Ron McGill

At this point, I would take a test at a doctor's office that would make my body more functional for football than Max Crosby's body, and a doctor can say that.

What the Raiders did is just accuse the Ravens of dishonor, but they win.

They win because now they don't give up the draft picks.

They get the same kind of player, and all they had to do was give up money for it.

Hi, everyone.

In the words of Rafiki from one of my favorite movies, The Lion King, it is time.

After 46 years of an extraordinary journey, it's with deep gratitude and heartfelt reflection that I announced my retirement from Zoo Miami, effective May 10th of this year.

What began for me at the old Cranon Park Zoo on Key Biscayne evolved into Miami Metro Zoo

and ultimately into the world-class institution we know today as Zoo Miami.

To have witnessed and even played a small part in that evolution has been one of the greatest honors of my life.

Zoos cannot spend millions of dollars on new exhibits without committing a substantial portion of those budgets to in-situ conservation of the very animals they choose to showcase.

If zoos become the last place where those species can safely survive,

then zoos have failed in what should be their top priority, to protect wild animals in the wild where they truly belong.

It is that belief that led me to create what I am most proud of in my career, the establishment of the Ron McGill Conservation Endowment at the Zoo Miami Foundation.

When people ask me what I want my legacy to be, I want it to be this endowment.

It's been established in such a way that long after all of us are gone, it'll continue to fund conservation initiatives and scholarships

that will help ensure the survival of some of our world's wonderful wildlife for generations to come.

I want to thank the Zoo Miami Foundation for giving me the opportunity to remain connected to Zoo Miami and continue sharing the stories that matter.

I am deeply honored to serve as the Foundation's Goodwill Ambassador and Conservation Liaison, a role that will allow me to focus on conservation while remaining closely involved with both our local and global communities.

In this position, I will continue to be available to speak to individuals and groups throughout the community in educational, civic, and social organizations in the hope of inspiring a love of wildlife and a commitment to protecting it for generations to come.