Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Rossifari Podcast – Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation — Nature
Rossifari Podcast – Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

The Rossifari Podcast brings my love of zoos, aquariums, rescues, and rehab facilities to you! Each episode features an interview with someone who works at one of these facilities. We talk about different species, individual animals, conservation efforts, nutrition…all kinds of stuff. This is a podcast suitable for all ages, but we will discuss topics like mating behaviors and euthanasia. If you’re a fan of zoos, or have ever wondered what exactly a zookeeper does, how aquariums manage to keep all that water so clean, or just want to hear a bunch of amazing stories about incredible animals, and the people that take care of them, this is the podcast for you! Check us out online at www.rossifari.com and on all social media platforms @rossifari. Support the show at patreon.com/rossifari. Check out the merch at rossifari.redbubble.com.

Copyright: © 2022 Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Latest Episodes:

The Grand Poobah with Dr. Jb Minter of the North Carolina Zoo! May 14, 2024

Show notes

Today, the Safari sits down with Dr. Jb Minter of the North Carolina Zoo! We talk about his incredible veterinary career, the transparency he provides on his Instagram and on Secrets of the Zoo, and the amazing in situ veterinary conservation work he does with elephants! There are some seriously crazy stories in this one, y'all!
EPISODE LINKS:
www.nczoo.org
@nczoo on socials
@dr.jbminterdvm on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rossifari Zoo News 5.10.24 - The Yummy Fake Sea Turtle Edition! May 10, 2024

Show notes

Dateline: May 10, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Our Headline Story of the Week involves a new hire at the Columbus Zoo and the ridiculous backlash it received on social media. The zoo, as always, did an amazing job handling it.
We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Beardsley Zoo, the Caldwell Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, and the Lee Richardson Zoo.
We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Tonka the elephant at Zoo Knoxville, Tater Tot the paca at the Tulsa Zoo, Little Joe the gorilla at the St. Louis Zoo, Tuyaa the camel at Edmonton Valley Zoo, and a red panda named Scarlet who lived in the UK.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss some Mother's Day options, an incredible conservation effort from Zoos Victoria, amazing new buildings at Zoo Boise and Zoo Dresden, and a shout out to Carnival Cruise Lines?!?!?!?!?!
In Conservation News, we talk about a food company turning to conservation work, the cost of fireworks, more good news about sea turtle nesting, the death of a mountain lion, and some incredible births!
In Other News, we talk about primate medicine and the NFL Draft!
BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

My Podcast Is Homework with Nicki Boyd of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Red Panda Network May 07, 2024

Show notes

Today, the Safari heads back to my favorite place (the San Diego Zoo) to sit down with one of my favorite people (Nicki Boyd) to talk about my favorite animal (red pandas)! We talk about the pandas that call the zoo home, the changes that have taken place at the zoo since her last appearance, and the incredible work being done by Red Panda Network to save the species in the wild!
EPISODE LINKS:
www.redpandanetwork.org
www.sandiegozoo.org
@redpandanetwork
@sandiegozoo
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rossifari Zoo News 5.3.24 - The WWE Snackdown Edition! May 03, 2024

Show notes

Dateline: May 3, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Our Headline Story of the Week involves another viral video, but one that didn't create as much of a stink as some of the other ones we've talked about lately! Woodland Park Zoo handled the whole thing beautifully, which I love to see.
We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at the Dallas Zoo, the Birmingham Zoo, the National Zoo in Australia, the Denver Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and then a huge update on the red wolf pup population featuring births at the Museum of Life and Science, the North Carolina Zoo, and the Trevor Zoo!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Betty the albino striped skunk at ZooAmerica and Sheldon, a North American river otter who lived at the Virginia Aquarium.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including information about the new giant pandas joining the San Diego Zoo, some amazing conservation work done by the Philadelphia Zoo, education programs at the Jacksonville Zoo, a hippo story worthy of a soap opera, incredible veterinary work being done at Sunset Zoo, conservation work by the Oakland Zoo, Aquarium of the Pacific and the Monterey Bay Aquarium teaming up to help sea otters in a unique way, a new (and exciting) animal at the National Aquarium, and a webcam that will make you very excited!
We skip Conservation News this week because I'm exhausted and needed to for my mental health!
In Other News, we talk about some animals that are pets but shouldn't be, and one that is a pet and should be!
BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Legendary Silverbacks with Sean McNicholas of the SSA Group Apr 30, 2024

