There aint no such thing as perpetuity. But they are preserving them, they’re buying time, which I think is the proper way we have to look at it for as long as they can. And that’s wonderfully valuable and generous. They’re trying to set up mechanisms and I’m not familiar… Read More
Is this a viable tool to save habitat?… Read More
Should zoos invest in this?… Read More
You agreed with the recommendations?… Read More
I did. Douglas and Chris Tompkins, wealthy individuals, have been criticized in some circles for their eco philanthropy of purchasing land to preserve it as wilderness. Read More
What part did you play?… Read More
Oh, I helped review it a bit and provide a little stuff in the back but I really think that Bert De Boer is the man who we owe the greatest admiration to in that re required effort. Read More
The world zoo conservation strategy back in 1993 was a long awaited and difficult first step. It was put together primarily by the distinguished Dutch biologists, Leobert De Boer and Bert was trying to push forward the idea of zoo people acting globally in every aspect of their work. He… Read More
So that world zoo conservation strategy was, it was a strong, intelligent idea and it’s something that has to be updated, repeated and made better. Read More
You talked about in 1993 the World Zoo Conservation Strategy was released, how surprising was that report and what did it introduce to the zoo world?… Read More
You ready?… Read More
Should others zoos be following suit with that type of approach or should they be looking at more of the approach that you have expound?… Read More
The preservation of sperm, an ova where you can, in a frozen zoo is a very expensive proposition. But it is actually much less expensive than preserving the animals themselves. And whether it compares favorably or economically with other methods of saving wildlife is less a question than whether the… Read More
How much of a solution is it?… Read More
It’s a very special solution. This is not the sort of thing that you’re going to use to meet the problems that Paul Ehrlich and Ed Wilson have called to the public’s attention by saying that we’re going to lose 25% of the world’s wildlife in the next, so many… Read More
Where would you put it?… Read More
So the advantage of the frozen zoo in the long run is that it has the potential to buy time for species, to preserve diversity. Read More
The Frozen Zoo is a fascinating effort underway at the San Diego zoo for many, many years. The advantage of the zoo is that animals long dead, their genes apparently lost to their species forever, if they were collected and preserved in the frozen zoo and if the technology for… Read More
It’s a little bit like the answer to the old question, what would you do if you are at everything?… Read More
What is it?… Read More