Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 598
So it’s, you know, I’ve had some really rough times in animals that I’ve known since they were youngsters and had to make with euthanasia call. It’s like, this really stinks. It really, really stinks. Read More
So it’s, you know, I’ve had some really rough times in animals that I’ve known since they were youngsters and had to make with euthanasia call. It’s like, this really stinks. It really, really stinks. Read More
Cancer and things like that, you know?… Read More
I got so lucky in my career and with some great opportunities to, to do some awesome things and to learn so much, I would do it all over again. Read More
Have you thought about that? And they go, no, I hadn’t. You know, because life and death is a daily situation in a zoo world, you know, I mean, you get into the zoo world because you wanna help save endangered species, you wanna help breed things, you wanna make… Read More
But there’s so many caveats that when I’ve talked to younger people, when they, they’re thinking about the career in the field and whatever, and saying, have you thought about this?… Read More
I know it’s not for everybody because you are constantly squeezed. You know, if you’re speaking of the zoo director’s position, you’re constantly squeezed between everybody and you never get it right. Read More
You’re always wrong. Okay?… Read More
You, you know, if you make the politicals happy, you might not make a donor happy. If you make the donor happy, you may not make the zookeepers happy. If you make the zoo happy, happy, zookeepers happy, you may not make vest services happy. It’s, it is so challenging… Read More
Have they found the new leadership?… Read More
You know, there is a so logical institution in Kansas, and it was founded by a very, very wealthy multimillionaire. It’s a big, big collection. And that multimillionaire willed his estate and when he passed, all of his resources are poured into an endowment fund. I believe the endowment’s like… Read More
What’s their long-term plan? Who is their successor?… Read More
Are they willing it to aborted directors?… Read More
Are they willing it to a community?… Read More
Will they survive the length of time municipal zoos have?… Read More
That’s a, a good question mark, because, you know, we all know private zoos. It’s the creation of a well-healed individual or couple, and nobody lives forever. Communities live forever. You know, that well-heeled individual who created that. Read More
What are your thoughts about private zoos by people of means?… Read More
No, you have to involve your community and ask them and get involved and find out what they really, really, really desire and what, what, what they would enjoy and what is true surface to them. Read More
You know, what do you want regarding exhibitry regarding programming?… Read More
You know, you, they’re hard questions to ask and it takes time and it takes resources to ask these questions, but you have to be relevant and you have to be pertinent. You have to be a part of the community to make it happen and to keep it alive. Read More
And walk at golf at it and walk on. Okay?… Read More