Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 497
What is our real mission?… Read More
What is our real mission?… Read More
You know, so many national associations change their focus every couple of years, you know, and it’s like, well, we change horses again. You know? And it’s kind of embarrassing. It is just, it, yes, there’s definitely room for, but what’s more important is work together to accomplish a similar… Read More
We need to lower our, our ego some and go, what’s our real mission here?… Read More
Okay. We need to be more collaborative and we need to work together. Read More
Absolutely. Abs ab abs of positivity. You know, there’s also the A A ZK, the American Association of Zookeepers, there’s an American Association of Zoo Horticulturists. So the International Association of Zoo Educators. Okay. There’s room for all of them. But again, they’re kind of in their own silos. They’re… Read More
And we mentioned too, in the United States, the American Zoo Association and the Zoological Association of America, two professional zoo organization, is there room for both of them?… Read More
I think we’re doing, again, I don’t think we’re doing a good job. And I think we all have a different mission, different message. I think, you know, the A ZA is wanting to get more regulatory with its members regarding accreditation and the expectations. I think they’re going to… Read More
And, you know, it is just, we’re not, we don’t have a joint mission. And the joint mission should be touching everybody’s heart regarding, again, regarding the natural world, regarding what’s going on. So again, if we do a better job all collectively, we would have a lot different politicians… Read More
What is, what, what are the threats to all of that?… Read More
I think they also should be addressing collaboratively and collectively doing a better job of educating the masses about the natural world, natural habitats, species in those habitats. Read More
What issues, and you’ve mentioned some, what issues would you like to see National International Zoo Aquarium issue associations be addressing?… Read More
There’s the A ZA, American Zoo Association, the WAZA, the World Zoo Association, waza, there’s the Zoological Association of America. Read More
What do you think they should be all addressing?… Read More
Do you think zoos have a place in helping governments protect land masses?… Read More
Sure. No, I think I, I, if the zoo can work with their government to help set land aside, you know, it can be for a while. You know, the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle, that little bug is pretty controversial because the Salt Creek marshes aren’t prime development land. Just… Read More
’cause the animals are healing. Okay. They’re, it’s good for the soul, it’s good for the essence. That’s what you can get when it comes to the Lincoln Children Zoo, family time, healing time, great time for children and adults. That’s what I want people to do when they come… Read More
But when and at the children’s zoo, our zoo is so great, parents frequently come in the, come in the entrance, then they follow the kids. ’cause the kids know the zoo. I’m wanna go climb with the spider monkeys. I wanna go see the drab. I wanna go sit… Read More
Why do you think people love to have their cat on their lap or snuggle their dogs?… Read More
And so I think that’s what zoos are really great at, is building family time healing. Zoos can be healing for people. Animals can be healing for people. Read More
I wanted them to go, I wanted them to have a great family time together. Because going to the zoo several years ago, we used to have grief groups come to the zoo. Ch families who had lost a child. Okay. But had it still had other children, they would… Read More