Talk:Kevin Richardson (zookeeper)

Needed

 * References still need to be put in. If someone can make the table better, I would appreciate it.. --Wmcscrooge (talk) 05:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Many pages need to link to this article. Currently, we have 2-3 proper ones. --Wmcscrooge (talk) 04:01, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Oxytocin?
In a number of videos, Kevin is shown with a spray bottle. Is he administering Oxytocin to the lions this way? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.65.57.129 (talk) 16:46, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Buff Job
This page is an obvious buff job, the man is not a zookeeper or any other type of professional I attempted to edit the page using a paper compiled by the leading authorities in the world, which was written to address the problem of the many Kevin Richardsons that have appeared selling their animal abuse videos and mythological views on conservation.

Walking with lions: why there is no role for captive-origin lions Panthera leo in species restoration a copy of this scientific paper can be found here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CannedLionHunting/

I have already tried to remove the factual inaccuracies but was thwarted by Gilliam, obviously the views of a few TV channels and unknown news sources is what Wiki calls facts these days while the dozen or so professors at some of the top universities in the world views are discarded.

Kevin Richardson is not recognised as a professional in his meddling with lions, his methods according to the scientists are likely to lead to someone getting seriously injured.

If the people "guarding" this page were to do a little research they would find there have been dozens of Kevin Richardsons, lion whisperers, over the last 100 years and in nearly all cases it took the serious injury of somebody before they finally accepted that Lions can not be tamed and live amongst humans.

When someone uses Wiki to check his credibility they could be seriously injured as a result if they believed what is written here.

He has only worked with 2 captive lions, how hyeneas and lions can be reported in the Wiki to have "accepted" him. is beyond me.

This Wiki looks like it has been created by himself or one of the TV channels he has worked for. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.224.228.89 (talk) 19:42, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Facebook is not a reliable source. Please provide published reliable sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, journals) that mention Richardson specifically. --Neil N  talk to me 19:48, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry but if you can't source an academic paper from it's title or from the URL I listed, I can't help you.

Also discounting FaceBook because it is Facebook doesn't sound very scientific to me, then I looked at the references for this Zoological wonder and had to laugh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.224.228.89 (talk) 20:07, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Anyone can claim to be anything on Facebook and write whatever they want. Sources used on Wikipedia require some editorial oversight. Academic papers are of little use if they don't mention Richardson specifically. --Neil N  talk to me 20:12, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

How can an article appear from a man claiming to be a scientist have no support from fellow scientists. Scientists do not use NBC news to peer review their work why does Wiki ? An authoritative source for the claims made in this article need to be from his peers. The Science and Academia Work Group should be ashamed of this buff page it makes a mockery of peer reviewed science. Where is Wikis authoritative sources for the article in the first place?

Where are the authoritative sources specifically mentioning Richardson ? Science is peer reviewed by scientists not NBC or any other media organisation.

Not to worry I will be writing to the scientists I referenced and I will be publishing their replies in the Stop Canned Lion Hunting group. Anyone can claim to be anything on Wiki even more so than FaceBook but it's a lot easier to verify people on Facebook and who they are connected with and what conflicts of interest they may have. I'm sure the word sock puppet was first coined on Wiki :P

I understand that you can only help me within the rules of Wiki and thank you for listening. Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.224.228.89 (talk) 21:04, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I think the article is now free of any scientific assertions? --Neil N  talk to me 21:11, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Neil. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.224.228.89 (talk) 21:25, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Question

 * No citation on Kevin Richardson's Death. Wasn't able to find it in the news either. Vandalism? 69.31.243.34 (talk) 14:59, 7 March 2015 (UTC)Brian
 * Removed as unsourced. --Neil N  talk to me 15:16, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Number of children inconsistent
The "Personal life" section says he has 2 children, while the box on the top says "Children: 3". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anujkhare18 (talk • contribs) 10:15, 11 February 2016 (UTC)


 * The number of children was recently changed by an IP editor from 2 to 3. I only added the "citation needed", as such changes should have a source. Google wasn't any help either way - this needs someone more knowledgeable to verify with a reliable source (or revert, if the number is verifiably false). GermanJoe (talk) 16:36, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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I deleted the white lion external link since it was a link to a sleep ad and had nothing to do with the movie. I don't know how to remove it from the references since I have just started learning this. I only started because the movie link I clicked on was like I said a sleep ad of some kind and I felt like it diminished the quality and importance of this content. Feel free to delete the reference of you know how. It still shows you part of the sleep ad if you click on it. But at least it's not listed in the external links. Majikhour (talk) 12:24, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

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Regarding 'zookeeper' title
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While this particular edit wasn't terribly constructive on its own, it does bring up a good point that I hadn't considered before I reverted it: is 'zookeeper' an accurate disambiguator for this person? He owns and operates a wildlife sanctuary, which is not a zoo, so I'm inclined to believe it isn't. If others agree this is not a good word choice, what word/words are better suited for this? Perhaps Kevin Richardson (sanctuary owner) or Kevin Richardson (conservationist), but I'm not completely sold on either one. (Between the two I'd lean towards 'sanctuary owner'.) I've made this an RFC as I suspect this will not be seen otherwise. Thank you! – Erakura (talk) 17:45, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support The title of zookeeper is less than ideal, conservationist would be more appropriate. ~ HAL  333  20:28, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Agree with the above; conservationist is a more appropriate disambiguator. Might as well consider removing the zookeeper category from the article. Kerberous (talk) 11:56, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Agree with "conservationist". Not a perfect fit but "lion-guy" doesn't sound encyclopedic. Glendoremus (talk) 02:59, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


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