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...

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...

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...

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...

Dateline: April 12, 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 actually a personal story about Logan, a dog I briefly fostered. Bring tissues. We start with our births for the week, which include exciting additions at The London Zoo, Hamerton Zoo Park, The Metro Richmond Zoo, Potawatomi Zoo, the Denver Zoo, the Akron Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Atlanta,...

Today, the Safari heads to Asheville, NC, for our first visit to the WNC Nature Center! This is a special facility that I've been excited to visit for a LONG time, and I'm so grateful to finally have gotten there. Today, I bring you my interview with Tori Duval, who has an incredible story about creating a program at the zoo and helping to grow it into an incredibly successful...and unique...conservation education program. Of course, we also talk about red pandas!  EPISODE...

Dateline: April 5, 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 deep dive into AI art, animals, and the temptation of zoos and other conservation organizations to start using this art...and what I think about that. We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by Luna, the oldest red panda in North America, known as the queen of red pandas. We also say goodbye...

Today, the Safari heads to the El Paso Zoo to talk to Beck Bradly about two incredible Asian elephants that called the zoo home for many years. The stories shared about Savannah and Juno will absolutely captivate you and make tug your heartstrings and fill you with joy and pain all at once! Beck is an incredible storyteller, and I loved having them on the podcast!  EPISODE LINKS:  elpasozoo.org  @elpasozoo  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod and get bonus audio from...

Dateline: March 29, 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 deep look at the necropsy of Flaco the owl.  We then move on to our births for the week, which include a cotton top tamarin at Altina Wildlife Park, a sloth at Brevard Zoo, a Eurasian Eagle Owl at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, a lemur at the Duke Lemur Center, a very rare animal born at the...

Today, the Safari heads to Montana (by way of Zoom) to sit down with Executive Director of ZooMontana Jeff Ewelt. Jeff has managed to turn ZooMontana into a premier AZA-accredited facility despite taking over when the zoo not only lost accreditation, but was on the verge of closing down. This is a story of how an incredible team can come together to change a facility in a short amount of time...but don't worry, we also talk about wolverines, red pandas, and some of the other incredible...

Dateline: March 22, 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 the release of the USA Today Top 10 lists for Best Zoo, Best Zoo Exhibit, and Best Safari Park! We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We have a whole bunch to cover, including a new okapi at the Dallas Zoo, twin blue eyed black lemurs at the Little Rock Zoo, two pelicans born at the...

Today, the Safari connects with two other podcasters filling different zoological niches with their podcasts: Chris Jenkins, the co-host of NEI's Tec Talk Podcast, which focuses on behavior and training, and Elizabeth Johnson, the host of Mothering Wildlife, which focuses on being a zoo mom or mother in other wildlife jobs! We talk all about our process, what inspired us to start the podcast, what having fans is like, our approach to guests, our process and gear used...it's a lot of fun...

Dateline: March 15, 2024.  Today, Rossifari Zoo News is taking a look at three stories about times when something went wrong at a zoo. This isn't a discussion of what went wrong, but instead a look at what transparency should, and shouldn't, look like. I delve into social media, press releases, and more. For this episode, we look at the recent viral video of the silverback at the Fort Worth Zoo that got in with his keepers, discuss an incident involving a Komodo dragon at the Akron Zoo, and...

Today, the Safari stays in Greensboro for an episode with lead keeper Laura Folla, who is here to talk all about the new fossa at the zoo, the incredible Javan gibbons there, and why you shouldn't sleep on the flamingos! You'll also get a real look into some interesting team dynamics and even learn what the name of my phone is!  EPISODE LINKS:  @greensborosciencecenter  greensborosciencecenter.org  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on...

Dateline: March 8, 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 yet again open with a big headline, this time diving into the announcement that Miami Seaquarium is being evicted. We then get back on track with our births and deaths. Births include emperor tamarin babies at the Dallas Zoo, fat tailed dunnarts at the Adelaide Zoo, chameleons at Fort Worth Zoo, some new North American river otters...

Today, the Safari heads back to the Greensboro Science Center, but it's only a detour as we are hopping a plane with Kelly Rauch and Jen Danford to learn all about their experience doing a Red Panda Network Eco Trip to Nepal! What was the travel like? What was the food like? Most importantly, did they see any wild red pandas? Tune in to find out, plus you'll get an update on our favorite red pandas that live at the Science Center!  EPISODE...

Dateline: March 1, 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 yet again open with a big headline, this time my thoughts about Flaco the owl.  We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We say hello to colobus monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo and Fort Worth Zoo, three new penguins at Adventure Aquarium, two meerkats at the Living Desert, a new rhino at the Indianapolis Zoo, and a very...

Today, the Safari heads to Brisbane to talk to macropod keeper Ana Martins about Rocky the Lumholtz tree kangaroo, swamp wallabies, and so much more. We have a LOT of fun on this one, getting in some laughs and picking on each other while really doing a deep dive into tree kangaroos and other incredible Aussie animals.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  www.rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari for bonus audio from this episode  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok 

The Cincinnati Zoo has announced the loss of Lin, a ten year old red panda I absolutely loved. Listen in to hear my thoughts on her and her legacy, and to hear some of the audio from her keeper Paul from my first interview with her.  She is greatly missed.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Dateline: February 23, 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 yet again open with some breaking news, this time about panda bears at the San Diego Zoo!  We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We talk about new penguins in Memphis and Kansas City, a new giraffe in Fort Worth, a new rhino at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a new tamandua at the Nashville Zoo, and a new gorilla...

Today, the Safari heads down to SeaWorld Gold Coast in Australia to start a few weeks in the land down under! I talk to Sara Morgan, a keeper of penguins at the facility who discusses her birds, training, anthropomorphism, her unique path to her career, and so much more!  EPISODE LINKS:  @seaworldaus on socials   seaward.com.aus  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok 

Dateline: February 16, 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 rant about the current story taking the animal world by storm, about a supposed ray that got impregnated by a shark. Hear all my thoughts about it right at the top of the Zoo News section, but spoiler alert: it didn't.  We then get back on track with our births and deaths, featuring way more than usual!  We...

Hello, lovers! Today, the Sexy Safari is here to talk to you about all things reproductive at the zoo. I sit down with Maxene VanDamme, to discuss what an SSP is, and what happens when those animals get together. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including what animal breeding season is the stinkiest, and which type of animal it is acceptable to kink shame. Parents, you may want to use caution when letting little ones listen to this episode!  ROSSIFARI...