Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation – Details, episodes & analysis

Dateline: November 7, 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 from the Tree Kangaroo Workshop! 

We then have a headline story looking at a really cool thing some zoos are doing to say goodbye to beloved animals, including places like the Philly Zoo and Elmwood Park Zoo. 

Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Lehigh Valley Zoo, Audubon Zoo, ZooAtlanta, Animal Kingdom, Cape May County Zoo, Beardsley Zoo, the Erie Zoo, Sunset Zoo, the Toronto Zoo, the Indianapolis Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, Cincinnati, and more! 

Conservation News stories include lead levels in herps, rediscoveries, and discoveries galore! 

Other News deals with a Fake News story again.

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Today, the Safari brings you an episode recorded at the AZA Annual Conference, featuring Dr. Grace Fuller of the Detroit Zoo and the AZA's Animal Welfare Committee.  We talk all about the commitment to animal welfare that the AZA has, and how the committee helps to ensure that all AZA facilities have best practices for the welfare of their animals. We also veer into numerous controversial zoo topics! 

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Dateline: October 2, 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 very, very exciting announcement! Then that's followed by a second announcement that is also very exciting! Speaking of, if you can help with Shots for Spots, please do so here: https://kindest.com/831498-shots-for-spots

Then it's time for Zoo News stories from Smithsonian's National Zoo, The Los Angeles Zoo, The Wilds, the Fort Worth Zoo, Chester Zoo, Mulhouse Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Turtleback Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Zoo Knoxville, and the Cincinnati Zoo, plus all of the AZA Honors winners from the conference this year! 

Conservation News stories include a sad story about HPAI and an old story about tree kangaroos. 

And in Other News, we have a super hot shark threesome, apparently.

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Today, the Safari brings you our first ever Holiday Gifts Guide, featuring interviews from multiple incredible companies that have the perfect gifts for yourself or the other animal lovers in your life! In this episode you'll hear from: 

Peppermint Narwhal (starts at 5:04). Use offer code ROSSIFARI at peppermintnarwhal.com for 10% off your order from now through 12/20! 

Cappy Trails (starts at 24:36). We discuss the custom 2024 Rossifari Holiday Ornament, new offers for Patrons, and more! Also, the entire store is 25% off from 11/28 to 12/2, and from 12/3 to 1/1, all stickers are buy three get one free! 

Buoy Bottles (starts at 41:20). The most eco-friendly water bottle around, featuring some incredible design choices! This bottle is being sold in zoo and aquarium gift shops across the country, and now you can get one for yourself! If you visit buoy.eco and email them saying you heard about the product on Rossifari, you'll get a bottle for $25 instead of $29! 

Saratoga Toy and Game, creators of the Zoo King game (starts at 53:36). One of the most fun games around, especially for zoo lovers! Visit saratogatoy.com and use coupon code ROSSIFARI on any Zoo King bundle to save $10 on your purchase! 

Tied In Knots Crocheting (starts at 1:08:00) for some incredible hand made stuffed animals that give back. You can order your own, including the binturong stuffy that was created through me reaching out! Visit tied-in-knots-crocheting.square.site to find your new best friend! 

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Dateline: November 22, 2024. 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 very special announcement about Tuesday's episode and also a limited edition bit of merch you can get your hands on NOW! 

Our headline story this week looks at the AZA's Animal Wellbeing Summit, and the surprising controversy that has occurred around it. 

We then move on to our births section, including babies at The North Carolina Zoo, The Lincoln Children's Zoo, Highland Wildlife Park, and the Houston Zoo

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from Zoo Atlanta and the Milwaukee County Zoo. 
 
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories from Mote Marine Lab, the Oregon Zoo, the Adelaide Zoo, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and the Columbus Zoo. 

In Conservation News, we talk about avian influenza hitting Hawaii and a new species being uplisted to "Critically Endangered" 

In Other News, we talk about many animals roaming free in South Carolina. 

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Today, the Safari sits down with Emily Mack to talk about grief. In a short period of time, the zoo Emily formerly worked at lost four animals on her string. To put it mildly, this was NOT a good time for Emily or her team. So we go into great detail on the relationships she had with her animals, what the losses felt like, and what living with and getting past that grief looked like to Emily. 

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Dateline: November 15, 2024. 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 my life. Yay. 

We then do a quick headline story about a study that looks at the best way to experience a zoo or aquarium. My guess is you won't be surprised. 

We then move on to our births section, including babies at Adventure Aquarium, Darling Downs Zoo, Gulf Breeze Zoo, and Brookfield Zoo. 

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from the Edinburgh Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, the Calgary Zoo, and Cameron Park Zoo.
 
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories from Edmonton Valley Zoo and the Toronto Zoo, The Bronx Zoo, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, The North Carolina Zoo, the Maryland Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, and more. 

In Conservation News, we talk about the proposed new head of the EPA, why turtles being awesome is bad, the way AI is effecting the environment, and a debate about whether a species is back from extinction.

In Other News, we talk about the tiger at the LSU game, the largest coral in the world, a marching zoo, and an update on the monkey escape from last week.

Today, the Safari sits down with Jamie Delk in Dallas to talk a little bit about her career at the zoo, but a whole lot about the journey she has been on since she was the guest on the Season 1 finale of Rossifari. We talk about changes in her life and in her perspective that led her to walk away from zookeeping entirely, what she did in her time away from the field, and what finally drew her back into it. Along the way we joke, go into deeply personal stories, and more. Jamie's first episode was one of my most discussed episodes ever, and I'm sure this one will join the ranks as well! 

EPISODE LINKS: 
@dallaszoo 
dallaszoo.org 

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Dateline: November 8, 2024. 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 my thoughts about the election, kind of. Just listen or skip that part, whatever you need today. 

We then move on to our births section, including red panda triplets at Lincoln Childrens Zoo, a cool giraffe birth story from Potawatomi Zoo, the start of African penguin breeding season at the Maryland Zoo, possibly the cutest pygmy hippo ever, unless you're a TikTok person, and more! 

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals from Zoo Miami, the National Zoo, the Buffalo Zoo, the Adelaide Zoo, and the Edinburgh Zoo. 
 
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  This episode features stories from The Fort Worth Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Beardsley Zoo, the London Zoo, Seneca Park Zoo, Seaquest Aquariums, and The Wilds! 

In Conservation News, we talk about the climate and some more good news for North Atlantic Right Whales

In Other News, we talk about an emperor penguin and the loss of 43 monkeys. 

Today, the Safari heads to SeaLife Grapevine to talk to Chase Stryhal all about the guitarfish, sea turtles, eels, flashlight fish, and other animals that call the aquarium home! From a background in theatre to a love of red pandas to a mutual friend, Chase and I have a lot of fun finding the things we have in common as we talk about the incredible animals he gets to care for! 

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@sealifegrapevine on socials 
visitsealife.com 

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