From Ken Kawata

Good afternoon: Buckles may remember Mark Rosenthal, then the large mammal curator of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo who used to tape your talk on elephants. During the turbulent period of the zoo he left, but could not re-enter the zoo field. Administrators well-experienced in animal husbandry are no longer a hot commodity on the zoo market. They are no longer appreciated; they present a threat to the insecurity of the New Age zoo 'professionals.' Mark is now the operations manager for City of Chicago Commission on Animal Care and Control. In the big city of Chicago, experience and knowledge on wild animals are appreciated. He is in the position to inspect all circuses that come to town. They now have someone thoroughly experienced in elephants and other wild mammals, someone who has an understanding of the circus industry. I think that's good news for us all. Ken Kawata