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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 ...
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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 personal…
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
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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 a…
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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 t…
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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…
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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 pr…
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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…
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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: @gree…
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Dateline: March 8, 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 yet again open with a big headline, this time diving into the announcement that Miami Seaquarium is being evicted. We then get back on track with our births and deaths. Births include emperor…
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Today, the Safari heads back to the Greensboro Science Center, but it's only a detour as we are hopping a plane with Kelly Rauch and Jen Danford to learn all about their experience doing a Red Panda Network Eco Trip to Nepal! What was the travel like? What was the food like? Most importantly, did they see any wild red pandas? Tune in to find out, p…
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Dateline: March 1, 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 yet again open with a big headline, this time my thoughts about Flaco the owl. We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We say hello to colobus monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo and…
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Today, the Safari heads to Brisbane to talk to macropod keeper Ana Martins about Rocky the Lumholtz tree kangaroo, swamp wallabies, and so much more. We have a LOT of fun on this one, getting in some laughs and picking on each other while really doing a deep dive into tree kangaroos and other incredible Aussie animals. ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifar…
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The Cincinnati Zoo has announced the loss of Lin, a ten year old red panda I absolutely loved. Listen in to hear my thoughts on her and her legacy, and to hear some of the audio from her keeper Paul from my first interview with her. She is greatly missed. ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on Ti…
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Dateline: February 23, 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 yet again open with some breaking news, this time about panda bears at the San Diego Zoo! We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We talk about new penguins in Memphis and K…
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Today, the Safari heads down to SeaWorld Gold Coast in Australia to start a few weeks in the land down under! I talk to Sara Morgan, a keeper of penguins at the facility who discusses her birds, training, anthropomorphism, her unique path to her career, and so much more! EPISODE LINKS: @seaworldaus on socials seaward.com.aus ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreo…
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Dateline: February 16, 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 rant about the current story taking the animal world by storm, about a supposed ray that got impregnated by a shark. Hear all my thoughts about it right at the top of the…
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Hello, lovers! Today, the Sexy Safari is here to talk to you about all things reproductive at the zoo. I sit down with Maxene VanDamme, to discuss what an SSP is, and what happens when those animals get together. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including what animal breeding season is the stinkiest, and which type of animal it is acceptable to ki…
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Dateline: February 9, 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 with our births section, featuring the first ever pangolin born in human care in Europe, a giraffe at the Living Desert, a new sloth at Palm Beach Zoo, and a Goodfellows tree kangaro…
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Today, the Safari stays at Scovill Zoo to talk to two incredible swing keepers! We start off with a "working interview" with Kelly Lawrence...join us as we prep the diet for Loli the red panda and then go hand out with her, then head off to give a special treat to some goats! Then, when we get called to work with an ornery kookaburra, we call in so…
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Dateline: February 2, 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 with our births section, featuring the first rockhopper penguin born at the Fort Worth Zoo, a new Colobus monkey at Sedgwick County Zoo, and a pygmy slow loris born at the Memphis Zo…
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Today the Safari heads to Decatur, IL, to the small but mighty Scovill Zoo! I talk to Mindy Weaver, a keeper at the zoo with a really cool story...which she shares with me IN THE PENGUIN HABITAT! We discuss her career, the penguins in her care, watching a zoo grow and change over time, and so much more. Then there is a special bonus segment at the …
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Dateline: January 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! We start with our births section, featuring alliteration in the form of cotton top tamarin triplets at Disney's Animal Kingdom, six sandbar sharks at OdySea Aquarium, and a sweet, though non-…
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Today, the Safari heads to New York to chat with Martha Hunt Handler, the president on the Wolf Conservation Center. This is a really fun interview that looks at animals from a scientific perspective, but also goes beyond the science into the almost mystical connection we can have with animals. We discuss what is being done to save wolves, the amaz…
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Dateline: January 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 with our births section, featuring a new red panda (when we thought it was too late for any babies), a lion cub at the Fort Worth Zoo, a pygmy hippo born in Czechia, twin Sulawesi ba…
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Today, the Safari heads alllllll the way to Uganda to speak with Dr. James Watuwa, one of the veterinarians at the Uganda Wildlife Conservation and Education Centre, also known as UWEC Zoo. UWEC Zoo is the ONLY zoo in Uganda, and was recently named the top zoo amongst members of the Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquariums. We talk about James…
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Dateline: January 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 with our births section, featuring two sloth bear cubs at Zoo Miami (with a Philly Zoo connection), an impala and kudu with adorable names at Caldwell Zoo, two little blue penguins a…
