Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

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The Murderous Moose with Brittany Behler of Blank Park Zoo (S5 Premier!) Jul 23, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads to Des Moines, Iowa, to sit down with Brittany Behler of Blank Park Zoo! We have a conversation that gets into all kinds of super fun topics, including wolverines and paid vs unpaid internships and vegan pinnipeds (ok, not really) and so much more!
EPISODE LINKS:
blankparkzoo.com
@blankparkzoo on socials
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Rossifari Zoo News 7.19.24 - The Season 4 Finale Edition! Jul 19, 2024

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Dateline: July 19, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
We start off with a quick update on my life and then head to our headline story, which is a look at the economic effect of accredited zoos and aquariums on their local economies! For this, we take a look at a recent economic development that happened because of the growth of the Greensboro Science Center!
We then get into our births for the week including a tree kangaroo joey at the Bronx Zoo, a new spoonbill at Zoo Tampa, a colobus monkey at Zoo New England, a very special birth at the Prague Zoo, a new orangutan at the Philly Zoo, and a new penguin at the Kansas City Zoo!
We also say goodbye to some incredible animals including a chimpanzee at the Edinburgh Zoo, an old kangaroo at Columbus, a beloved giraffe at the Sacramento Zoo, an old eagle at the Denver Zoo, and more.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We talk about a new exhibit at the National Aquarium, a strike at Zoo de Granby, new animals joining the fold at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Columbus, and Stone Zoo, plans for the future at Akron and Brookfield Zoo, an elephant entering hospice care at the Little Rock Zoo, and more!
In Conservation News, we talk about sea turtle nesting season, a mass stranding of whales, and a technological advancement in collaring wolves!
In Other News, we talk about AI, animals on roadways, and more!

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Avocados or Potatoes with Dakota Harriman of the Greensboro Science Center Jul 16, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads back for another great visit to Greensboro Science Center! This time we talk to Dakota Harriman all about her incredible viral videos, the many animals she gets to care for, and the greatest romance you'll ever hear of...at least as far as ones involving casques.
EPISODE LINKS:
@greensborosciencecenter on socials
greensboroscience.org
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Rossifari Zoo News 7.12.24 - The Great Kitty Cat Hunt Edition! Jul 12, 2024

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Dateline: July 12, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
We start off with a quick reflection on my life recently, and then get to skip a headline story this week because my goodness do we have lots of births to cover!
We then get into our births for the week including red panda births at Seneca Park Zoo and Potter Park Zoo. We then get into other births including exciting new additions at the Columbus Zoo, Minnesota Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Virginia Zoo, Sydney Zoo, Denver Zoo, Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Tulsa Zoo, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Zoo Miami, Woodland Park Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Maryland Zoo, Elmwood Park Zoo, Altina Wildlife Park, Kansas City Zoo, Zoo Atlanta, Akron Zoo, and the National Zoo in Australia. I told you, it was a LOT of births! In deaths, we say goodbye to a very special frog, Bruce the bat-eared fox at the Columbus Zoo, and then dive into the EEHV issue currently ravaging the elephant population at the Dublin Zoo.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We talk about giant pandas heading to Hong Kong, an adorable friendship at the Kansas City Zoo, the closure of the Houston Zoo due to Hurricane Beryl, the Philadelphia Zoo celebrating a monumental birthday, an interesting study about pangolin births from the Taipei Zoo, a new exhibit at Maritime Aquarium, more incredible wildlife rehab from the Oakland Zoo, and more!
In Conservation News, we talk about sea turtle saviors in Mexico, how Conservation Imperatives could save thousands of species, and an interesting and controversial hunt.
In Other News, we talk about a capybara parade, a cat with a doctorate, and an update on the potentially stolen P-horses we discussed a few weeks ago.
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The Underwater Captain Kirk with Cassi Light of OdySea Aquarium Jul 09, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads to Scottsdale, AZ, to chat with our dear friend Cassi Light about her career at OdySea Aquarium. In particular, we talk about the incredible SeaTrek underwater experience they offer at the aquarium. We chat about what guests can expect as they don wetsuits and helmets and head underwater for twenty minutes to spend time with rays, eels, and more! This is a really unique experience, and I'm glad to have Cassi on to share all about it!
EPISODE LINKS:
@odysea.aquarium on socials
odyseaaquarium.com
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Rossifari Zoo News 7.5.24 - The Goodbye Charlotte Edition Jul 05, 2024

