"I'm curious to see where you would have rather seen the money spent in the zoo." With all the money we have saved and generated, we should have plenty to get the White-Naped Cranes a more "visually appealing"(just sucking up to the downsized education/graphics department) nesting box. Accepting that what they have is adequate, we want to address education, realism, and natural looking. Worse case scenario we can use the stink box, and it won't cost us a nickle. I would get the Markor in some kind of enclosure I was comfortable and could sleep nights knowing that they were going to stay in, and not fall in a moat and break a leg.(we can use the net's to ship the mushrooms to Mr. Dee and Mr. Dum.) I would spend as much as was necessary to install something other then hot wire in the moose exhibit. Those nutty Alces alces all of a sudden decide to spook and bolt they might wrap up tighter than a mummy in that wire. But let's keep our finger crossed, shall we. If we need any additional funds we can contact the White-Naped Crane sanctuary, the Markhor sanctuary, or the Moose sanctuary. What do mean there isn't one of any signifigance? They have a number of high line elephant sanctuaries and elephant protection/aid/help organizations. What about the poor misunderstood Moose. Now you understand why a lot of money has to be spent on the public relations, bluffing that "perception" deal that folks have. Dumbo had Walt Disney and the Disney machine and poor Bullwinkle had to do the best he could with Jay Ward Productions and Rocky. Don't underestimate and cut short your PR Department.
Monday, November 15, 2010
For Columbusonian--Thanks for asking. # 9
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Wade G. Burck
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Wade - I refuse to believe that the box of straw on it's side is for those storks.
There's got to be something else in that enclosure.
Steve,
Are you kidding me? Are you telling me that Australian cranes can't pull their neck down into their shoulders, and get into that box? LOL Actually, the White-Nape share the enclosure with a small herd of Tufted Deer, whom most likely the box was for. I used the picture to illustrate the money spent on "fiberglass" overcoats at the expense of a plywood nesting box. I guess I should have called it a "bedding" box so as not to give the illusion it was for the cranes. That you caught it should illustrate to Columbusoniain and other's that we have some pretty savvy animal folks here on this blog. I was going to use a picture of a small gunnite pool located at the foot of a dirt pile so that muddy water ran in to it when it rained. I didn't because I know you would have said, "What kind of quince cranes do you have over there in the Colonies? Down here in God's Country our cranes will drink water that croc's have shit in, and be happy to have it, and ask for more." LOL
Be safe mate,
Wade
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