All posts tagged Dr. Joel Parrott

Dr. Joel Parrott, Executive Director of the Oakland Zoo–considered by many, including those staunchly anti-zoo, to be one of the best zoos anywhere–discusses what traits he feels constitute a great zoo, philosophical & more tangible changes he’s embraced and implemented in his 20-plus years at the Oakland Zoo, his views on the complex issue of zoos exhibiting elephants, and more. [www.OaklandZoo.org] Read more…