About this episode
When a zoo needs an elephant, or finds itself with three surplus penguins, it doesn’t buy or sell the animals — it asks around. Zachary Crockett rattles the cages. SOURCES: Hollie Colahan , deputy director of the Birmingham Zoo and chair of the AZA's Animal Population Management Committee. Dwight Lawson , executive director and C.E.O. of the Oklahoma City Zoo. RESOURCES: " Oklahoma City Zoo Announces Near-Total Redesign in 2024 Master Plan ," by Sam Royka ( The Oklahoman, 2024). " Panda Diplomacy: What China’s Decision to Send Bears to the US Reveals About Its Economy ," by Chee Meng Tan ( The Conversation, 2024). " Oklahoma City Zoological Trust Financial Statements ," (2023). " Modern Zoos Are Not Worth the Moral Cost ," by Emma Marris ( The New York Times, 2021). " The Tiger King of the 19th Century ," by Betsy Golden Kellem ( Slate, 2020). Animal Population Management Committee of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.