Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Rossifari Zoo News 8.21.26 - The Pink Notebook for the Red Pandas Edition!

Dateline: August 21, 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 detour into some info about my drumming career y'all might find interesting. If not, skip ahead, I won't be offended. In Zoo News, we have a headline story that is a spoiler alert for two initiatives that SAFE Red Panda will be announcing soon! Let's build hype early!  Then we get to our regular Zoo News stories featuring stories from Zoo Bojnice, Zoo Planckendael, ZooParc de Beauval, Zoo Miami, Virginia Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Houston Zoo, Zoo New England, Calgary Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, West Midlands Safari Park, and the Nashville Zoo.  Conservation News features stories about little blue penguins, a new initiative by The Civet Project, a sea lion that got attacked by a human, and a really cool story about North American river otters.  Other News takes a look at lawsuits from a company that I really like, but don't like what they are doing right now. All that plus Animal Holidays!  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Join the Rossifari Discord:  https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj [https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj]

House of the Dragon with Audrey Stallings of the Greensboro Science Center

Today, the Safari heads back to Greensboro, North Carolina, for a chat with the person who started it all for me there, Audrey Stallings. You'll get to hear her story, her incredible connection to herps and herp education, her work with venomous animals, another interruption by Bekah, why she is responsible for so much of the lore of the podcast, and so much more!  EPISODE LINKS:  greensboroscience.org  @greensborosciencecenter on socials  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Join the new Rossifari Discord:  https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj [https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj]

Rossifari Zoo News 8.14.26 - The Piranha on the Pole Edition

Dateline: August 14, 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 big announcement about the podcast and its future (which is bright, my friends)! Then we get to what's going on with my life, which is crazy as can be right now. In Zoo News, we have a headline story that I just find so fascinating. Plumes is coming to the Philadelphia Zoo, and I have thoughts and feelings about it that are complex to say the least. Then we get to stories from Smithsonian's National Zoo, Zoo Montana, Espace Zoologique Saint Martin la Plaine, ZooAtlanta, Riverbanks Zoo, Oakland Zoo, The Wilds, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Buffalo Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, Capron Park Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, and more!  Conservation News features stories about sloths, box turtles, and a piranha.  All that plus Animal Holidays!  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Join the Rossifari Discord:  https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj [https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj]

The One Who Says No with Kelsey Hughes of The Greensboro Science Center

Today, the Safari finally returns to the Greensboro Science Center after way too long of an absence. We talk to Kelsey Hughes about volunteers and the incredible impact they have on zoological facilities. We also talk about the fact that she won't give me a dang hoodie, but that's a different story. EPISODE LINKS:  greensboroscience.org  @greensborosciencecenter on socials  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Join the new Rossifari Discord:  https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj [https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj]

Rossifari Zoo News 8.6.26 - The Science VS Edition

Dateline: August 7, 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 catch up on my life, which is currently taking place in California. I talk a lot about my experience of appearing on the podcast Science VS to talk about my experience with weight cycling.  In Zoo News, we have stories from Welsh Mountain Zoo, Chester Zoo, Toronto Zoo, Santa Barbara Zoo, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Detroit Zoo, Nashville Zoo, the ZAA, Zoo Zurich, Tama Zoo, and Zoo Knoxville.  Conservation News features stories about beavers, box turtles, tree kangaroos, and a new conservation initiative!  All that plus Animal Holidays!  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Join the Rossifari Discord:  https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj [https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj]