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Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 599

What do I know about the zoo profession?… Read More

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Sure. Zoos are important no matter what the activists say. Take a look at the millions who are going to zoos now. We have more now going to zoo, as they tell me through AZA, than ever before. And it’s true in San Antonio Zoo’s case, we have over a… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 595

What do you know about the profession that you devoted so many years of your life to?… Read More

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Say it again. Read More

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Yes. Start at the bottom and work yourself up. Learn it, so you really enjoy it. Not at this far at the bottom that you started– Maybe not as far down as I started, but might be useful. (laughs) Many zoo directors after retiring continue to be active for animal… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 591

Are you still involved in anything within the zoo world or animal world?… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 592

I’m involved locally in my community, but much behind the scenes. I think my successor is doing just great. He doesn’t really need my help so much, but I can sort of give him a little boost whenever I can and tell people what a great job he’s doing and… Read More

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Do we still need zoos?… Read More

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Can US zoos and aquariums do anything to help their zoo brothers and sisters?… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 588

I think so. A lot of cities have sister cities and some zoos have sisters zoos, like some of the Central American zoos. And it’s a result of our being there as zoo people going down and seeing what they have and offering to be of some assistance to them. Read More

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Are there any suggestions you’d give to aspiring people who wanna make a difference in the zoo world?… Read More

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Are there any zoos in the world that you particularly admire?… Read More

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Where are they and why do you admire them?… Read More

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Well, of course I admire our favorite ones in this country, the big ones with the giant staffs and the wonderful things they’re doing. Bronx and Brookfield and Lincoln Park in San Diego, Philadelphia. The European zoos I have become very fond of because of the past history. When I… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 580

Is that fence in regards to the elephants or some other exhibits?… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 581

Any exhibit. Of course the elephants have their own fence and now they have their own huge enclosure fence. And then we have pedestrian railing to keep them at a certain distance from them. Read More

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What would be, if you could name one and maybe you can, but what would be your proudest accomplishment?… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 583

People. The people who are now former San Antonio, former Seneca Park Zoo, former Columbus employees, I’m the proudest of those people. The other day I was thinking about San Antonio and how many people are presently former San Antonio keepers or curators, and I think of Mary Healy, Jim… Read More

Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 577

But everything is done in teams in zoos nowadays. It’s costly, but maybe it’s a learning, it’s a time when the keepers might be learning one from the other as they’re working in these teams. Read More

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But it seems strange to me that no matter where you go, who you talk to, an insurance company or a major company like Rackspace or whatever, they say, well, my team is working, you know?… Read More

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