EVERYONE
EVERYONE EIGHT FORTY SIX ON YOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TODAY IS THE UNITED NATIONS
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY SO WE IN SAN
DIEGO ARE LUCKY TO HAVE ACCESS
OF COURSE TO THE WORLD FAMOUS
SAN DIEGO ZOO AND SAFARI PARK
RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD WHERE WE
CAN LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF CONSERVATION AND A HUMAN
ANIMAL CONNECTION THIS MORNING
JOINING US IS MARCO WENT ALONG
WITH THE MURALIST WHO WILL BE
HELPING SHAKE SOME THINGS UP AT
THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AT A MURAL TO
THE SCENE. THANK YOU BOTH
OF YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS
MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THESE
CHANGES. YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR GIVING US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ALL
THE BIG CHANGES HAPPENING HERE
TODAY. WELL, FIRST OFF, CAN YOU
TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR
HAND THERE? OH, THIS IS MR.
BUTTERWORTH. THAT'S RIGHT, MR.
BUTTERWORTH. THESE ARE ANIMAL
AMBASSADOR HERE BECAUSE IT IS A
MOMENTOUS DAY AS YOU
HIGHLIGHTED AT THE WORLD
WILDLIFE DAY. BUT IT'S ALSO
MOMENTOUS BECAUSE SAN DIEGO ZOO
GLOBAL IS NO MORE. WE ARE NOW
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE
.WE NEEDED TO REDEFINE OUR
ROLE IN THE GREATER GLOBAL
COMMUNITY AND WE'RE FOCUSING
CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN EIGHT
HUBS ALL AROUND THE WORLD TO
REALLY HAVE A GOOD IMPACT ON
WILDLIFE FOR AND MR.
BUTTERWORTH, HE REPRESENTS THE
SPECIES ON THE AFRICAN SAVANNAH
WHERE WE DO A LOT
OF CONSERVATION WITH SAY THE
ELEPHANT OR THE RHINO. BUT IT'S
ALL ABOUT CONNECTIVITY. WE'RE A
PANCAKE TORTOISE LIKE MR.
BUTTERS. ROOT BEER IS CONNECTED
WITH AN ELEPHANT AND ALSO THE
COMMUNITY AND THAT'S REALLY
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. IT'S ONE
HEALTH APPROACH, A HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO HELPING OUT
CONSERVATION WITH THE COMMUNITY
,THE WILDLIFE AND ALSO THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT'S ALL ABOUT
HOPE AND LIGHT AND INSPIRATION,
WHICH IS WHY WE ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TO CREATED A
BEAUTIFUL MURAL THAT WE'RE
GOING TO UNVEIL A LITTLE LATER
TODAY MEDIA CONFERENCE AROUND
10:00. SO BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR
EYES OPEN FOR THAT. BUT REALLY
FOLKS, IT'S ALL ABOUT AGAIN THE
WILDLIFE THE CONSERVATION
REALLY PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY
BECAUSE CONSERVATION IS IT'S
THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO AND
IT'S ALL ABOUT THAT CONNECTION
WE MAKE WITH PEOPLE AND
WILDLIFE EVERY DAY THAT REALLY
MATTERS. SO OUR VISION IS A
WORLD WHERE ALL LIFE CAN THRIVE
.AND MARCO, I THINK IT'S
REALLY EASY TO MAYBE GO TO THE
ZOO, ENJOY A DAY LOOKING AT THE
ANIMALS AND NOT REALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT IS
THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING AT THE
ZOO TO HELP CONSERVE AND TO
PROTECT THESE ANIMAL
POPULATIONS. SO KIND OF WALK US
THROUGH IF SOMEONE'S JUST
WALKING THROUGH THE ZOO AND
DOESN'T REALLY KNOW THE EXTENT
BEYOND THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE
DOING. YEAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT. IT'S THAT CONNECTIVITY
WE REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
WHICH IS ONE OF THE MAIN POINTS
FOR THE REBRANDING FOR BEING
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE
ALLIANCE. SO WHEN YOU COME TO
OUR FACILITIES, WHETHER IT BE
THE SAN DIEGO ZOO OR THE SAFARI
PARK, YOU'RE BEING INTEGRATED.
YOU ARE A WILDLIFE ALLIES
LEARNING ABOUT ALL THESE
CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE PUBLIC NOT
ONLY TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ZOOS
IF YOU CAN COME DOWN TO SAN
DIEGO AND SEE ARE TO OPEN DOORS
HERE AT SAN DIEGO SAFARI PARK
BUT ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WAAX
AND THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN OF ALL
THE CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT
WE'RE DOING ALL OVER THE WORLD
TO HELP OUT ALL SORTS
OF WILDLIFE LIKE MR. BUTTERS
RADIO SHOW. IT'S AN EXCITING
TIME. SO WELCOME TO COME JOIN
US AND BE ALLIES OF WILDLIFE.
SO TELL US A BIT ABOUT THIS
MURAL THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING
TO BE UNVEILING AND MAYBE
PERHAPS A ROMERO CAN TELL US AS
WELL. YEAH, OF COURSE. YEAH,
WELL IT'S REALLY AMAZING. I'M
VERY EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE
WORKING WITH THE ZOO AND THE
WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE ALLIANCE AS
WELL AND AND TO BE ABLE TO
INTERACT WITH THE CREATURES
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS LIKE
BIRDS FOR US AND AND SEE THEM
INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER HERE
AT THE ZOO HAS BEEN A GREAT
EXPERIENCE. I CAN'T WAIT TO
ALSO TO SHOW EVERYONE THE MURAL
WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL. VERY
BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. AND IT'S AGAIN
IT'S ABOUT THAT COLLABORATION.
SO WHETHER IT BE A WILDLIFE
CARE SPECIALIST MYSELF, A
WONDERFUL ARTIST LIKE ALL OF US
BANDED TOGETHER UTILIZING OUR
SKILL SET A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
SKILL SET TO REALLY MAKE AN
IMPACT WITH THE WORLD OUT
THERE. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S
ABOUT. AND MARCO, YOU SAID YOU
GUYS HAVE ANOTHER MEDIA
CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR ABOUT
10 A.M. SO TELL US ABOUT WHAT
WE'LL SEE THERE AND THEN I ALSO
WANT YOU TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT
THE CHANGES ARE RIGHT NOW FOR
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BOOK TO
COME TO THE ZOO AND RESERVE
THEIR SPOT. YEAH, THERE ARE A
LOT OF CHANGES HAPPENING ON A
DAY TO DAY BASIS. YOU KNOW,
LAST YEAR WAS VERY INTERESTING
FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD AND WE'RE
ALL ADAPTING. THERE ARE SOME
SLIGHT CHANGES ON OUR
FACILITIES HERE. BUT AGAIN, I
REALLY RECOMMEND OUR GUESTS GO
ON THIS WEBSITE EXPANDING THE
SAFARI PARK OR SAN DIEGO ZOO
AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE
ADAPTATION THAT WE'VE DONE TO
REALLY MAKE SURE WHEN THE
REPUBLICANS THEY'RE INTERACTING
WITH THE WILDLIFE THERE'S
ADVENTURES EVERY DAY AROUND THE
CORNER TO REALLY WELCOME THE
GUYS, SEE THOSE WEBSITES AND
COME AND EXPERIENCE WILDLIFE
WITH YOUR OWN EYES. AND AGAIN,
YOU COMING TO OUR PARKS, YOU
ARE BECOMING OUR WILDLIFE