Interview with Angelika and Peter Langen
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- Date Range
- January 25 2021
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- sound recording
- electronic record
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- Interview with Angelika and Peter Langen, founders of the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter. Recorded January 25 2021 at the Old Church in Smithers by Cassandra McKenney, BVM oral history intern. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, MP3 access file, PDF bibliographic form, photo from day of interview…
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- Creator
- Cassandra McKenney
- Fonds No.
- C5
- Item No.
- 2021.21.9
- Accession No.
- 2021.21
- Physical Description
- 2.63 GB of digital records
- Date Range
- January 25 2021
- Scope and Content
- Interview with Angelika and Peter Langen, founders of the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter. Recorded January 25 2021 at the Old Church in Smithers by Cassandra McKenney, BVM oral history intern. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, MP3 access file, PDF bibliographic form, photo from day of interview, PDF and .docx copies of question prep, and .csv file of subject indexing.
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Interview with Angelika and Peter Langen - January 25, 2021
Interview with Angelika and Peter Langen - January 25, 2021
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The life of Peter that lead to a love of animals and working in the zoo, had to pick a profession after leaving a German refugee camp around 1959.
animals; apprenticeship; exam; Germany; refugee camp; zoo
German refugee; zoo
Wanted to be a horse trainer but failed to meet the requirements so went in to become a zoo keeper instead.
birds; hobby; horse trainer; owl
profession; zoo
Wanted to immigrate in the 70's to build a guest ranch but failed due to recession.
guest ranch; immigration; recession; Smithers
immigration; land
First thoughts of Smithers and what it was like.
beautiful; British Columbia; connections; kind; land; pregnant; Smithers
Smithers
Learning a third language quickly in Smithers.
English; German; reading; Russian; writing
English; language
Jobs were hard to find; they worked odd jobs at local shops.
Aspen; chimney; contracting; cook; houses; jobs; mother; Smitthers; town sign; waitress
employment; jobs; occupations
Horses were very important so they joined the Saddle Club and then gave guided tours
business; Fall Fair; guides; horses; license; president; rescue; Saddle Club; trail rides
business start-up; horseback riding; Saddle Club
Why they thought that Smithers was in need of a shelter.
animal shelter; isolation; knowledge; local; moose; permits; PETA; pets; provincial; rescue; wildlife
animal rescue; wildlife shelter
Conference in the States where they could learn how to take care of wild animals including their special needs.
bear; deer; experts; links; manuals; moose; National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association; shelter; U.S.A.; worldwide
animal rescue; conference; rehabilitation
Experts would come to them for help, like how to avoid so many car crashes in the summer.
car accidents; car crash; CN; Greece; ICBC; kids' camp; moose; research; Romania; summer camp; sun bear; Teflon; vehicle accidents; Vietnam
animal rescue; research
Offering training programs for students and those doing research.
bears; defense; handlers; release programs; science; students; teaching; thesis; training; volunteer; wildlife
rehabilitation; training
How the animal-rescuing process takes place at the shelter.
Bandstra; BCAA; bear; Bella Coola; Chain of Love; conservation officer; grizzly; Highway Angels; volunteers
animals; transport
How the shelter receives its funding.
charity status; donations; ethics; Facebook; hospital; Purolator; riding tour; trail guide; waitress
funding; promotion; self-funding
The start up of the shelter and how its been changing over the years, as well as how they gained respect from others.
animals; buildings; celebration; Covid-19; help; machinery; Northern Lights; wildlife
change over time
Raising a family and upkeeping the shelter.
children; doctors; family; immigration; pregnancy; shelter; vacation
family; shelter
Saving animals that would have otherwise been put down.
cougar; funding
animal rescue
Cementing public interest in the shelter, once a year.
community; education; funding; lynx; open house
public interest; schools
Favorite story of healing a moose.
bear; healing; knowledge; Mexico; moose; SPCA
healing; story
Starting up a documentary that lasted three years with 36 episodes.
animals; CTV; documentary; Fall Fair; Greenpeace; habituated; provisions; reality show; soil; television; TV show
documentary
Smithers businesses that help out the animal shelter.
Bakery; Bandstra; birthday; Bulkley Valley Wholesale; conservation; cupcakes; Feed Store; First Nations; fundraiser; Mills; Paul's Bakery; Pet Hospital; Safeway; Smithers Lumber Yard; vegetables
businesses
The plans for retirement and for the future and a thanks to those who helped them
donor; proposals; stories; trail rides; weddings; writing
future; past; retirement
What the couple did in their off time
convinces; New Orleans; photography; reading; showing; traveling; Virginia
hobbies
How Smithers has changed in a popular way for tourism.
change; commercial; family; home; positive; proud; special; tourism
Smithers; tourism