Willie B. has been rejuvenated. He s sired five offspring now. It s unbelievable way beyond our expectations. But it was because we took it down a scientific road, and from the very beginning science drove the new vision. The approach with pandas will be the same, Maple says.
Science drives the vision.
Research really dominates this place. I have this expectation that this little zoo can become the world s first truly scientific zoo. I ve seen zoos that have knocked on the door of science. I ve seen zoos that had a scientific unit within. But for a zoo to be infused with science from the top to the bottom the way we envision ourselves is truly unique.