Dateline: November 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! We start off with a very special announcement about Tuesday's episode and also a limited edition bit of merch you can get your hands on NOW! Our headline story this week looks at the AZA's Animal Wellbeing Summit, and the surprising controversy that has occurred around it. We then move on to our births section, in...
Today, the Safari sits down with Emily Mack to talk about grief. In a short period of time, the zoo Emily formerly worked at lost four animals on her string. To put it mildly, this was NOT a good time for Emily or her team. So we go into great detail on the relationships she had with her animals, what the losses felt like, and what living with and getting past that grief looked like to Emily. ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifar...
Dateline: November 15, 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 my life. Yay. We then do a quick headline story about a study that looks at the best way to experience a zoo or aquarium. My guess is you won't be surprised. We then move on to our births section, including babies at Adventure Aquarium, Darling Downs Zoo, Gulf Breeze Zoo, and Brookfield Zoo. ...
Today, the Safari sits down with Jamie Delk in Dallas to talk a little bit about her career at the zoo, but a whole lot about the journey she has been on since she was the guest on the Season 1 finale of Rossifari. We talk about changes in her life and in her perspective that led her to walk away from zookeeping entirely, what she did in her time away from the field, and what finally drew her back into it. Along the way we joke, go into deeply personal stories, and more. Jamie's first episode...
Dateline: November 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 start off with my thoughts about the election, kind of. Just listen or skip that part, whatever you need today. We then move on to our births section, including red panda triplets at Lincoln Childrens Zoo, a cool giraffe birth story from Potawatomi Zoo, the start of African penguin breeding season at the Maryland Zoo...
Today, the Safari heads to SeaLife Grapevine to talk to Chase Stryhal all about the guitarfish, sea turtles, eels, flashlight fish, and other animals that call the aquarium home! From a background in theatre to a love of red pandas to a mutual friend, Chase and I have a lot of fun finding the things we have in common as we talk about the incredible animals he gets to care for! EPISODE LINKS: @sealifegrapevine on socials visitsealife.com ROSSIFARI LINKS: @rossifari on ...
Dateline: November 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 start off with a bunch of stuff from my life. We then get to our headline story, discussing the uplisting of African penguins to critically endangered. We then move on to our births section, including a bintlet at Wild Discovery, pied tamarin twins at Chattanooga, meerkat pups at the Melbourne Zoo, a toco toucan...
Today, the Safari heads to Rochester, NY, to visit with Dr. Chris McKinney, the full time veterinarian at the Seneca Park Zoo! I actually spent the day shadowing Chris during his early work and morning rounds, and then we discussed what that looked like for all of you, so this is literally a step into the day of a zoo veterinarian. On top of that, you get the dish on the red panda kindergarten class of 2024! EPISODE LINKS: @senecaparkzoo on socials senecaparkzoo.org ROSSIF...
Dateline: October 25, 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 cool collaboration story and more stuff about my life. We then get to our headline story, discussing the announcement that Ruth the elephant at Buttonwood Park Zoo is entering hospice care. We then move on to our births section, including two new red pandas at the Exmoor Zoo! We also talk about a new gira...
Today, the Safari heads back to the Fort Worth Zoo to talk with Dr. John Griffioen, who has a really unique role at the zoo. You'll hear about his veterinary work, but also how he transitioned to his new position where he takes care of the humans at the zoo along with the animals there. A lot of talking about leadership, flamingos, elephants, and more keep this one interesting and fun! EPISODE LINKS: fortworthzoo.org @fortworthzoo ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com @...
Hey Friends! Here's a bonus episode for your feed from one of my favorite podcasts, Trainer Talks and Tails! Daisy and Tess are joined by Steph Lauren from Halls Gap Zoo to discuss training the red pandas there, including some things I've not heard of before. Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe to the Trainer Talks and Tails podcast and follow along @trainertalksandtails on socials! Modem FuturaModem Futura is your guide to the bold frontiers of tomorrow, where technology,...Listen on:...
Dateline: October 18, 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 look at how our Season 5 goals are coming along.We then get to our headline story, looking at the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, especially on Mote Marine Lab. We then move on to our births section, including a new rhino at Whipsnade Zoo, an anoa calf at the Chester Zoo, a baby giant otter at N...
Today, the Safari heads back to the Fort Worth Zoo to discuss the absolutely incredible gharial reproduction efforts taking place there. We do a super deep dive on exactly what the zoo is doing to help this species reproduce...the science, the art, the thought process, and the successes so far! It's a fascinating story.EPISODE LINKS: fortworthzoo.org @fortworthzoo on socials ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok patreon...
Dateline: October 11, 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 catch up on my life - actually, there's a whole lot to chat about, y'all. We then get to our headline story, looking at the preparations being made for Hurricane Milton. We then move on to our births section, including a new tree kangaroo at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, a tamarin at ...
Today, the Safari heads back to Roger Williams Park Zoo to talk to Sean Hoelle and Morgan Lopes of the NEI Bird Show that ran at the zoo this summer! We're back after last year's visit with Amy Fennell, and this year we're talking all about the changes to the show, the new birds and new people working the show, and how one year can make everything both more the same and more different than ever before! EPISODE LINKS: @naturalencountersinc on socials naturalencounters.com R...
Dateline: October 4, 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 catch up on my lifeWe then get to our headline story, looking at the effects of Hurricane Helene, especially on zoological facilities. Three places are going to be shut down for a long time because of the storm, and more had to close for a day or a few days, so we get into that.We then move on ...
Today, the Safari heads back to Quincy, MA, to bring another unique and incredible part of the New England Aquarium experience to y'all. Today we are talking about husbandry, sustainability, and more as it pertains to raising fish and other aquarium animals through aquaculture. It's a topic I didn't know much about before this episode, and there is a lot of fascinating information in this one! EPISODE LINKS: www.neaq.org@newenglandaquarium on socials ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossi...
Today, the Safari comes to you from Toronto, where I'm attending the joint AAZV EAZWV Conference! I talk to six guests about their time at the conference and share a little bit about my own time here as well. You'll hear from: - Dr. Meghan Togher, a recent graduate of vet school in London - Lindsey Rice and Sammy Mould, two vet students attending the conference - Dr. Katherine Mosley, an exotics vet from New Jersey - Molly Gezella-Baranczyk, the new Executive Director of t...
Today, the Safari heads to New England Aquarium to talk about the giant ocean tank, with a heavy focus on the most famous resident of the facility: Myrtle, the incredible green sea turtle that is the undisputed queen of the aquarium. We also talk about the loggerhead turtles and other animals that share the tank with Myrtle, and a bunch of other fun and interesting stuff! EPISODE LINKS: @newenglandaquarium newenglandaquarium.org ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari&...
Today, the Safari is coming at you from Calgary, Alberta in Canada, where I'm recapping the 2024 AZA Conference. But you won't just be hearing about my experience. Instead, you'll hear me talk about the conference with NINE guests! You'll hear from: Tiana, Kelley, and Randolf from the Edmonton Valley Zoo Jeff Ewalt from ZooMontana Christine Stephans from the Aquarium of Niagara Chris Jenkins from Natural Encounters, Inc. Elena Bell from the Akron Zoo Jamie ...