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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.

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Latest Episodes:

Rossifari Zoo News 4.12.24 - The Defensive Defecation Edition! Apr 12, 2024

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Dateline: April 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!
Our Headline Story of the Week is actually a personal story about Logan, a dog I briefly fostered. Bring tissues.
We start with our births for the week, which include exciting additions at The London Zoo, Hamerton Zoo Park, The Metro Richmond Zoo, Potawatomi Zoo, the Denver Zoo, the Akron Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Atlanta, and more!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by two wonderful red pandas, Tilly and Burma, at Hertfordshire Zoo and Miller Park Zoo, respectively. We also say goodbye to incredible animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, Zoo Miami, and the NEW Zoo and Aquarium.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including an exciting pairing at Henry Vilas Zoo, an amazing dog helping in situ conservation work thanks to Woodland Park Zoo, the latest in panda diplomacy, platypus conservation at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, and a discussion about the eclipse and zoos.
In Conservation News, we talk about another species getting avian influenza, a potential taxonomic change for orcas, my take on Molly the magpie, and why reptiles may be more charismatic than most people think!
In Other News, we talk about defensive defecation!
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If You Build It, They Will Come with Tori Duval of the WNC Nature Center! Apr 09, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads to Asheville, NC, for our first visit to the WNC Nature Center! This is a special facility that I've been excited to visit for a LONG time, and I'm so grateful to finally have gotten there. Today, I bring you my interview with Tori Duval, who has an incredible story about creating a program at the zoo and helping to grow it into an incredibly successful...and unique...conservation education program. Of course, we also talk about red pandas!
EPISODE LINKS:
wildlifewnc.org
@wncnaturecenter
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com

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Rossifari Zoo News 4.5.24 - The Goodbye Luna Edition Apr 05, 2024

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Dateline: April 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!
Our Headline Story of the Week is a deep dive into AI art, animals, and the temptation of zoos and other conservation organizations to start using this art...and what I think about that.
We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by Luna, the oldest red panda in North America, known as the queen of red pandas. We also say goodbye to animals at Lincoln Park Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, the North Carolina Zoo, and Zoo Boise.
We then move on to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Zoo Tampa, the Philadelphia Zoo, Beardsley Zoo, Whipsnade Zoo, Adventure Aquarium, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and the Oakland Zoo
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, discussing April Fool's jokes played by zoos on their social media pages, what zoos recently lost their bid for accreditation with the AZA, an amazing study about giraffe blood between Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Brookfield Zoo, a big win for the Aquarium of Niagara, and so much more!
In Conservation News, we talk about a hunting trophy ban causing trouble, Avian Influenza spreading to different species, the largest urban wildlife crossing ever, and the rewinding of a cheetah!
In Other News, we have a follow up about Albert the alligator!
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Remembering Savannah and Juno with Beck Bradley of the El Paso Zoo Apr 02, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads to the El Paso Zoo to talk to Beck Bradly about two incredible Asian elephants that called the zoo home for many years. The stories shared about Savannah and Juno will absolutely captivate you and make tug your heartstrings and fill you with joy and pain all at once! Beck is an incredible storyteller, and I loved having them on the podcast!
EPISODE LINKS:
elpasozoo.org
@elpasozoo
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod and get bonus audio from today's episode!
Rossifari.com
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Rossifari Zoo News 3.29.24 - The Ding Dong! Who's There? A Dutch Fish! Edition Mar 29, 2024

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Dateline: March 29, 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 deep look at the necropsy of Flaco the owl.
We then move on to our births for the week, which include a cotton top tamarin at Altina Wildlife Park, a sloth at Brevard Zoo, a Eurasian Eagle Owl at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, a lemur at the Duke Lemur Center, a very rare animal born at the Nashville Zoo, a log developing a small lump on it at ZooMiami, and more!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals at the Memphis Zoo, Alaska Zoo, Brandywine Zoo, Greensboro Science Center, Columbus Zoo, and more.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including the new red panda habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo, a story of amazing cooperation between the Fort Worth Zoo and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, two important pregnancies at Brevard Zoo, the beginning of the end for a beloved animal at Woodland Park Zoo, and a deep and goofy dive into Punxsutawney Phil! Wait, really?
In Conservation News, we talk about fish in a few different stories, share a potential bad decision coming from the Nepali government, and talk about the Dutch fish doorbell!
In Other News, we have a story about giant pandas!
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The Prince of Pounce with Jeff Ewelt of ZooMontana Mar 26, 2024

