Mike Crowther, CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo is my latest interview guest.  Komodo dragons dominate the zoo news in Indy, as a pair of the giant lizards are the newest residents, so we talk about the intended visitor impact.  As always we delve into the personal journey to zoo head, and other happenings around Indianapolis including:

• Artificial insemination with African elephants
• Opening of cheetah exhibit next year
• Conservation programs in which Indianapolis participates
• the Indianapolis Prize….and more!

One more thing – maybe it’s because I live 15 minutes from the zoo, but Mike and I went a little longer than normal (55 minutes) with the interview.   That should make up for going 2 weeks without posting an interview.

One of two grizzly cubs orphaned in Alaska now living at Indy

These noisy birds were moved to make room for cheetahs.

Summer time brings three daily opportunities to feed sweet potatoes to giraffes

Lemurs are a conservation focus at Indy