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Yeah. That’s what’s wonderful about the whole profession, I think. Read More

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So what observations have you made about today’s zoo directors and their style and their job responsibilities?… Read More

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Well, it seems like the, the job of a zoo director, good, bad or indifferent has become more of a fundraiser ’cause they are the face of the zoo. And that seems to take a lot of time ’cause it takes a lot of money to run a place as… Read More

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Exactly. Read More

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So I’d like to bring it back to you personally, who are some of the mentors, your mentors in the zoo field and what life lessons did they teach you?… Read More

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So with that in mind, what would you say to those critics who still believe that zoos are nothing more than places where they cage animals?… Read More

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Well, I think that you’re never going to, there’s gonna be a segment of the population that are always gonna say that. And no matter what you do, you could say, “I just gave that elephant 50 acres.” And they could say, “Yeah, it’s not 100.” I mean, so there’s… Read More

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You just have to say, “We are doing a good job of what we are doing here. We’re not doing a half job. We’re doing a wonderful job. We’re explaining what we’re doing and here’s the answer.” And so you’re never. Some people will, “Oh, I see what you’re doing,”… Read More

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But the thing is zoo’s gotta be a leadership role. The wild is shrinking, they have got to show that they care, not, yeah, no, zoos don’t take animals out of the wild anymore, or they shouldn’t in any number. Sometimes for new blood lines. You’re talking very, very, very… Read More

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But the point is they should be able to, to me, help the animals in the wild or else, why are we here?… Read More

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They’re the main educators. And that includes small and medium size. Every zoo can do some portion. Every zoo can do breeding. “Well, we’re a small zoo. We don’t breed.” Breed the parcelhus snail. Breed certain things that you can. Make it, it’s a big deal. If you don’t, “Oh,… Read More

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You don’t have to have 50 ’cause you’re not the biggest zoo, but if you even have one, you’re showing your community and community support for a zoo, whether it’s in a small community or big community is solved. If you don’t have the community’s support and they don’t think… Read More

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So with all that in mind, what is the future of zoos?… Read More

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What’s their role? What’s your part?… Read More

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Well, I think part of the main role for zoos as far as I’m concerned is they’ve got to be part and show a leadership role in the in situ work of animals in nature. They have a giant audience. They have potentially money. You’ve gotta make sure your house… Read More

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Only in the last X number of years have there been more women zoo directors and more women keepers. Certainly there’s a lot in the field now than there were 10, 15 years ago. Read More

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But are there more minorities that can add to this?… Read More

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So those are, I think are some of the issues that zoos and the national association could be tackling for the next generation. Yeah. Yeah. Read More

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I think you have to have, the curatorial staff get as, again, that’s up to a director, give them as much professional growth as possible. The zoo association has some wonderful classes about a lot of things now. You should be throwing those people at every one of those classes… Read More

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So what are the largest professional problems facing US zoos today, US zoos?… Read More

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