Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Today, the Safari crosses the border back to Canada, to talk to Jordi Segers, the National Bat White-Nose Syndrome Program Coordinator for the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative.  We are here to talk all about the risk of bat extinction from white-nose syndrome, and what Jordi and his partners are doing to prevent it!  Along the way, we also talk about leopard geckos, New Guinea singing dogs, foxes, and...well...we may have a quick scientific chat about vampires.  Not the bats, but the mythical creature.  

Stay tuned after the interview to hear a song I recorded in 2020 while in quarantine!  

SHOW LINKS: 
Check out the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative @CWHCRCSF on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  
Or check out their website at http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/bat_health.php

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 
rossifari.redbubble.com for merch 
@rossifari on Insta and Facebook

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Welcome to the first ever Rossifari Bonus Episode!  Today, the Safari heads to Brooklyn, NY, to sit down and talk with some members of Sammy Rae & the Friends, an incredible band that I have just fallen in love with.  You'll hear from CBass (drums), JQ (bass), and Sammy Rae (vocals, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter) herself!  Officially, the band is here to promote their new EP, Let's Throw A Party, which you should listen to and fall in love with like I did.  However, the conversation goes far beyond music, as we talk about environmental sustainability, animal conservation, and so much more.  I'm so excited to bring my "other" love, music, to this podcast.  

Warning: This episode contains adult language.  

SHOW LINKS: 
Check out Let's Throw A Party on all music platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Amazon Music! 
www.sammyrae.com 
And check out everyone on Instagram: 
@fruitthefrog 
@sammyraemusic 
@jqonbass 
@cbasschiriboga 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 
rossifari.redbubble.com for show merch 
@rossifari on Instagram and Facebook for daily zoo pics! 

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Today, the Safari makes it's way to South Carolina to bring you an interview with an amazing human who works at an amazing conservation organization.  Kelly Currier is a turtle keeper working with some of the rarest species of turtles in the wold at the Turtle Survival Alliance.  And yes, I avoid jokes like, "It's a shell of a good time" for the entire episode!  TSA is an incredible organization that does so much to ensure their stated mission of "No turtle extinctions in the 21st century," and Kelly is an amazing ambassador for them. 

SHOW LINKS: 
www.turtlesurvival.org 
@turtlesurvival on Instagram 
@kellyswelly on Instagram 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
www.rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 
rossifari.redbubble.com for merch 
@rossifari on Instagram and Facebook 

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Today, the Safari heads to Bergen County, NJ, to talk to Tricia Gunther.  Tricia is the Animal Welfare, Enrichment, and Training Coordinator at the Bergen County Zoo, which is a relatively new position that is starting to show up in the zoo world.  Tricia has a true heart for enrichment, and shares a lot of thoughts on what makes for successful animal enrichment.  You'll also hear about a challenging bird, an adorable tapir, and a mountain lion who may or may not do the same thing I do for a living.  

SHOW LINKS: 
@triciaagunther on Instagram 
@bergencountyzoo on Instagram 
www.co.bergen.nj.us for the zoo website 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
rossifari.redbubble.com for merch
@rossifari on Insta and Facebook

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Grab your snorkel because today, the Safari is heading to Hawaii, to talk to zookeeper Sam Evans of The Honolulu Zoo!  We talk all about the perks and challenges of being a zoo on an island, and even get a bit of a lesson about snakes on Guam!  We also hear all about some of the adorable animals Sam takes care of, including cheetahs and bongos!  The bongo names alone are worth the listen!  

EPISODE LINKS: 
@zookeeper_samantha 
@thehonoluluzoo 
www.honoluluzoo.org 

SHOW LINKS: 
patreon.com/rossifari - Support the pod and get bonus content, including from this episode! 
rossifari.redbubble.com - Merch 
rossifari.com - Website stuff! 
@rossifari on Insta and Facebook! 

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Today, the Safari heads to Winston, Oregon (which is a state that I say two different ways in the interview) to talk to Rob Peters, one of the carnivore keepers at this AZA accredited drive-through safari.  Wildlife Safari has the most successful cheetah breeding program in the country, and the second most successful in the world! We talk about that program and why it is so successful, what life is like as a cheetah in Oregon, and hear some great stories about a few dogs with adorable names and a couple of confused lions!  

