestrial park, sort of the biggest and best in… Read More
So you’re Still pretty busy, certainly, within the animal world?… Read More
Absolutely, I feel committed to this, because I want people to understand, and it’s just not me, it’s I have worked so long with animals now I’d hate to have the community just go away. I’d just hate to see in 50 years from now that somebody’s grandchildren’s grandchildren couldn’t… Read More
So if you could go back in time, what if anything would you have done differently as a manager?… Read More
Oh, all I’m doing is making the connections for people. There’s a group of people that are doing the auditing. There’s a group of people that are train the auditors. There’s a scientific advisory group. Their headquarters in Washington. All I’m doing is saying, “Hey, listen,” Glenn Young, who’s a… Read More
So I’m doing more, right now, I’m just connecting places to the program and people to the program. Now, you’re still active in other things. Read More
You mentioned that you’re still head of the conservation, Busch Conservation?… Read More
I’m still the president of the SeaWorld Busch Gardens Conservation Fund. And I’m president right now of the European Aquatic Animal Medicine group. I’m also a current chairman of the United States Rugby Foundation, who raises money for youth rugby, for the development of the sport. I’m doing all sorts… Read More