Interview 9511 – Caption Index: 488
Was it gradual?… Read More
Was it gradual?… Read More
Did you have a calling all of a sudden that you really, epiphany?… Read More
So making a bigger pool of people who would have the same ideas, the same commitment that we were trying to create, was it the base of what I was trying to do, that was early days, I was trying to find out what could be done. And I found… Read More
What happened to direct your vision and how did that affect your vision of the zoo and its development?… Read More
Why was that important?… Read More
And you kind of indicated kind of, it did not continue. Ultimately zoos must consider their responsibilities globally. They can’t do it locally. As an example, no one zoo can long sustain any species of animals bigger than that. You can’t do it, you can’t sustain enough of them unless… Read More
When we’re talking about the conference between south American zoos and the Mexican zoos and AZA, why was it not followed up?… Read More
Why was it important in your mind?… Read More
What did you take away from the experience?… Read More
No more Bronx Day at the Bronx Zoo. This was an interesting occasion at the request of the then Bronx borough president, the zoological society agreed to make Bronx Day free to everybody at the zoo. And the result was that teenagers were led out of school and there was… Read More
As a national organization, you feel AZA is important and continuing to fulfill its role?… Read More
I think AZA is essential to the operation of zoos in a professional and ethical fashion. I think, that the zoo world speaking globally is, unfortunate in that it does not have an association with the kind of strength AZA has. The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums is doing… Read More
You’ve alluded to some. There were a couple of things. I was trying very hard to professionalize the zoo field and this of course was before the accreditation program and before the SSP and the A and D acquisition and disposition policy. And before we decided what we were gonna… Read More
And it did a lot for us as Americans zoos, seeing a different view and hearing different views and our fledgling efforts to become more professional, had a most encouraging effect upon them, they’ve said to me. I don’t think they followed up with that and I hope they will… Read More
But when you were president, what were the accomplishments of AZA that you were most proud of and that you felt made a difference?… Read More
I think Ted Reed was important, but there are others who will probably remember it better, or it’s written in the history. It was a tough time. We didn’t know that we had the economy worked out. We were very fortunate in that, a wonderful girl who became the executive… Read More
You indicated you were president of the– (indistinct) One, I think there were two presidents during that period, but I don’t remember the details. Read More
And was there opposition to this from zoo directors when this occurred?… Read More
The change from being one of the tribe of NRPA associations, being lumped in with various recreational and park associations, and instead splitting out as a professional zoo association was a painful one and there were many problems of the economy and structure that had to be resolved. Much of… Read More
Pretty much so, in some cases, no. (William laughs) You were involved at a time when the Zoo Association was part of the parks national organization and not alone. National Recreation and Park Association. Read More