Show notes

Today, the Safari sits down with Sean McNicholas, the CEO of the SSA Group, a company that is impacting zoos and aquariums all around the country and beyond. The SSA Group works to improve the guest experience at these facilities by focusing on gift shops, dining, ticketing, and more!
Binturong Conservation Fundraiser Links:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
EPISODE LINKS:
@thessagroup on socials
thessagroup.com
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BONUS EPISODE: Haggis the Bintlet! with Kirsty MacDonald Apr 27, 2024

Show notes

Today the Safari heads to Scotland to talk all things binturong with Kirsty MacDonald! Kirsty is a zookeeper who is currently hosting an incredible fundraiser for ABConservation, the binturong conservation organization! We talk all about Kirsty's job as a zookeeper, the two binturongs who inspired her to start this fundraiser, what makes bints so unique, and so much more! Follow the links below to participate in the fund raiser!
LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
Rossifari.com
@rossifaripod on TikTok
patreon.com/rossifari

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rossifari Zoo News 4.26.24 - The Badger and Coyote are Besties Edition! Apr 26, 2024

Show notes

Dateline: April 26, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Our Headline Story of the Week is a follow up about the San Francisco Bonus Episode last week, including a discussion of some follow ups and a big announcement from the zoo about panda bears.
We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Busch Gardens with some amazing help, the Nashville Zoo, Pueblo Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, the Dallas Zoo, the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, Potawatomi Zoo, Chattanooga Zoo, a huge birth at Brevard Zoo, and the Cincinnati Zoo!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by two wonderful red pandas that I loved dearly, Betsy and Scout. We also say goodbye to Karen, an ostrich at the Topeka Zoo, Fred the tegu at Capron Park Zoo, Scruffy the sun bear at the Honolulu Zoo, the oldest panda in Japan, and more.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including another opportunity to vote for some facilities you might love, a conservation success story from The Wilds, amazing stories about helping animals at Central Park Zoo and the Cincinnati Zoo, followups on the young lion that is getting help at Lincoln Park Zoo, the gorilla introductions at Cleveland, and the Miami SeaQuarium lease, and then a bunch of quick hits including stories from Rolling Hills Zoo, The Desert Museum, the Berlin Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, the Toronto Zoo, and the Tulsa Zoo. Then we end this section with a great example of transparency from Woodland Park Zoo.
In Conservation News, we talk about an investigation into where plastic bags go when they get recycled, the lengths one country went to to stop a single invasive predator, a look at the current global coral bleaching event, and people being idiots with animals for social media credit.
In Other News, we talk about coyotes and badgers being besties and an elephant on the loose.
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Russell Hustle with Dani Poirier Larson of Southwick's Zoo! Apr 23, 2024

Show notes

Today, the Safari heads back to Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, MA, to bring back our most featured guest, and the occasional co-host of the podcast, Dani Poirier Larson! We spent the day together before the interview, and we talk all about the training I was able to be part of with the birds at Southwick's Zoo! We also start off the interview with a lot of quite goofy friendship stuff. This one is a blast from start to finish!
EPISODE LINKS:
southwickszoo.com
@southwickszoo
@danipoirier on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rossifari Zoo News 4.19.24 - SPECIAL EDITION: What's Happening in San Francisco? Apr 19, 2024

Show notes

Today, Rossifari Zoo News is doing a special deep dive looking at the problems facing the San Francisco Zoo over the last few years, where a battle between the keeper staff and upper management seems to be coming to a head. Also, I'm getting a new puppy!
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Only Red Animals Allowed In This Episode - with Anne Tan and Heather Medeiros of Roger Williams Park Zoo Apr 16, 2024

Show notes

Today, the Safari sits down with Anne and Heather of Roger Williams Park Zoo to talk about the new red panda habitat at the zoo, the new red pandas that call the zoo home, a little bit about red wolves, and so much more! You'll get to hear about what went into designing the exhibit so it is the best for the pandas, guests, and keepers, the personality traits of the two pandas that call the zoo home, and even a Poop Story that couldn't have happened without the new exhibit!
EPISODE LINKS:
@rwpzoo on socials
rwpzoo.org
@redpandanetwork
redpandanetwork.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Related Podcasts