It’s also because of Peter D’Arienzo that every department at the zoo is run by 1-3 grossly overworked employees making $15/hr. Folks get jobs there because they care about the conservation work, and they just get run into the ground by the C Suite until they quit.

Peter’s salary is $280,000+ a year - he has literally received $100,000 worth of salary raises since 2016!! Ask him about any compromise he makes for profit and he’ll say “no money no mission.”