Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 379
Do animals need to earn their keep?… Read More
Do animals need to earn their keep?… Read More
It’s just as simple as that. And that’s why the need, as we discussed earlier, to cooperate with private who have a lot more space than than zoos do in the United States. Read More
And so you have to be so, so conscious of, of that space. And, and that’s why the more we can collaborate with other countries, other places to help expand our abilities and our power and our cooperation, we’re all gonna have very limited, limited space. I mean, the Lincoln… Read More
Do you think with commitment, does space continue to be a problem for Zeus Aquariums?… Read More
Again, very locally, nationally, with their, with their stage if they make, make their, make a commitment for it. Read More
Space? Space? Oh yes. You know, it’s, of course it is. I mean, every more space you acquire is more overhead, more personnel, more energy, more maintenance. And you’re making a perpetual commitment to that, that more space. Okay. I mean, when you build that new exhibit building, you gotta… Read More
I bet you haven’t. It’s a little bug. Okay. The Salt Creek Tiger Beetle is only found in the salt marshes north of Lincoln, Nebraska. Very limited range. Okay. Little bug like that. At one time, the United States consider it the rarest insect in the United States. Okay. Because… Read More
We set land aside. And so we’ve now, there are thousands and thousands of these in this habitat because the Lincoln Children’s Zoo got involved with saving this teeny tiny bug. Okay. That’s local conservation. That’s huge conservation, okay. You don’t have to, I’ll go to, yes, we’ve sent people… Read More
You ever heard of the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle?… Read More
You know, I think, I, I think what’s really challenging for a lot of Zeus is they think conservation means that you have to have a field biologist in some far away country, 24 7 working to save a species. And I think that idea is just so crippling to,… Read More
That’s conservation right away. Okay. That’s local conservation work. Teaming up with the, with your state game and parks or natural resources folks. Lincoln Children’s Zoo for years has been working with the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle. Read More
What, what was the most difficult, what do you think was the most difficult concept for zoos to understand and implement regarding the relationship to conservation?… Read More
And, and quite often in the zoo world, it’s hard to find collaborators. I’ll be very honest with you. And it, and it’s kind of frustrating because we’re all fighting, fighting limited res resources. We’re all trying to accomplish the same thing. But quite often we don’t want to, we… Read More
Well, if it helps save the species, sure. If, if it’s increasing the awareness for the protection of a species, sure, that’s successful. But no, we’ve, we’ve not done that partnership, I think, I think because resources and zoos are so tight, the more collaboration that you can do, absolutely. Read More
Does that really accomplish anything?… Read More
Is it grandstanding? It, it’s a more for political recognition than it is for, you know, for, for success of the species. I don’t know. You know, I think any kind of partnership that can, you can move saving species together, forward is a successful relationship. Sometimes tho those are… Read More
Do sister zoos have a place in the big picture of animal keeping where you’re adopting another zoo from another country, as have you done it?… Read More
Is it, is it really helping the species?… Read More
No, we’ve not done that. You know, we, we, we’ve not, we’ve not done that. You know, so much of that is in the political realm. It’s like the giant panda political realm. Okay. Read More
Gee, is that part of our mission as professional zoological institutions?… Read More