Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

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 life

We 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 to our births section, including a new red panda at Edinburgh Zoo, a mountain bongo at Marwell Zoo, an aardvark at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a new GLT at RWPZ, some Komodo's at Nashville, and more!

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals. We start off with a tree kangaroo that meant a lot to me, a bison at Lehigh Valley Zoo, a rhino at the Phoenix Zoo, a young dolphin at Shedd, and more.
 
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories from the Bronx Zoo, Greensboro Science Center, the accreditation hearings at the AZA Conference, and a look at Moo Deng and Pesto the penguin.

In Conservation News, we talk about a horrible thing that happened to some sea turtle nests, the rediscovery of a species thought lost, the reintroduction of a very endangered tiger species to a part of its original range, Australia's first Marsupial of the Year, and more.

In Other News, I give you a non-news fact about tree kangaroos.  You're welcome.

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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: 
rossifari.com 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 

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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 the AAZV 
- Dr. Abigail Fiske, the veterinarian at Saginaw Children's Zoo 

And also me, the least educated person at the entire conference! 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
rossifari.com 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 

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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 
rossifari.com 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 

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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 Katis of the Trevor Zoo at Millbrook 
Tiffany James of ZooKnoxville 

Welcome to Calgary! 

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Today, the Safari heads to New England Aquarium to talk to Adam Kennedy at the Sea Turtle Hospital run by the hospital. It meant so much to me to get to see these turtles and then attend a release that evening. 

EPISODE LINKS: 
neaq.org 
@neaq on socials 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
Rossifari.com 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 
patreon.com/rossifari 

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Dateline: September 13, 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 programming note and some catching up on my life. 

We start off our Zoo News section with births, featuring a new tiger at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a new Grivet monkey at Southwick's Zoo, six new lemurs at Duke, a baby bonobo at the Cincinnati Zoo, a little giant anteater at Beardsley Zoo, and new black tree monitors at Riverbanks Zoo.

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals. We start off with a younger red panda who passed at Happy Hollow, and also talk about an old penguin that passed at the Maryland Zoo, a wolverine that recently started living at the Columbus Zoo, another ape claimed by Shigella at Jacksonville, one of the oldest Pallas' cats in the country at Hogle Zoo, and one of the oldest Lar gibbons at Reid Park Zoo. 
 
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories from Mote Marine Lab, the Memphis Zoo, Melbourne Zoo, the Toronto Zoo, a new SAFE Program, a tiger escape in Mexico, and more.

In Conservation News, we talk about the burning of Brazil, another oil spill, the rediscovery of a lost bird, and the tale of a trout.

In Other News, we talk about Mike the tiger, a black bear at a beach, and a search and rescue otter.

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Today, the Safari starts our visit to New England with a super fun episode from Roger Williams Park Zoo.  This entire episode is dedicated to how two people came together to change the lives of two binturongs for the better! It's a really deep look at what training, husbandry, teamwork, and passion can mean to the lives of animals! It was also recorded at a food truck festival, so you know it's a good one! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
@rwpzoo 
rwpzoo.org 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 
rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari 

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Dateline: September 6, 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 the usual recap of my life. I'm playing a show. Yay! I almost died. Boo! 

We then get into our headline story for the week.  We talk about the Marsupial of the Year competition taking place in Australia right now, and how you can help Lumholtz tree kangaroos by going to www.marsupialoftheyear.com.au and voting for them! YAY! 

Then it's time for births, featuring a new human, three reticulated giraffes at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, an elephant baby at Fresno Chaffee Zoo, a new pygmy hippo at the Henry Doorley Zoo, and a new red panda in Germany! 

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals. We start off with a more personal post, then move on to a lion at Riverbanks Zoo, a coati at Brevard Zoo, and a gorilla at Busch Gardens Tampa. 
 
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features some really amazing work being done at the Memphis Zoo, National Zoo, Sedgwick County Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, and the San Antonio Zoo! Some really amazing stuff.  

In Conservation News, we talk about a new annoying trend that has humans hurting animals and great news for beavers and wombats. 

In Other News, we talk about a piebald moose and wolf pack movements. 

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Today, the Safari heads to MY aquarium! I volunteer at Aquarium of Niagara, and now I get to bring you there with me as we talk about the brand new Great Lakes 360 building that opened this summer! You get to hear from my friends Nat and Sarah on the Fish and Invertebrates team all about this new building, and more importantly, what working with me is like! Ok, that's not more important, but it's in there! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
@aqniagara on socials 
aquariumofniagara.org 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 
rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 

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