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Dateline: July 5, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
We start off with an unexpected Rossifari Poop Story! We then get to our headline story this week, saying goodbye to Charlotte the ray and trying to look at the situation from a different perspective.
We then get into our births and deaths for the week including births at the Colchester Zoo, the Toledo Zoo, the Devon Zoo, Longleat, the San Diego Zoo, and the Oklahoma Zoo, and deaths from the Columbus Zoo, the Tulsa Zoo, and the Idaho Falls Zoo.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We talk about giant pandas arriving at the San Diego Zoo, the walruses returning to the Indianapolis Zoo, the upcoming exhibit at the Aquarium of Niagara, how Point Defiance Zoo helped save an abandoned kinkajou, and about how a new lightbulb regulation is raising concerns for reptile keepers and owners all across the United States.
In Conservation News, we talk about another new rhino poaching prevention innovation, a mass dolphin stranding, and a conservation win in Texas.
In Other News, we talk about how hippos can fly. No, really. Well, kinda.

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Gettin' Buzzy with Dr. Bee!!! with Connor Harris of the Greensboro Science Center Jul 02, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads back to the Greensboro Science Center for a look at yet another fascinating position at the facility: beekeeper! Connor Harris is the official beekeeper of the GSC, and we talk all about that position, how taking care of a hive is very different than taking care of any other animals at the zoo, how you become a beekeeper, and more bee information than you can wrap your little stinger around!
EPISODE LINKS:
www.greensboroscience.org
@greensborosciencecenter on socials
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rossifari.com
@rossifari on socials
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Rossifari Zoo News 6.28.24 - The Leapin' Leeches Edition! Jun 28, 2024

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Dateline: June 28, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
We start off with a cute Miles story, then get into a look at auditory enrichment for animals, featuring an incredible hyacinth macaw at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park!
We then get into our births and deaths for the week including so many new birds hatching, twin red panda cubs at the Detroit Zoo, a birth and death at the Nashville Zoo, and so much more!
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We talk about giant pandas leaving China for San Diego very soon, the new name of the Denver Zoo, a crazy injury to a guest at a zoo in France, the St. Louis Zoo getting a species that is exclusive to them in North America, some amazing zoos collaborating to save individual animals, including a cheetah collab between Wildlife Safari and the Cincinnati Zoo and how the Georgia Aquarium and SeaWorld helped rescue beluga whales that were in the war zone in Ukraine, and so much more!
In Conservation News, we talk about an unlike pair of BFFs, why some whales are shrinking, great news for Iberian Lynxes, and more.
In Other News, we talk about leeches and the fact that African elephants seem to have names for each other.

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The Gunslinger with Jay Pratte of Miller Park Zoo Jun 25, 2024

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Today, the Safari sits down with Jay Pratte, the director of Miller Park Zoo. We talk about all kinds of cool stuff including a lion named Mr. Big, otter training, turning morale around at a zoo, and so much more! We also get into the Bear Care Group, an organization I'm very excited to introduce y'all to!
EPISODE LINKS:
https://www.bloomingtonparks.org/facilities/miller-park-zoo
@millerparkzoo on socials
bearcaregroup.org
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rossifari.com
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Rossifari Zoo News 6.21.24 - The Pandlet Season Begins Edition Jun 21, 2024

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Dateline: June 21, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
We start off with a story about mayflies! You're welcome! We then do a deep dive into the new EEHV vaccine that is being tested at the Houston Zoo!
We then get into our births and deaths for the week including the first red panda cubs of the season at the Toronto Zoo, beaver kits at Buttonwood Park Zoo, an incredible birth at the Nashville Zoo, four Amur tiger cubs at Longleat, some very special armadillos at the Audubon Zoo, and more. We also say goodbye to a sand tiger shark at the Virginia Aquarium and to Polly, a harbor seal that lived at Maritime Aquarium.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We talk about giant pandas leaving and coming to Australia, some great transparency from the Tulsa Zoo, amazing revolutionary lifesaving techniques pioneered at Woodland Park Zoo and the Saint Louis Zoo, another animal escape at Cedar Point, a survey about sloths being presented by our friends at Beardsley Zoo, and more!
In Conservation News, we talk about how technology is helping to save cheetahs and how a new DNA study proves that rhino horns have no medicinal properties.
In Other News, we talk about a shark eating a surprising treat!

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@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok

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