Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 521
What changes have you seen during your years in the zoo field regarding visitor attitudes and at either at your local zoo or as you have gone around the national level?… Read More
What changes have you seen during your years in the zoo field regarding visitor attitudes and at either at your local zoo or as you have gone around the national level?… Read More
Well, visitor attitudes have gotten more complex I think. Some see the zoo as a good community effort, others see it in a different manner, some have an attitude that they shouldn’t be there, they’re costing money for the community. Maybe they don’t even know that the city doesn’t provide… Read More
What would you say to people who still believe that zoos are nothing more than places where they cage animals?… Read More
Well, the first thing comes to mind is confront them, but do it in such a manner that you know what you’re doing. You’re not waving your arms and asking for a fight. You pick your battles and you pick your battles in a certain way. First of all, if… Read More
You had mentioned some, are there qualities, top qualities, maybe three that you would wanna see in a curator?… Read More
I think one of them was caring about the animals. Yes. I think qualities that a curator should have, well, of course he has to have the education to be a good curator, but again, I get so tired of telling everybody, oh boy, you have to have an education. Read More
Should every zoo strive to do breeding programs?… Read More
I think everyone has to. All zoos have to have some program that has to do with reproduction of certain species, whether it’s in the native area where the animal’s from or in the zoo itself. Because you said that each zoo has to do what they must do, and… Read More
We kind of touched on it a bit, but zoos, in many cases, they’re afraid to confront animal rights, animal welfare groups that are anti-zoo. Read More
Can you give us your thoughts on how business can deal with these types of groups?… Read More
Can they do things to help wildlife internationally or nationally?… Read More
Can they be, they all can’t be the San Diego Zoo or the Bronx, but can they do something?… Read More
I think any zoo can do their part, but again, it’s getting back to, don’t try to do too much, do it well and you’ll get recognition for doing a good job. Read More
The most important city is the one you’re in. That’s where all your efforts have to be going, or at least a great bit of it in order for you to be responsible to the community. Now, if you can be responsible to the community and do all the highfalutin… Read More
I’m a young zoo director and I come to you and I’m seeking advice, mentoring a little, what important piece of advice would you give me that has stuck with you throughout your career?… Read More
Well, what I think, I have to go back to my beginning. I tried to, I don’t know that I tried, I did stay with loving the animals that I work with, every day was an exciting day for me no matter how long I was working in a zoo. Read More
Is there certain things that they really should be, and I’m talking about the big zoos as well as smaller zoos, focusing on?… Read More
Well, all of those things are important in the zoo business today. All the education and that saving the planet and working in other countries as some of the majors zoos are doing. Read More
But what about at home?… Read More
Who is the most important?… Read More