Audubon Paper #1 (From Joey Ratliff)

audubonpaper1, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. A couple of days ago Ken Kawata and Richard Reynolds wrote a couple of artcles on zoos and thier lack of a relationship with circus and the dropping of animal shows in an attempt to walk the AZA line. I agree with alot of the points but I wanted to let them know that all of us are not clones. You and other bloggers have read my comments about the things we do down here but I never bothered to send anything in because I'd rather hang paper for those that have influenced me.The president and CEO of Audubon Nature Institute (parent name of all 9 local Audubon facilities) Ron Forman thinks of us as not only a conservation faclity but also an entertainment entity. Here I offer a few of my favorite newspaper shots from my years here. The photos of the show I found on flickr.com by searching "Audubon Zoo Elephant Show". I wish I had some shots of my wife's sea lion act, maybe another time. Joey