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
Why other zoo should or should not follow suit?… Read More
There are a number of private individuals who’ve shown great interest in sustaining either wildlife habitat or actual wild animals. A few of them have collections that are scientifically managed or habitats that are scientifically managed, but some do, and it may be a direction for the future in some… Read More
We need a different approach to conservation, the San Diego zoo’s conservation research area has something called a frozen zoo, can you explain its value?… Read More
All the zoos in the world could fit within their animal spaces, could fit within the borough of Brooklyn. That’s 212 square kilometers. Yes, zoos have a space problem. Read More
Can it be solved in some degree with working with the private sector?… Read More
They have the skills that people off the street don’t have. Space, always a issue. Read More
Does it continue to be a problem for zoos and aquariums?… Read More
So what are the key roles that zoos must do to help conservation?… Read More
Is it strictly financial, educational, would their staff, or are there other key roles?… Read More
Well, there are many key roles that zoos can play in the struggle to save species. Building a constituency, getting people interested in wildlife is fundamental. Money is fundamental, properly directed. The provision of technical skills of people, extremely important and zoos can do it, sometimes in emergencies. For example,… Read More
Not yet. Probably nobody is doing enough for conservation to be called major. But there are a few institutions that are, my own institution gives more than 50% of its total budget to wildlife conservation. But the prospects are poor. The challenge is great. And there are enormous opportunities to… Read More
When you talk about this global strategy, are there countries outside the United States that could assist or partner with zoos globally, that would be the best use of the zoo’s resources regarding conservation. Does the World Bank play an issue here or other type of agencies like this. Many… Read More