Interview 12083 – Caption Index: 446
And what can we do to correct the problem?… Read More
And what can we do to correct the problem?… Read More
Well, I think one of the big things and is gonna continue to be a big thing is zoo’s relationship with the animal welfare, animal rights organizations. I don’t know that they’re ever going to see eye to eye, but I think that it’s up to the zoo association, AZA… Read More
Well, I think at one, you gotta have a sense of being, you gotta be prepared to fail and to learn from those failures. You have to try and continue to have a sense of humor ’cause it’s gonna carry you through the dark times. You have to know that… Read More
I’m gonna follow up with that because there’s a constant complaint from zoo directors that there are too few good curators in our community today. Read More
How should curators be trained today?… Read More
Not as much as they should. I think you gotta learn, again, we’ve talked about it, but I think you gotta be a student of the game. You gotta know, not only the his, I believe the history of your profession, but you gotta know the history of your institution. Read More
And say, “Here, read it.” And maybe we’re gonna talk about it later into some informal discussions. Know where you work. Read More
So what should be the top qualities of a curator today?… Read More
Yeah, because I think there’s a job to be done. And I think that there are professionals doing it and doing a very good job of trying to move things ahead. And we always are on the shoulders of people who came before us. I did stuff. And I’ll mention… Read More
And I said, “Yes. Oh my gosh, that’d be fabulous.” But here’s was a, just what bears were where, I mean, it was, no big deal, just, here’s the bears, here’s where they are, here’s their numbers, so forth. I wanted this, again, I was on the shoulders of this… Read More
So we had not only photos, but we had articles and we had the facts, the studbook. So I wanted it to be a resource tool as opposed to just a listing of where all the bears were. That’s right. The idea of building upon what is there from the… Read More
Well, so with that in mind, do you feel that animal keepers and senior staff know their profession’s history?… Read More
And accreditation, I think, is a very positive thing. Yeah, holds them accountable. So the zoo business has changed greatly in the years since you’ve been in it. Read More
And knowing what you know today, would you have entered the field when you did and would you enter it today?… Read More
Well, I care about zoos and aquariums and I care about the wildlife and the wild. And I think that I was very fortunate to enter the profession. I think every generation must say that. But I feel fortunate that I entered the profession when I did because I look,… Read More
Will I get in and again today?… Read More
So very generally, of course, what’s your opinion to zoos today?… Read More
Well, think zoos today are, I think they’re positive thing. I think always people will have a hit on zoos, but I think, the age old expression, bad zoos give good zoos a bad name, and whether it’s bad aquariums give good aquariums a bad name. There are zoos that… Read More
Yeah, you could fall a little, but you gotta be a certain level. You can’t have, you wanna have two vets, fine. You should have at least a minimum of one vet. I’m just using that as an example. Sure. If you got one vet, fine. If you got five,… Read More
I think the answer is this, whatever you do with any species, if you can give that animal what it needs in a first class manner, then, and meeting its needs, not minimally, but in broader terms, okay. But you gotta give it all those things. I’ve had people say… Read More