Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Rossifari Zoo News 12.5.25 - The Let the Sharks Play! Edition

Dateline: December 5, 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 discussing my Thanksgiving part 2, merch, and some fun statistics from the last year. Then it's time for Zoo News stories from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, the Los Angeles Zoo, the Detroit Zoo, the National Zoo, Dingle Aquarium, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Seneca Park Zoo, the Trevor Lovejoy Zoo, the Audubon Zoo and aquarium, Lion Country Safari, and then two very controversial stories from international facilities.  Conservation News stories include multiple stories out of CITES as well as bad news for Spix macaws and elephant seals, but also some good news for Philippine crocodiles!  Other News features a drunk raccoon and sharks playing. ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Nature Disturbed [https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links] Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8]

A Special Episode Celebrating International Cheetah Day with Dr. Laurie Marker of the Cheetah Conservation Fund

Today, the Safari sits down for an interview with Dr. Laurie Marker to talk all things cheetah conservation. In her second appearance on the podcast, Dr. Marker goes into detail on how she developed some of the most impressive conservation strategies I've seen, how her role as a conservation celebrity conflicts with her own view of herself as a hard-working bush woman, how we can all help cheetahs, and so much more!  EPISODE LINKS:  cheetah.org  @ccfcheetah on socials  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  TO BUY FAHLO BRACELETS, CLICK THIS LINK: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=76524&awinaffid=2618592&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fmyfahlo.com%2F Code: ROSSIFARI20 to save 20% Nature Disturbed [https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links] Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8]

Rossifari Zoo News 12.28.25 - The Lost Giraffes Are Still Lost Edition!

Dateline: November 28, 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 discussing my Thanksgiving, merch, and a programming note. We have a headline story featuring some incredible collaboration between AZA partners to save some beluga whales.  Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Turtleback Zoo, Zoo Knoxville, Cape May County Zoo, Chester Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Seneca Park Zoo, Salisbury Zoo, ZooAmerica, the San Diego Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, the latest from the Natural Bridge Zoo disaster, and more!  Conservation News stories include sea turtle shrinkage, a new species, bad news for snowy owls, and the effects of social media on parrots. Other News features an old story I just learned and also a pink grasshopper.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Nature Disturbed [https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links] Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8]

Can SAD Lamps Cause Joy? with Dr. Kerry Dore of The Millbrook School

Today, the Safari heads back to Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo to hang out with one of the teachers at the school there, Dr. Kerry Dore. This ethnoprimatologist and anthropologist is in charge of the independent research many students perform at the zoo, and our conversation ranges from her early career path to the work she does with the students at the zoo to all kinds of philosophical discussions in the zoo world. I really, really loved this episode, especially the second half of it.   EPISODE LINKS:  @trevorzoo on socials  https://www.millbrook.org/trevor-lovejoy-zoo-home [https://www.millbrook.org/trevor-lovejoy-zoo-home] ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok Nature Disturbed [https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links] Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8]

Rossifari Zoo News 11.21.25 - The How To Scare Seagulls Edition!

Dateline: November 21, 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 an update about my life including a fun story of how small the zoo world can be.   Then it's time for Zoo News stories from The Philadelphia Zoo, ABQ BioPark, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Miller Park Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Akron Zoo, Sedgwick County Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, the Detroit Zoo, the Tulsa Zoo, Marineland, the Indianapolis Zoo, and more!  Conservation News stories include oyster restoration, dolphins with Alzheimer's like symptoms, a baby black rhino, and a discussion about One Health that involves rats, bats, and frogs!  Other News has a few stories including a viral one about wolves, another viral one about raccoons, and also a big shark and how to scare seagulls. ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Nature Disturbed [https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links] Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541]   Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8]