Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation Rossifari

Dateline: May 24, 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 deep dive into my own experience of saying goodbye to the first animal I've actually helped take care of, an incredible penguin who lived at Aquarium of Niagara. We then get into a great interview with Dani Poirier-Larson about hand-rearing an owl chick from hatching on! We then get into our births for th...

Today, the Safari heads back to the North Carolina Zoo to look at yet another facet of the incredible work being done there...behind-the-scenes conservation work! In particular, this episode dives into the conservation work being done to help save salamanders, talking to Dustin Smith and Shaina Lambert all about the incredible jobs they are doing to help save salamander species, including by assisting with reproduction. The amount of thought that goes into every single decision is incredible,...

Dateline: May 17, 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 with our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Point Defiance Zoo, Trentham Monkey Forest, the Wild Cat Conservation Centre, the Oregon Zoo, SeaLife Weymouth, and Cape May County Zoo.We say goodbye to some beloved animals at facilities including the Jacksonville Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo, The NEW Z...

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 T...

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 Z...

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&...