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Today, the Safari heads back to The Naples Zoo for a very different episode! I bring you my conversation with Tim Tetzlaff, the Director of Conservation at the zoo, and we have a wild chat about all kinds of crazy conservation stories that Tim, and the zoo, have been a part of. Tim's life is one with a lot of travel, a lot of adventure, and a lot o…
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Dateline: January 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 with our births section, featuring a new rhino at the Toronto Zoo, two squirrel monkey babies at the San Diego Zoo, a turaco chick at the Honolulu Zoo, baby babirusa born at San Anton…
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Today, the Safari heads back to the North Carolina Zoo to talk to Sarah and Eric, two keepers who work in different areas of the zoo! Sarah works with a variety of species like lions and chimps, while Eric works in the desert section with all kinds of smaller animals, from sand cats and mouse lemurs to a variety of reptiles. This is a wide-ranging …
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Dateline: December 29, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start with our births, including a new gazelle at the North Carolina Zoo, a bunch of new penguins in Omaha, a new hyena in Sydney, a new rhino at Zoo Atlanta, and a very impo…
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Wooo! It's that time of year again, where I remind y'all that you can support the podcast by going to Patreon.com/rossifari and becoming a patron for as little as $3 a month! Patrons get access to bonus footage from multiple episodes each year, as well as some other perks, and now you'll get to listen in on just a small amount of the bonus content …
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Dateline: December 22, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start with our births, a new okapi at the Cincinnati Zoo, a gentoo penguin chick at the Kansas City Zoo, a new elephant at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and two very rare lorikeet…
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It's here! The Rossifari Old Timey Non-Denominational Holiday Special is the perfect way to get a laugh and still learn some animal stuff during the crazy holiday season! This episode features: Interviews with fan favorites Katie Propp and Dani Poirier Larson. Sketches featuring Lizzie Lohr and Mike Motsch from Greensboro Science Center, Katie Prop…
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Dateline: December 15, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start with our births, including an amazing story about African painted dogs at Potawatomi Zoo, another story about the same species at the Oklahoma City Zoo, a new rhino at …
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Today, the Safari heads back to Chattanooga, TN, to speak to keeper Matt Stanton about all of the incredible South American animals he takes care of. While we talk about a bunch of different animals, Matt's true passion is anteaters, and you get to come to the anteater barn with Matt and I as we learn about the amazing ones in his care, and about s…
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Dateline: December 8, 2023. 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 our episode talking to Bekah Robinson and Carolyn Mikulskis of the Greensboro Science Center about the Winter Wonderlights event they are hosting most evenings this month at the zoo.…
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Today, the Safari heads to Gulfport, MS, for an interview with two incredible people who work at the Mississippi Aquarium! We talk about what it was like to open a brand new aquarium in 2020 as Covid was wreaking havoc on both construction and zoological facilities, what type of planning goes into building an aquarium in an area that is affected by…
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Dateline: December 1, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start with our births, including a really exciting announcement about baby red pandas, a wild rhino birth that ties to the Cincinnati Zoo, a new sloth at the Dallas Zoo, and n…
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Today, the Safari sits down with Sarah Lynn Bowser of the Oakland Zoo! We've had her on for her own episode and for the AZA Conference Recap, and now you get a second interview with this incredibly passionate human with a big heart for bettering the lives of animals. I truly think that when all is said and done in her career, Sarah will go down as …
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Dateline: November 24, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start our births and deaths, including the births of some new tigers, the first rhino born in Arizona in decades, a tree kangaroo joey, and more. We also say goodbye to a bea…
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Today, the Safari heads back to a place I'm very thankful for...the Greensboro Science Center! Today, we are talking to Lizzie Lohr about her very unique and cool position of swing keeper! She literally gets to take care of ALL the animals at the zoo at different times, but there is more to her job than just that! You'll get to learn about the uniq…
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Dateline: November 17, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start our births and deaths, including a rhino at the Virginia Zoo, a koala at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, three tiger cubs at the Jacksonville Zoo, and more. We also say goodb…
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Today, the Safari heads to the North Carolina Zoo to visit the Rocky Coast area of the zoo, which focuses on polar bears, arctic foxes, and an incredible harbor seal that you'll get to meet in the episode! We talk about a lot of cool training stuff, really get into the personalities of the animals in question, and share some of what makes the North…
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Dateline: November 10, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start with the biggest story of the week: The giant pandas have departed the National Zoo for their new homes in China. We then move on to our births and deaths, including th…
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Today, the Safari heads to Providence, RI, to visit Roger Williams Park Zoo, but we don't actually talk to anyone on staff there! Instead, we talk to Amy Fennell, the Supervisor of Training for Natural Encounters, Inc., and the person running the bird shows that took place at RWPZ this summer! We discuss what goes into running a free-flight bird sh…
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Dateline: November 3, 2023. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! In Zoo News, we start with our births and deaths, including the birth of some secret red panda cubs and also a Baird's tapir at Metro Richmond Zoo. We also say goodbye to an incredible polar …
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Today, the Safari heads to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary to talk to Tessa McKelliget, co-host of the Trainer Talks and Tails Podcast! Tess has a great story to tell as we discuss caring for koalas and training free flying birds! We also talk about Rocky, the latest resident at Lone Pine...a Lumholtz tree kangaroo! So you KNOW I was happy! This episode …
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