Today, the Safari heads to Norfolk, VA, to visit the Virginia Zoo. This is the zoo that made me fall in love with binturongs, and you'll hear about the bint that calls the zoo home, as well as the red pandas, cranes, and tapirs that live there! In fact, you'll come behind the scenes with me to hang out with the tapirs at the zoo! 

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Dateline: January 10, 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 huge announcement - The new website is live at rossifari.com ! We then also talk about my life and such.

Our headline story this week is about fires raving areas in the US and Australia. 

We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Congo Wildlife Ranch, Zoo Miami, the Toledo Zoo, the North Carolina Zoo, and SeaLife Sydney! 

We say goodbye to beloved animals at Cape May County Zoo, Naples Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, and then say goodbye to a true icon in the training world. 

The rest of our Zoo News stories feature items from the San Diego Zoo, Melbourne Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, and so much more! 

Then in Conservation News we talk about a great internet post going viral, the sad story of Tahlequah, and a huge congrats to Jane Goodall!  

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Today, the Safari heads to the Metro Richmond Zoo for our first episode from this facility. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including a huge penguin colony, a special friendship between a cheetah and a dog, a binturong who is the most binturong to ever binturong, snow leopard cubs, and more! This is a really fun and freewheeling interview! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
@metrorichmondzoo on socials 
metrorichmondzoo.com 

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

Dateline: January 3, 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 on what's going on with the pod and a quick discussion of my life.

Our headline story this week is about a few elephant deaths that have occurred since last week's episode, and how keyboard warriors suck. 

The rest of the episode is our Best of the Rest, featuring some stories from 2024 that didn't make a Zoo News episode but that I think are really fascinating. Enjoy! 

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Today, the Safari heads back into the Holiday Special to release the unedited version of my interview with Amy Fennell about the 12 Days of Christmas and how all of them are birds. This episode is filled with so many more facts and silly moments and is honestly just a great, fun way to end your year. Enjoy! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
naturalencounters.com 
@naturalencountersinc 

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rossifari.com 
@rossifari on socials 
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Dateline: December 27, 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 discussion of the programming for the next two weeks, then talk about the holiday special, then do an update about my life.

Our headline story this week looks at something freaking insane. Apparently the anti-vaccination movement has made its way to dog owners and I am so over these people. Dr. Zoë Rossi weighs in! 

We then move on to our births section, including stories from Los Angeles Zoo, Bright's Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo, Colchester Zoo, and Metro Richmond Zoo. 

We also say goodbye to an incredible shark at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and then discuss the tragic loss of twenty cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center. 

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about the AZA's Conservation Grants Fund and what they'll be funding in 2025, some incredible conservation work done by Brevard Zoo and the Perth Zoo, and then discuss how zoos contributed to a movie that is currently in theaters. 

In Conservation News, we share about some good news for conservation in North Carolina, a baby orca, and what we have learned from the first ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale. 

In Other News, we share about the oldest crocodile in the world and about a duck-billed box turtle! 

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It's here! The Rossifari Old Timey Non-Denominational Holiday Special 2024 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 Amy Fennell of NEI and Ren Howell of SeaLife Sydney!
A fun and informative poetry reading by Sarah Lynn Bowser
Musical guests The Shakedown Shuffle, Pinecone Rockets, Taylor Isaac Grey, and Lianne Marie Dobbs with Luke Darnell
Guest appearances by Natali Berry, Beck Bradley, Khaz Brooks, Jamie Delk, Dani Poirier Larson, Cassi Light, Emily Mack, Ana Martins, Kate Palaski, Vicky Poole, Bekah Robinson, Miles Rossi, Dr. Zoë Rossi, Kristen Scaglione, and Justin Williams! 
Parody commercials by yours truly! 
Returning Announcer Randy "Motown" Brown! 

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Dateline: December 20, 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 update on my life, and a reminder about the upcoming holiday special! 

Our headline story this week looks at a new law that is looking like it will get passed in Canada. We look at both sides of the discussion, trying to figure out exactly what to expect form this law, and the effect it will have on elephants and great apes in human care in Canada. 

We then move on to our births section, including stories from the Duke Lemur Center, Auckland Zoo, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, the Dallas Zoo, and Dickerson Park Zoo. 

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from Zoo Miami and the Houston Zoo. This section starts with my tribute to a beloved sea lion that called The Aquarium of Niagara home, Mia. It's a loss that hurts a lot.  

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about how Avian Influenza has caused multiple losses at Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium, update the SeaQuest situation, share some amazing conservation work done by the Auckland Zoo, SeaLife Sydney, and the Toronto Zoo, talk about an amazing veterinary tool being launched by Brookfield, Columbus, San Diego, and other facilities, and talk about an amazing story out of Mystic Aquarium. 

In Conservation News, we share about how a small grey seal population has doubled in the UK, an incredible technique to help save shark embryos found in deceased mothers, a study detailing the effectiveness of beehive fences in Africa, and how the US Congress has come together for a conservation cause.

In Other News, we share a shocking story about the bald eagle. 

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Today, the Safari heads to Florida and Maryland to bring you some audio I thought I lost...three episodes of the short-lived Conservation Tails podcast that I launched a while back. The full story is at the top of the show, but these interviews are incredibly impactful and feature two incredible guests. Enjoy! 

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rossifari.com 
@rossifari on socials 
@rossifaripod on TikTok 
patreon.com/rossifari 

Dateline: December 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 the usual updates from my life, including a review of the Wicked movie. 

Our headline story this week looks at the current situation facing the SeaQuest brand of aquariums. It's not good, y'all. 

We then move on to our births section, including stories from the Colchester Zoo, Reid Park Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, and the Bronx Zoo. 

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from the Cincinnati Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoo, ABQ BioPark, Zoo New England, and the Kansas City Zoo. 

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories including a huge announcement from the AZA about the success of SAFE programs, and additional stories from the San Antonio Zoo, Zoo Pitesti, the San Francisco Zoo, the Chattanooga Zoo, Zoos Victoria, the Jacksonville Zoo, and how Spotify Wrapped applies to zoos and aquariums. 

In Conservation News, we share about the reintroduction of Persian Onagers, the ways animals may be working on avoiding human-animal conflict, a disease affecting lorikeets and flying foxes, a new right whale calf, and a discussion about the monarch butterfly. 

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