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Today, the Safari heads to Montana (by way of Zoom) to sit down with Executive Director of ZooMontana Jeff Ewelt. Jeff has managed to turn ZooMontana into a premier AZA-accredited facility despite taking over when the zoo not only lost accreditation, but was on the verge of closing down. This is a story of how an incredible team can come together to change a facility in a short amount of time...but don't worry, we also talk about wolverines, red pandas, and some of the other incredible animals that call ZooMontana home!
EPISODE LINKS:
www.zoomontana.org
@zoomontana on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com

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Rossifari Zoo News 3.22.24 - The Wait, Cancer Is Good Now? Edition Mar 22, 2024

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Dateline: March 22, 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 the release of the USA Today Top 10 lists for Best Zoo, Best Zoo Exhibit, and Best Safari Park!
We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We have a whole bunch to cover, including a new okapi at the Dallas Zoo, twin blue eyed black lemurs at the Little Rock Zoo, two pelicans born at the Phoenix Zoo, a new baboon at the Oakland Zoo, a kiwi chick born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a wolverine kit at ZooMontana, a little blue penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo, and more! In deaths, we say goodbye to a young red panda at Zoo Atlanta, a cheetah at Phoenix, a giraffe at Riverbanks Zoo, a river otter at the Detroit Zoo, and golden lion tamarin at Beardsley Zoo, and more.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including two really interesting studies, a Quarters for Conservation milestone for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, new wildlife conservation programs from the Denver Zoo, March of the Penguin Madness, penguin acupuncture, training a gorilla on how to be a mom, the medical journey of a young lion at Lincoln Park Zoo, and much more!
In Conservation News, we talk about two animal reintroductions, why speakers can help save coral, and another look at why conservation communication matters.
In Other News, we share two alligator stories.
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Zoological Podcasters Summit 2024 featuring Chris Jenkins of the NEI Tec Talk Podcast and Elizabeth Johnson of Mothering Wildlife Mar 19, 2024

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Today, the Safari connects with two other podcasters filling different zoological niches with their podcasts: Chris Jenkins, the co-host of NEI's Tec Talk Podcast, which focuses on behavior and training, and Elizabeth Johnson, the host of Mothering Wildlife, which focuses on being a zoo mom or mother in other wildlife jobs! We talk all about our process, what inspired us to start the podcast, what having fans is like, our approach to guests, our process and gear used...it's a lot of fun chatting and comparing and contrasting our individual experiences!
Make sure you subscribe to MOTHERING WILDLIFE and NEI TEC TALK wherever you listen to Rossifari!
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
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Rossifari.com
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Rossifari Zoo News 3.15.24 - SPECIAL EDITION: What Happens When Things Go Wrong Mar 15, 2024

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Dateline: March 15, 2024.
Today, Rossifari Zoo News is taking a look at three stories about times when something went wrong at a zoo. This isn't a discussion of what went wrong, but instead a look at what transparency should, and shouldn't, look like. I delve into social media, press releases, and more. For this episode, we look at the recent viral video of the silverback at the Fort Worth Zoo that got in with his keepers, discuss an incident involving a Komodo dragon at the Akron Zoo, and talk about a story that has crept back into the media recently that happened at Beardsley Zoo last year.
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rossifari.com
@rossifari on socials
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patreon.com/rossifari

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You Can't Say That Word on Television with Laura Folla of the Greensboro Science Center Mar 12, 2024

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Today, the Safari stays in Greensboro for an episode with lead keeper Laura Folla, who is here to talk all about the new fossa at the zoo, the incredible Javan gibbons there, and why you shouldn't sleep on the flamingos! You'll also get a real look into some interesting team dynamics and even learn what the name of my phone is!
EPISODE LINKS:
@greensborosciencecenter
greensborosciencecenter.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod!

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