Ron Magill

So, you know, I'm just trying to convince the... help convince the legislators to pass a law to make that the state bird. Are you going to win? Is it an uphill fight? It's an uphill fight, I think, for this session, but I think we got a really good chance next year for the next session. But I wanted to at least plant the seed, help plant the seed. I was working with the Zoo Miami Foundation.

I took the day off. I was not up there as Ron McGill from Zoo Miami. I was up there as Ron McGill from the Zoo Miami Foundation and kind of wildlife expert and just kind of talking. You know, we collaborated with the Tallahassee Museum. They brought some animals over. They brought an owl. They brought an alligator. They brought a snake. And I talked about that as the legislatures went through.

I took the day off. I was not up there as Ron McGill from Zoo Miami. I was up there as Ron McGill from the Zoo Miami Foundation and kind of wildlife expert and just kind of talking. You know, we collaborated with the Tallahassee Museum. They brought some animals over. They brought an owl. They brought an alligator. They brought a snake. And I talked about that as the legislatures went through.

They were in a session yesterday, and it was day-to-day. I was on a plane with all the commissioners, the supervisor of elections, the supervisor of tax collector, the chairman of the commission. They were all on the same plane. God, if that plane had gone down, that would have been a disaster. Well, maybe not. I don't know. Ron, is there a big market?

They were in a session yesterday, and it was day-to-day. I was on a plane with all the commissioners, the supervisor of elections, the supervisor of tax collector, the chairman of the commission. They were all on the same plane. God, if that plane had gone down, that would have been a disaster. Well, maybe not. I don't know. Ron, is there a big market?

I would be no great loss.

I would be no great loss.

No, I just said if it went down, you know, I didn't say I didn't say we probably all would have survived because, you know, we're resilient that way.

No, I just said if it went down, you know, I didn't say I didn't say we probably all would have survived because, you know, we're resilient that way.

That's true. As a county employee, I'm not really permitted to lobby for anything. Oh, that's bullshit.

That's true. As a county employee, I'm not really permitted to lobby for anything. Oh, that's bullshit.

I shouldn't decide, but I will say, you know, there are some representatives there, Representative Mooney, who represents us, lives in the Keys. He's a big proponent. He's the guy who's helping to drive this bill. We just got to get all the other people. But everybody's got an agenda, man. You know, one of the things I realize when I go up there is that, you know, what are you going to do for me?

I shouldn't decide, but I will say, you know, there are some representatives there, Representative Mooney, who represents us, lives in the Keys. He's a big proponent. He's the guy who's helping to drive this bill. We just got to get all the other people. But everybody's got an agenda, man. You know, one of the things I realize when I go up there is that, you know, what are you going to do for me?

There's a lot of that going on. So, listen, they're not bad people, but it's just part of the political agenda. That's why I could never run for political office. I would never survive. Are you disgusted by it? I'm not disgusted by it. I guess I shouldn't even say I'm disappointed by it because it's not shocking information. It's just I wish there was a better way.

There's a lot of that going on. So, listen, they're not bad people, but it's just part of the political agenda. That's why I could never run for political office. I would never survive. Are you disgusted by it? I'm not disgusted by it. I guess I shouldn't even say I'm disappointed by it because it's not shocking information. It's just I wish there was a better way.

I wish there was a different culture when it comes to politics.

I wish there was a different culture when it comes to politics.

Let me tell you what this is all about. This is all about kind of getting people's attention to drive money. I'm gonna be honest with you. Now that the company is gonna say, oh no, we're de-extincting this animal. First of all, they're not de-extincting because as you mentioned, Jessica, they have just basically modified, this is a modified gray wolf.

Let me tell you what this is all about. This is all about kind of getting people's attention to drive money. I'm gonna be honest with you. Now that the company is gonna say, oh no, we're de-extincting this animal. First of all, they're not de-extincting because as you mentioned, Jessica, they have just basically modified, this is a modified gray wolf.

They've taken gene therapy, they've modified some of the genes you know, maybe I think 15 of the gene sequences they've modified out of 2,000, you know, thousands of gene sequences they've modified. And they modified it to get the color of the animal, the white that was known to be for the dire wolf, and increase in size.