Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation Rossifari

Dateline: June 7, 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 the ongoing and troubling situation at the Natural Bridge Zoo, where transparency seems to be lacking even as the public moves on. We then get into our births and deaths for the week, including a special announcement from an on-the-scene reporter!We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.&nb...

Today, the Safari heads back to Greensboro for another lovely visit to the Greensboro Science Center! We sit down with Jessica Hoffman to discuss her unique career at the facility and also to dive into the newly published book she illustrated which helps support the AZA SAFE Andean Bear program! Check out the book here: https://shorturl.at/XKViy EPISODE LINKS: greensborosciencecenter.org @greesnborosciencecenter ROSSIFARI LINKS: @rossifari on socials @rossif...

Dateline: May 31, 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 a recent paper that was published looking at the effects of zoo and aquarium visits on attitudes and actions towards conservation.We then get into our births and deaths for the week, shared in a new way. Please let me know what you think! We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We talk ab...

Today, the Safari heads to Cleveland to sit down with elephant keeper Kristen Scaglione to talk all about...well, nothing to do with Cleveland or elephants! Instead, we talk all about the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) Conference, which Kristen was the co-chair of last year. What goes into planning a conference? Running it? Why should YOU consider joining AAZK and attending a conference, even if you're not a zookeeper? These are just some of the questions answered in this week's e...

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,...