Dateline: September 126, 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 talking about my life, and then remind you all to donate to Shots for Spots!  If you can help with Shots for Spots, please do so here: https://kindest.com/831498-shots-for-spots

Our headline story this week looks at the passing of animal trainer Ryan Easley, and how there seem to be two completely different takes on who this person was and what their legacy is. 

Then it's time for Zoo News stories featuring births from the St. Louis Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, Drusillas Park, and more! 

We say goodbye to animals at the Topeka Zoo, Denver Zoo, Central Florida Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoo, Dallas Zoo, and Bristol Zoo Project.

We have additional Zoo News stories from Mote Marine Lab, Miami Seaquarium, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Roger Williams Park Zoo, and a wonderful quote from Jane Goodall. 

Conservation News stories include a cool solution for melting arctic ice, why rock stacking is dumb, a comedian helping tigers, and another rediscovery! 

And in Other News, we have a sweet story and a silly story.

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Today, the Safari heads down to Tampa for the 2025 AZA Conference. You'll hear from people with all levels of experience and their thoughts on what they experienced this year, including me and our good buddy Dan Ashe, President and CEO of the AZA! 

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Dateline: September 19, 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 a couple interesting emails I've received recently. If you can help with Shots for Spots, please do so here: https://kindest.com/831498-shots-for-spots

And if you work with great apes, please check out this survey: https://warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9KB5xM0s0ToWbuS

Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Dickerson Park Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Sedgwick County Zoo, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Henry Vilas Zoo, Altina Wildlife Park, Elmwood Park Zoo, Longleat, the Cincinnati Zoo, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, the Smithsonian's National Zoo, New England Aquarium, the Buffalo Zoo, and more! 

Conservation News stories include a surprising bit of good news from the US House of Representatives, Scottish wildcat kitten births, a new form of bird-friendly glass, and a look at huge news for koalas. 

And in Other News, we have three crazy stories. 

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Today, the Safari heads to Syracuse, NY, to sit down with Seth and Theo to talk all things red wolves and elephants.  We've got wolf pups, twin baby elephants, conservation stories galore, and so much more! 

EPISODE LINKS: 

@syracusezoo on socials 

rosamondgiffordzoo.org 

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Dateline: September 12, 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 me processing what's going on in the US right now. 

Then it's time for our normal intro, featuring my life a bit.

Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Brevard Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo, Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Milwaukee County Zoo, Aquarium of the Pacific, and more! 

Conservation News stories include a rediscovery again and good news for jaguars! 

And in Other News, we talk about the risk of saving animals on the road, and also why bears stare into the distance.

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Today, the Safari heads out to Escondido, CA, to the world famous San Diego Zoo Safari Park. I sit down with Marco, one of the two ambassadors of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. We talk about his unique path to his career, how a background in training led to an office job that usually keeps him out of the office, why birds are his first love, and so much more! 

EPISODE LINKS: 

@zoologymarco on socials 

@sandiegozoo on socials 

@sdzsafaripark on socials 

sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org 

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Dateline: September 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 talking about the vacation I'm currently on, and my glorious plan to not work during it.  And then you'll find out why that didn't work. 

We then move on to our births for the week, featuring new panda cubs at Buffalo Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo, a baby okapi at the San Diego Zoo, plus additional births at Chester Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, Central Florida Zoo, and more!

We then say goodbye to animals at Sedgwick County Zoo, Potter Park Zoo, and Oklahoma City Zoo. 

We have additional Zoo News stories from Oregon Zoo and others. 

Conservation News stories include CCF helping baby cheetahs, a delay on a major Trump Administration attempt to strip protections from marine areas, and more.

And in Other News, we talk about the reclassification of giraffes and a song that repeals mosquitoes!

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Today, the Safari heads back to Mendon, MA, to hang out with Betsey Brewer to catch up on the latest news about Earth, Ltd.! In the process, we also discuss a new and exciting experience that will be coming to the zoo, mention some friends of the podcast, talk about rhinos, and you get not one, not two, but THREE Rossifari Poop Stories! 

EPISODE LINKS: 

southwickszoo.com 

@southwickszooofficial

@earthltd

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Dateline: August 29, 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 the recent collaboration I did with the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and how it led to the facility and the podcast getting mentioned in the Washington Post. Then we discuss Dani Larson's takeover on Instagram that occurred this week. 

We then move on to our births for the week, featuring new panda cubs at Zoo Knoxville, a new elephant at Sedgwick County Zoo, impalas born at Brevard Zoo, cheetahs at Metro Richmond Zoo, and more! 

We then say goodbye to animals at Topeka Zoo, Newquay Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, and Potter Park Zoo.

We have additional Zoo News stories from Reid Park Zoo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Chessington World of Adventure, and the Virginia Zoo (by way of NEI). 

Conservation News stories include a dhole photo contest, a new population of rhinos discovered in a unique way, the discovery of the cause of sea star wasting disease, and more! 

And in Other News, we talk about an orange shark and one of our listeners going to prison (for a good reason, for once). 

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Today, the Safari heads back to Front Royal, VA, for a VERY special announcement. That's right, y'all, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has a baby red panda, and you're going to get to hear directly from keeper Jessica Kordell all about the little one. We also talk about Miso, who was born at the facility, and about Jessica's work as the studbook keeper for the Red Panda SSP!

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@smithsonianzoo on socials 

nationalzoo.si.edu

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