Remembering Lincoln Park Zoo Director Dr. Lester E. Fisher

[mopinko]

Lincoln Park Zoo is saddened to share former Zoo Director Dr. Lester E. Fisher passed away at the age of 100 on December 22. A Lincoln Park Zoo icon and household name, Dr. Fisher transformed the notion of what a zoo is during his 30-year tenure as zoo director of Lincoln Park Zoo, emphasizing the importance of education and conservation while furthering animal welfare and care.

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this man is the reason i stick up for the concept of zoos. he saw into the future, when zoos could be arks, before the idea of endangered species was a thing. he saw what there was to learn from contact w animals, esp for children. there was a fair amount of pressure in his time to start charging admission to the zoo. brookfield zoo, on the outskirts of town, charged admission. it wasnt a lot back then, but these days it's spendy to take the family.
but lincoln park is still free, and a great zoo.

i honestly think we dont care about what we dont see. and if children grow up w/o seeing great creatures, i just think that leaves a hole in their humanity.

here's to you lester. you made the world a better place for critters and humans, too.

[SheltieLover]

1. Cross gently & rest in powet

[kacekwl]

2. Wow I remember watching the good doctor

on Bozo's circus and Garfield Goose when I was a kid. Very dedicated and informative. RIP.

[mopinko]

4. yeah, that's where i know him from.

he was always on tv, esp wgn.

[Stuart G]

3. Thank You for posting...K and R..