Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

AZA Accreditation - How Does It Work? with Craig Piper and Allison Tuttle, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Accreditation Committee

Today, the Safari visits Mystic Aquarium to talk to the chair and vice-chair of the AZA Accreditation Committee. What does accreditation mean? What does it look like? What happens when an AZA-accredited facility is accused of not living up to the gold-standard that AZA accreditation represents? Can accreditation be revoked? Can special circumstances be accounted for from facility to facility? We ask all this and more!  EPISODE LINKS:  mysticaquarium.org  @mysticaquarium  @bronxzoo  bronxzoo.com  @zoos_aquariums  aza.org  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Rossifari Zoo News 4.17.26 - The Naval Enrichment Edition! featuring Dani Larson

Dateline: April 17, 2026. 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 life update, including sending love to our buddy Taylor as he gets married this weekend!  Our headline story is an Other News interview with Dani Larson about the submarine bird! Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Cincinnati Zoo, Chester Zoo, Dallas Zoo, San Diego Zoo, John Ball Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Denver Zoo, New Zoo, and a look at the aquariums vying for top billing in this year's Top Ten Aquarium poll from USA Today. Conservation News stories include bad news for mountain lions and good news for rhinos and Amur tigers. All that and Animal Holidays!  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Accessibility at the AZA and Beyond featuring Grayson Ponti of ZANE and Kari Hart of the AZA

Today, the Safari sits down with Grayson Ponti of ZANE and Kari Hart of the AZA to discuss accessibility. This episode is dropping during Autism Acceptance Month, and is a great way to look at the neurodiversity that is so common in the zoo and aquarium fields.  EPISODE LINKS:  zanezoo.com  @zane_zoosandaquariums on socials  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Rossifari Zoo News 4.10.26 - The San Pancisco? Edition

Dateline: April 10, 2026. 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 discussing the current crazy trip I'm on, including a visit to Emily the elephant!  Our headline story comes at the end, and is an attempt at a balanced look at the Plumes Official account.  Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Cincinnati Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, Los Angeles Zoo, the Jacksonville Zoo, SeaLife Sydney, Greater Vancouver Zoo, Virginia Zoo, National Zoo, Reid Park Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, ZooAmerica, and more.  Conservation News stories include good pangolin news, a crazy story about stopped smugglers, and the uplisting of two beloved species.  Other News has a look at Plumes Official and playing music for animals.  All that and Animal Holidays!  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

The Joint ABMA/IAATE Conference Recap featuring Zoë, Dani, and Meagan!

Today, the Safari takes you to Cincinnati to hang out with us as we attend the joint ABMA/IAATE Conference! We talk about our zoo visits, goof around in a hotel room, make dumb jokes, and also dive into a lot of the training discussions that spoke to us all.  EPISODE LINKS:  @theabma  theabma.org @_iaate_  iaate.org  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  @rossifari  @rossifaripod on TikTok  rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari