See, there are two problems. First of all, a zoological park generally a zoo has to be funded either by the city, which is a political organization or by beneficials from foundations or private individuals that realize the importance of a zoological park. Now, I’m one of the few people… Read More
And at least zoological parks will tell you what else is on this planet?… Read More
If people don’t go out and buy hunting and fishing licenses, they’re gonna be out of a job. So now they’re promoting and I’m involved in this, with the State of Florida are family-oriented centers where families can come out and learn how to enjoy the outdoors and do different… Read More
How can zoos assist in that?… Read More
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My wife’s a good example. She goes to a shopping mall. She stalks her prey, she captures it and then brings it back home and possesses it. And that’s a very basic instinct. That’s why people now are jogging and shopping malls because we are also focused on tribes and… Read More
The Wildlife Commission is called are very concerned because they’re wardens and they’re very staff people, people are out there doing the good work. They rely on money from fishing and hunting licenses in order to get their salaries. Read More
So guess what?… Read More
(coughs) Guess what they’re building in?… Read More
In our end they’re building a theme park in Iran to make money. And so (clears throat) often, excuse me, I’m gonna have to get a drink. The power of economics often override everything else. And we have to be very careful about that, ’cause economics are the real power… Read More
(indistinct) significance of it. Yeah, I mean, the significance of the disconnect is that there’s so much competition for people’s time, which is based on economics. If you can make a bark at something, a new kind of park that people can go to, you know the park in Hong… Read More
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Why is that significant?… Read More
I mean… Well, it’s the old story of, we’re only gonna save what we love and things like that. And there are so many, this is a very competitive world we’re living in, based on economics. If you could make a bucket something, you’re gonna build it. (clears throat) By… Read More
Oh, well the feedback is always excellent. I mean, it amazes me that even the animal rights groups don’t seem to… There were a few times that Wild Kingdom got involved in doing stories about animals where some of it was created, because there weren’t too many humans in it. Read More
The real trick in Wild Kingdom at one time there were some, oh, they were some disgruntled photographers who used to work for Wild Kingdom that said some of it was staged. Well, this is a very interesting subject because when you stage, there’s a big difference between staging reality… Read More
Can you talk about the disconnect between people and nature?… Read More
What is an ecosystem?… Read More
What is it that sustains life on this planet?… Read More
If you ask people to name even three or four of the basic laws of nature that allow life to be on this planet, they don’t even know what you’re talking about. And that’s true by the way of a lot of scientists, because scientists have to talk to their… Read More