Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Today, the Safari heads to the Kansas City Zoo to hang out with President and Director Sean Putney. We talk about what goes into running such a huge zoo with so many different animals and what's coming next for the zoo. Then we head to the penguin ice shelf to hang out with some amazing birds, and then get some special human guests when we stop by the aquarium! EPISODE LINKS:  @kansascityzoo on socials  kansascityzoo.org  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Dateline: June 27, 2025.  This episode starts off like any other, but then as I dive into my headline story it goes off the rails. I talk about the loss the animal world experienced this week as we said goodbye to Mikayla Raines of Save A Fox Rescue. This leads to a discussion of bullying, mental health, the supposed anonymity of the internet, and how we can support our animal caregivers.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  @rossifari on the socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

Today, the Safari heads to Sedgwick County Zoo to discuss some incredible animals including orangutans and chimpanzees! Best of all, much of the interview is conducted with two mama chimps and two baby chimps, including a 2.5 week old baby. I've never seen anything like it in person, and I can't wait to share all of this great content with you!  EPISODE LINKS:  @sedgwickcountyzoo on socials  scz.org  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

Dateline: June 20, 2025. 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 catch up on me.  We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Aquarium of Niagara, Southwick's Zoo, Zoo Miami, Sequoia Park Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, Minnesota Zoo, Binder Park Zoo, and more. We then say goodbye to animals from Buttonwood Park Zoo, Denver Zoo, Hogle Zoo, Adelaide Zoo, and Chattanooga Zoo. We have additional Zoo News stories from the Columbus Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Perth Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo, and more!  Conservation News stories includes updating pangolin protections, a rediscovery, and more!  And in Other News, it's Ed the zebra. ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Today, the Safari heads back to Goddard, KS, to Tanganyika Wildlife Park, to talk to Dr. Samantha Russak on her birthday!  This episode gets into all kinds of cool research and welfare topics, and also features a surprise guest who wanted to drop in to say hi and to call me an a-hole. Ok, most of you probably now know who it is, but still, exciting stuff!  EPISODE LINKS:  twpark.com  @tanganyikawildlifepark on socials  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok