Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Multiple Favorites with Kyleen Depew of the Trevor Lovejoy Zoo

Today, the Safari heads back to the beautiful upstate New York to talk to Kyleen Depew of the Trevor Lovejoy Zoo! We talk about the unique experience of connecting with students zooies on multiple levels, what we can all learn from the zoo doing such a great job with younger minds, and so much more.  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 Special Edition - AI Animal Content with Chelsey James of Sedgwick County Zoo

Dateline December 12, 2025 - Today, we have a special edition of Rossifari Zoo News featuring Chelsey James, author of The Reality of AI Animal Content, an article featured on the Sedgwick County Zoo homepage that really spoke to me. We talk about the effect of AI animal content on zoos, on conservation, and on the public at large. We also discuss whether AI can ever be used constructively in the conservation field given the current environmental impact it has.  Click here for the article: https://scz.org/blog/the-reality-of-ai-animal-content [https://scz.org/blog/the-reality-of-ai-animal-content] ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @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]

Kindred Spirits with Dr. Diana Koester of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Today, the Safari heads to Cleveland to sit down with Dr. Diana Koester, a good friend and even better scientist, to discuss tree kangaroo science and conservation and cuteness. This is one of those people I just can't wait to share with you, so stop reading this and just get to listening!  EPISODE LINKS:  https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo [https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo]  @clemetzoo on socials  @treekangaroosafe on socials  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-rossifari-store/ [https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-rossifari-store/] - Rossifari Merch  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 12.5.25 - 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]