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AttractionPros Podcast

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Business:Management

AP Podcast - Episode 11: A conversation with Eric Davis

AP Podcast - Episode 11: A conversation with Eric Davis

2017-11-14
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Eric Davis, founder of Awesome Ocean, Zoo Nation and Stand with Sea World, discusses being an advocate for zooloigcal parks and how wanting to be a zoo keeper at the age of 8 years old eventually lead to him taking on the task of debunking the movie Blackfish.  He also discusses activism and what facilities can do to minimize the impact of radical organizations.

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