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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 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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Today, the Safari visits Australia (virtually, anyway) for our second full episode featuring Ren Howell...except she's got a new name, a new kid, a new job, and the same ability to get goofy with me! I'd say more, but I don't have to...it's Ren, so you're listening! EPISODE LINKS: @reneehowell18 on Insta @sealifesydney on Insta ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on Ti...
Dateline: January 23, 2026. 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 discussing my life and a new partnership with The Faunary! Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Smithsonian's National Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, Audubon Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Mesker Park Zoo, Elmwood Park Zoo, Topeka Zoo, Manor Wildlife Park, Erie Zoo, The Sacramento Zoo, a...
Today, the Safari heads down to East Carolina University to chat with Dr. Jeffrey Skibins about how the study of conservation psychology can apply to zoos and aquariums! Some of the topics we address include: - Is it better to see animals in the wild or at a zoo when hoping to inspire conservation action? - A surprising story about messaging around palm oil. - What traits determine whether an animal is charismatic, as the word is used in the field? - Why do people visi...
Dateline: January 16, 2026. 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 discussing my life and upcoming shows and such. Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Dallas World Aquarium, Oklahoma City Zoo, Memphis Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Little Rock Zoo, Chester Zoo, Altina Wildlife Park, Australia Zoo, Cape May County Zoo, North Carolina Zoo...
Today, the Safari sits down with Cassandra Ray to discuss what ethical conservation travel looks like. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of an industry that can do a lot of good when it's done right, and a lot of bad when it isn't. EPISODE LINKS: @cassanimaladventures on socials ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod Designer French BulldogsDesigner French Bulld...
Dateline: January 9, 2026. 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 discussing my life for the past month including visits to the San Diego Zoo, SDZ Safari Park, Avian Behavior Conservancy, and more! Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Phoenix Zoo, ZooAtlanta, Nashville Zoo, Paignton Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Zoo Knoxville, the No...
Today the Safari heads back to Elmwood Park Zoo to catch up with some of the ambassador department...and the animals that serve as ambassadors at the zoo! You get to hear me meet a skunk, opossum, and one of the bald eagles that is an official live mascot of the Philadelphia Eagles! Learn what goes into training these animals and so much more in a series of three minterviews! EPISODE LINKS: elmwoodparkzoo.org @elmwoodparkzoo ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com @...
Today, our best of episode features the most downloaded episode of the entire history of the podcast: Why So Serious? with Ron Magill of Zoo Miami. ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Designer French BulldogsDesigner French Bulldogs offers the highest quality AKC Frenchie puppies for sale in USA.
Today, we have our second most listened to episode ever, featuring Ren Howell! ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Designer French BulldogsDesigner French Bulldogs offers the highest quality AKC Frenchie puppies for sale in USA.
Today we start our countdown of the three most downloaded episodes of the pod ever. In number 3 we have Caitlin and Lauren of the Lemur Conservation Foundation! ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Designer French BulldogsDesigner French Bulldogs offers the highest quality AKC Frenchie puppies for sale in USA.
It's here! The Rossifari Old Timey Non-Denominational Holiday Special 2025 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 Dani Larson of Southwick's Zoo and Bekah Robinson of the Greensboro Science Center! Musical guests Ken Sandberg with Heather Michele Lawler, Taylor Isaac Gray, and Emily Gallo! Guest appearances by Natali Berry, Dani DiMarco, Amy Fennell, Katie Hess,...
It's time for a Best of Rossifari episode, and since this is our first time doing this, we had to start with one of the most important episodes ever...our introduction to Dani Larson, then Dani Poirier. Enjoy revisiting this one! ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Designer French BulldogsDesigner French Bulldogs offers the highest quality AKC Frenchie puppies for sale in USA.
Today, the Safari heads back to the beautiful upstate New York to talk to Kyleen Depew of the Trevor Lovejoy Zoo! We talk about the unique experience of connecting with students zooies on multiple levels, what we can all learn from the zoo doing such a great job with younger minds, and so much more. EPISODE LINKS: @trevorzoo on socials https://www.millbrook.org/trevor-lovejoy-zoo-home ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on ...
Dateline December 12, 2025 - Today, we have a special edition of Rossifari Zoo News featuring Chelsey James, author of The Reality of AI Animal Content, an article featured on the Sedgwick County Zoo homepage that really spoke to me. We talk about the effect of AI animal content on zoos, on conservation, and on the public at large. We also discuss whether AI can ever be used constructively in the conservation field given the current environmental impact it has. Click here for the articl...
Today, the Safari heads to Cleveland to sit down with Dr. Diana Koester, a good friend and even better scientist, to discuss tree kangaroo science and conservation and cuteness. This is one of those people I just can't wait to share with you, so stop reading this and just get to listening! EPISODE LINKS: https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo @clemetzoo on socials @treekangaroosafe on socials ROSSIFARI LINKS: @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on Ti...
Dateline: December 5, 2025. 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 discussing my Thanksgiving part 2, merch, and some fun statistics from the last year. Then it's time for Zoo News stories from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, the Los Angeles Zoo, the Detroit Zoo, the National Zoo, Dingle Aquarium, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Seneca Park Zoo, the Trevor Lovejoy Zoo, the Audubon Zo...
Today, the Safari sits down for an interview with Dr. Laurie Marker to talk all things cheetah conservation. In her second appearance on the podcast, Dr. Marker goes into detail on how she developed some of the most impressive conservation strategies I've seen, how her role as a conservation celebrity conflicts with her own view of herself as a hard-working bush woman, how we can all help cheetahs, and so much more! EPISODE LINKS: cheetah.org @ccfcheetah on socials ROS...
Dateline: November 28, 2025. 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 discussing my Thanksgiving, merch, and a programming note. We have a headline story featuring some incredible collaboration between AZA partners to save some beluga whales. Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Turtleback Zoo, Zoo Knoxville, Cape May County Zoo, Chester Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo and Aq...
Today, the Safari heads back to Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo to hang out with one of the teachers at the school there, Dr. Kerry Dore. This ethnoprimatologist and anthropologist is in charge of the independent research many students perform at the zoo, and our conversation ranges from her early career path to the work she does with the students at the zoo to all kinds of philosophical discussions in the zoo world. I really, really loved this episode, especially the second half of it. EPISODE LIN...
Dateline: November 21, 2025. 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 update about my life including a fun story of how small the zoo world can be. Then it's time for Zoo News stories from The Philadelphia Zoo, ABQ BioPark, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Miller Park Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Tanganyik...
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