Today, the Safari sits down with Dr. Jb Minter of the North Carolina Zoo! We talk about his incredible veterinary career, the transparency he provides on his Instagram and on Secrets of the Zoo, and the amazing in situ veterinary conservation work he does with elephants! There are some seriously crazy stories in this one, y'all! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
www.nczoo.org 
@nczoo on socials 
@dr.jbminterdvm on socials 

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

Dateline: May 10, 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 involves a new hire at the Columbus Zoo and the ridiculous backlash it received on social media. The zoo, as always, did an amazing job handling it.

We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Beardsley Zoo, the Caldwell Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, and the Lee Richardson Zoo.

We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Tonka the elephant at Zoo Knoxville, Tater Tot the paca at the Tulsa Zoo, Little Joe the gorilla at the St. Louis Zoo, Tuyaa the camel at Edmonton Valley Zoo, and a red panda named Scarlet who lived in the UK.

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss some Mother's Day options, an incredible conservation effort from Zoos Victoria, amazing new buildings at Zoo Boise and Zoo Dresden, and a shout out to Carnival Cruise Lines?!?!?!?!?!

In Conservation News, we talk about a food company turning to conservation work, the cost of fireworks, more good news about sea turtle nesting, the death of a mountain lion, and some incredible births!

In Other News,  we talk about primate medicine and the NFL Draft!

BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser 
abconservation.org 

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

Today, the Safari heads back to my favorite place (the San Diego Zoo) to sit down with one of my favorite people (Nicki Boyd) to talk about my favorite animal (red pandas)! We talk about the pandas that call the zoo home, the changes that have taken place at the zoo since her last appearance, and the incredible work being done by Red Panda Network to save the species in the wild! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
www.redpandanetwork.org 
www.sandiegozoo.org 
@redpandanetwork 
@sandiegozoo 

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

Dateline: May 3, 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 involves another viral video, but one that didn't create as much of a stink as some of the other ones we've talked about lately! Woodland Park Zoo handled the whole thing beautifully, which I love to see.

We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at the Dallas Zoo, the Birmingham Zoo, the National Zoo in Australia, the Denver Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and then a huge update on the red wolf pup population featuring births at the Museum of Life and Science, the North Carolina Zoo, and the Trevor Zoo!

We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Betty the albino striped skunk at ZooAmerica and Sheldon, a North American river otter who lived at the Virginia Aquarium.

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including information about the new giant pandas joining the San Diego Zoo, some amazing conservation work done by the Philadelphia Zoo, education programs at the Jacksonville Zoo, a hippo story worthy of a soap opera, incredible veterinary work being done at Sunset Zoo, conservation work by the Oakland Zoo, Aquarium of the Pacific and the Monterey Bay Aquarium teaming up to help sea otters in a unique way, a new (and exciting) animal at the National Aquarium, and a webcam that will make you very excited!

We skip Conservation News this week because I'm exhausted and needed to for my mental health!

In Other News, we talk about some animals that are pets but shouldn't be, and one that is a pet and should be!

BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser 
abconservation.org 

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

Today, the Safari sits down with Sean McNicholas, the CEO of the SSA Group, a company that is impacting zoos and aquariums all around the country and beyond. The SSA Group works to improve the guest experience at these facilities by focusing on gift shops, dining, ticketing, and more!

Binturong Conservation Fundraiser Links:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser 
abconservation.org 

EPISODE LINKS: 
@thessagroup on socials 
thessagroup.com 

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

Today the Safari heads to Scotland to talk all things binturong with Kirsty MacDonald! Kirsty is a zookeeper who is currently hosting an incredible fundraiser for ABConservation, the binturong conservation organization! We talk all about Kirsty's job as a zookeeper, the two binturongs who inspired her to start this fundraiser, what makes bints so unique, and so much more! Follow the links below to participate in the fund raiser! 

LINKS: 
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser 
abconservation.org 

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

Dateline: April 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!  

Our Headline Story of the Week is a follow up about the San Francisco Bonus Episode last week, including a discussion of some follow ups and a big announcement from the zoo about panda bears.  

We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Busch Gardens with some amazing help, the Nashville Zoo, Pueblo Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, the Dallas Zoo, the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, Potawatomi Zoo, Chattanooga Zoo, a huge birth at Brevard Zoo, and the Cincinnati Zoo!

We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by two wonderful red pandas that I loved dearly, Betsy and Scout. We also say goodbye to Karen, an ostrich at the Topeka Zoo, Fred the tegu at Capron Park Zoo, Scruffy the sun bear at the Honolulu Zoo, the oldest panda in Japan, and more. 

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including another opportunity to vote for some facilities you might love, a conservation success story from The Wilds, amazing stories about helping animals at Central Park Zoo and the Cincinnati Zoo, followups on the young lion that is getting help at Lincoln Park Zoo, the gorilla introductions at Cleveland, and the Miami SeaQuarium lease, and then a bunch of quick hits including stories from Rolling Hills Zoo, The Desert Museum, the Berlin Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, the Toronto Zoo, and the Tulsa Zoo. Then we end this section with a great example of transparency from Woodland Park Zoo. 

In Conservation News, we talk about an investigation into where plastic bags go when they get recycled, the lengths one country went to to stop a single invasive predator, a look at the current global coral bleaching event, and people being idiots with animals for social media credit. 

In Other News, we talk about coyotes and badgers being besties and an elephant on the loose. 

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

Today, the Safari heads back to Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, MA, to bring back our most featured guest, and the occasional co-host of the podcast, Dani Poirier Larson! We spent the day together before the interview, and we talk all about the training I was able to be part of with the birds at Southwick's Zoo! We also start off the interview with a lot of quite goofy friendship stuff. This one is a blast from start to finish! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
southwickszoo.com 
@southwickszoo 
@danipoirier on socials 

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

Today, Rossifari Zoo News is doing a special deep dive looking at the problems facing the San Francisco Zoo over the last few years, where a battle between the keeper staff and upper management seems to be coming to a head. Also, I'm getting a new puppy! 

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

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 personality traits of the two pandas that call the zoo home, and even a Poop Story that couldn't have happened without the new exhibit! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
@rwpzoo on socials 
rwpzoo.org 
@redpandanetwork
 redpandanetwork.org 

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