EPISODE LINKS: 
www.wildlifesafari.net 
@wildlife.safari on Instagram 
@rob_da_money25 on Instagram 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
patreon.com/rossifari - Support the pod! Get cool perks! 
rossifari.redbubble.com - Merch! 
rossifari.com - Website 
@rossifari on Insta and Facebook 

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Today the Safari heads to Ardmore, PA, my hometown, to speak to...well...me.  After fifty episodes, I've been told time and again from fans that they want to learn more about the guy who makes the podcast.  So I enlisted Taylor Ballard (@zoogirltay on Instagram), the anthrozoologist, to find out more about the crazy animal known as Jon Rossi.  We talk about the beginning of Rossifari, the road to the podcast, and what it's been like making it so far. We also talk a little bit about my life outside the podcast and my "day job" as a professional drummer.  I hope this episode helps y'all feel even more connected to me and the podcast as a whole! 

SHOW LINKS: 
www.rossifari.com 
patreon.com/rossifari 
rossifari.redbubble.com 
@rossifari on Insta and Facebook

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The Safari is about to travel on again, but first I'm bringing you one more interview from the Forth Worth Zoo! In this episode I talk to Tripp and Jessi Gorman, who are an elephant keeper and an outreach keeper, respectively.  They are also a married couple with a young child, which led to some questions about life as a "zoo family."  You'll get to hear about the amazing Elephant Springs exhibit which is opening this spring, some adorable ambassador animals, and learn a lot about a species you probably thought would never appear on this podcast!  The show also starts with a brief celebration of hitting fifty episodes!  

SHOW LINKS: 
Tripp is on Insta @elephantripp 
Jessi is on Insta @threeringjessi 
The Fort Worth Zoo is on Insta @fortworthzoo 
www.fortworthzoo.org - The Official Webpage of The Fort Worth Zoo 
www.elephantmanagers.com - The Elephant Managers Association website 
Also, the Facebook group for zookeepers with children is called "Zookeepers With Kids (Human)" which is a wonderful name. 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
www.rossifari.com - Official Webpage 
patreon.com/rossifari - Support the pod 
rossifari.redbubble.com - Merch 
[email protected] - Email 
@rossifari on Insta and Facebook 

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Today, the Safari hangs out for another episode at the stunning Fort Worth Zoo!  I bring you my interview with Vicky Poole, who is both the assistant curator of ectotherms and an amazing conservationist (and conversationalist).  You'll learn all about the largest and most diverse reptile and amphibian collection in the United States, the incredible Museum of Living Art, and some really fantastic conservation efforts Vicky is involved in! 

SHOW LINKS: 
www.fortworthzoo.org - for info on the zoo 
@fortworthzoo on Instagram 
www.proyectoranadorada.org - Project Golden Frog website 
www.facebook.com/projectgoldenfrog - Project Golden Frog Facebook 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod 
rossifari.com 
rossifari.redbubble.com for merch 
@rossifari on Instagram and Facebook 

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Happy New Year!  Today, the Safari heads down to Fort Worth, Texas, to the zoo recently voted #1 in the nation by readers of USA Today, The Fort Worth Zoo!  We are actually going to spend three full episodes at the zoo, talking to a variety of interesting people from different departments! Today is Neil Jones, a hoofstock keeper in the new African Savanna area of the zoo!  You'll hear his inspiring story of becoming a zookeeper, learn about some of the incredible animals he takes care of in great detail, and get THREE Rossifari Poop Stories! Along the way, you'll also learn about an endangered chicken! 

SHOW LINKS: 
www.neiljonesphotography.com - Neil's photography 
www.fortworthzoo.org - for info on the zoo 
@ncsjones on Instagram 
@fortworthzoo on Instagram 

ROSSIFARI LINKS: 
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
rossifari.com 
rossifari.redbubble.com for merch 
@rossifari on Instagram and Facebook 

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