Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Dateline: September 12, 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 me processing what's going on in the US right now.  Then it's time for our normal intro, featuring my life a bit. Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Brevard Zoo, Henry Doorly Zoo, Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Milwaukee County Zoo, Aquarium of the Pacific, and more!  Conservation News stories include a rediscovery again and good news for jaguars!  And in Other News, we talk about the risk of saving animals on the road, and also why bears stare into the distance. ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Today, the Safari heads out to Escondido, CA, to the world famous San Diego Zoo Safari Park. I sit down with Marco, one of the two ambassadors of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. We talk about his unique path to his career, how a background in training led to an office job that usually keeps him out of the office, why birds are his first love, and so much more!  EPISODE LINKS:  @zoologymarco on socials  @sandiegozoo on socials  @sdzsafaripark on socials  sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok  Rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

Dateline: September 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 talking about the vacation I'm currently on, and my glorious plan to not work during it.  And then you'll find out why that didn't work.  We then move on to our births for the week, featuring new panda cubs at Buffalo Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo, a baby okapi at the San Diego Zoo, plus additional births at Chester Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, Central Florida Zoo, and more! We then say goodbye to animals at Sedgwick County Zoo, Potter Park Zoo, and Oklahoma City Zoo.  We have additional Zoo News stories from Oregon Zoo and others.  Conservation News stories include CCF helping baby cheetahs, a delay on a major Trump Administration attempt to strip protections from marine areas, and more. And in Other News, we talk about the reclassification of giraffes and a song that repeals mosquitoes! ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Today, the Safari heads back to Mendon, MA, to hang out with Betsey Brewer to catch up on the latest news about Earth, Ltd.! In the process, we also discuss a new and exciting experience that will be coming to the zoo, mention some friends of the podcast, talk about rhinos, and you get not one, not two, but THREE Rossifari Poop Stories!  EPISODE LINKS:  southwickszoo.com  @southwickszooofficial @earthltd ROSSIFARI LINKS:  Rossifari.com  Patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Dateline: August 29, 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 the recent collaboration I did with the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and how it led to the facility and the podcast getting mentioned in the Washington Post. Then we discuss Dani Larson's takeover on Instagram that occurred this week.  We then move on to our births for the week, featuring new panda cubs at Zoo Knoxville, a new elephant at Sedgwick County Zoo, impalas born at Brevard Zoo, cheetahs at Metro Richmond Zoo, and more!  We then say goodbye to animals at Topeka Zoo, Newquay Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, and Potter Park Zoo. We have additional Zoo News stories from Reid Park Zoo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Chessington World of Adventure, and the Virginia Zoo (by way of NEI).  Conservation News stories include a dhole photo contest, a new population of rhinos discovered in a unique way, the discovery of the cause of sea star wasting disease, and more!  And in Other News, we talk about an orange shark and one of our listeners going to prison (for a good reason, for once).  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod  rossifari.com  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok