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Today, the Safari heads to Cleveland to sit down with elephant keeper Kristen Scaglione to talk all about...well, nothing to do with Cleveland or elephants! Instead, we talk all about the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) Conference, which Kristen was the co-chair of last year. What goes into planning a conference? Running it? Why should YOU consider joining AAZK and attending a conference, even if you're not a zookeeper? These are just some of the questions answered in this week's episode!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
www.aazk.org
@aazkinc on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
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Dateline: May 24, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
We start off with a deep dive into my own experience of saying goodbye to the first animal I've actually helped take care of, an incredible penguin who lived at Aquarium of Niagara.
We then get into a great interview with Dani Poirier-Larson about hand-rearing an owl chick from hatching on!
We then get into our births for the week, which include exciting additions at the Toronto Zoo, Zoo Knoxville, Smithsonian's National Zoo, the San Diego Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo, Hamerton Zoo Park, Chester Zoo, and the Columbus Zoo!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals at facilities including the Santa Barbara Zoo and Phoenix Zoo.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss a tornado touching down at the Pittsburgh Zoo, an undated on the giant pandas at ZooAtlanta, and a crazy story that took place at the Henry Vilas Zoo.
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari heads back to the North Carolina Zoo to look at yet another facet of the incredible work being done there...behind-the-scenes conservation work! In particular, this episode dives into the conservation work being done to help save salamanders, talking to Dustin Smith and Shaina Lambert all about the incredible jobs they are doing to help save salamander species, including by assisting with reproduction. The amount of thought that goes into every single decision is incredible, especially with the literal continuation of the existence of many species hanging in the balance.
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
nczoo.org
@nczoo on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifariA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: May 17, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
We start with our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Point Defiance Zoo, Trentham Monkey Forest, the Wild Cat Conservation Centre, the Oregon Zoo, SeaLife Weymouth, and Cape May County Zoo.
We say goodbye to some beloved animals at facilities including the Jacksonville Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo, The NEW Zoo, and the Dublin Zoo.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss the reopening of Prospect Park Zoo, an amazing article discussing the water used at the Georgia Aquarium, Pride Month events and the online backlash, Toss the Tusk, and amazing conservation work done by the Maryland Zoo, the Auckland Zoo, the ZAA (in Australia), an update on Charlotte the famous ray, and more!
In Conservation News, we talk about why one river otter means good news for the species, a recent study done about the effects of noise pollution on birds, bad news for whales, and how you can help save red pandas while looking fly!
In Other News, we talk about a friendly seal and how someone is trying to hurt dogs on the Appalachian Trail.
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
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Today, the Safari sits down with Dr. Jb Minter of the North Carolina Zoo! We talk about his incredible veterinary career, the transparency he provides on his Instagram and on Secrets of the Zoo, and the amazing in situ veterinary conservation work he does with elephants! There are some seriously crazy stories in this one, y'all!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
www.nczoo.org
@nczoo on socials
@dr.jbminterdvm on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the podA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: May 10, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Our Headline Story of the Week involves a new hire at the Columbus Zoo and the ridiculous backlash it received on social media. The zoo, as always, did an amazing job handling it.
We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Beardsley Zoo, the Caldwell Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, and the Lee Richardson Zoo.
We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Tonka the elephant at Zoo Knoxville, Tater Tot the paca at the Tulsa Zoo, Little Joe the gorilla at the St. Louis Zoo, Tuyaa the camel at Edmonton Valley Zoo, and a red panda named Scarlet who lived in the UK.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. We discuss some Mother's Day options, an incredible conservation effort from Zoos Victoria, amazing new buildings at Zoo Boise and Zoo Dresden, and a shout out to Carnival Cruise Lines?!?!?!?!?!
In Conservation News, we talk about a food company turning to conservation work, the cost of fireworks, more good news about sea turtle nesting, the death of a mountain lion, and some incredible births!
In Other News, we talk about primate medicine and the NFL Draft!
BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari heads back to my favorite place (the San Diego Zoo) to sit down with one of my favorite people (Nicki Boyd) to talk about my favorite animal (red pandas)! We talk about the pandas that call the zoo home, the changes that have taken place at the zoo since her last appearance, and the incredible work being done by Red Panda Network to save the species in the wild!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
www.redpandanetwork.org
www.sandiegozoo.org
@redpandanetwork
@sandiegozoo
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the podA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: May 3, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Our Headline Story of the Week involves another viral video, but one that didn't create as much of a stink as some of the other ones we've talked about lately! Woodland Park Zoo handled the whole thing beautifully, which I love to see.
We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at the Dallas Zoo, the Birmingham Zoo, the National Zoo in Australia, the Denver Zoo, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and then a huge update on the red wolf pup population featuring births at the Museum of Life and Science, the North Carolina Zoo, and the Trevor Zoo!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals including Betty the albino striped skunk at ZooAmerica and Sheldon, a North American river otter who lived at the Virginia Aquarium.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including information about the new giant pandas joining the San Diego Zoo, some amazing conservation work done by the Philadelphia Zoo, education programs at the Jacksonville Zoo, a hippo story worthy of a soap opera, incredible veterinary work being done at Sunset Zoo, conservation work by the Oakland Zoo, Aquarium of the Pacific and the Monterey Bay Aquarium teaming up to help sea otters in a unique way, a new (and exciting) animal at the National Aquarium, and a webcam that will make you very excited!
We skip Conservation News this week because I'm exhausted and needed to for my mental health!
In Other News, we talk about some animals that are pets but shouldn't be, and one that is a pet and should be!
BINTURONG CONSERVATION LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari sits down with Sean McNicholas, the CEO of the SSA Group, a company that is impacting zoos and aquariums all around the country and beyond. The SSA Group works to improve the guest experience at these facilities by focusing on gift shops, dining, ticketing, and more!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Binturong Conservation Fundraiser Links:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
EPISODE LINKS:
@thessagroup on socials
thessagroup.com
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifariA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today the Safari heads to Scotland to talk all things binturong with Kirsty MacDonald! Kirsty is a zookeeper who is currently hosting an incredible fundraiser for ABConservation, the binturong conservation organization! We talk all about Kirsty's job as a zookeeper, the two binturongs who inspired her to start this fundraiser, what makes bints so unique, and so much more! Follow the links below to participate in the fund raiser!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
LINKS:
@ABConservation on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558416370443 - Link to the Fundraiser
abconservation.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
@rossifari on socials
Rossifari.com
@rossifaripod on TikTok
patreon.com/rossifariA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: April 26, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Our Headline Story of the Week is a follow up about the San Francisco Bonus Episode last week, including a discussion of some follow ups and a big announcement from the zoo about panda bears.
We then get to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Busch Gardens with some amazing help, the Nashville Zoo, Pueblo Zoo, the Staten Island Zoo, the Dallas Zoo, the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, Potawatomi Zoo, Chattanooga Zoo, a huge birth at Brevard Zoo, and the Cincinnati Zoo!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by two wonderful red pandas that I loved dearly, Betsy and Scout. We also say goodbye to Karen, an ostrich at the Topeka Zoo, Fred the tegu at Capron Park Zoo, Scruffy the sun bear at the Honolulu Zoo, the oldest panda in Japan, and more.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including another opportunity to vote for some facilities you might love, a conservation success story from The Wilds, amazing stories about helping animals at Central Park Zoo and the Cincinnati Zoo, followups on the young lion that is getting help at Lincoln Park Zoo, the gorilla introductions at Cleveland, and the Miami SeaQuarium lease, and then a bunch of quick hits including stories from Rolling Hills Zoo, The Desert Museum, the Berlin Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, the Toronto Zoo, and the Tulsa Zoo. Then we end this section with a great example of transparency from Woodland Park Zoo.
In Conservation News, we talk about an investigation into where plastic bags go when they get recycled, the lengths one country went to to stop a single invasive predator, a look at the current global coral bleaching event, and people being idiots with animals for social media credit.
In Other News, we talk about coyotes and badgers being besties and an elephant on the loose.
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari heads back to Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, MA, to bring back our most featured guest, and the occasional co-host of the podcast, Dani Poirier Larson! We spent the day together before the interview, and we talk all about the training I was able to be part of with the birds at Southwick's Zoo! We also start off the interview with a lot of quite goofy friendship stuff. This one is a blast from start to finish!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
southwickszoo.com
@southwickszoo
@danipoirier on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.comA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, Rossifari Zoo News is doing a special deep dive looking at the problems facing the San Francisco Zoo over the last few years, where a battle between the keeper staff and upper management seems to be coming to a head. Also, I'm getting a new puppy!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari sits down with Anne and Heather of Roger Williams Park Zoo to talk about the new red panda habitat at the zoo, the new red pandas that call the zoo home, a little bit about red wolves, and so much more! You'll get to hear about what went into designing the exhibit so it is the best for the pandas, guests, and keepers, the personality traits of the two pandas that call the zoo home, and even a Poop Story that couldn't have happened without the new exhibit!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
@rwpzoo on socials
rwpzoo.org
@redpandanetwork
redpandanetwork.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: April 12, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Our Headline Story of the Week is actually a personal story about Logan, a dog I briefly fostered. Bring tissues.
We start with our births for the week, which include exciting additions at The London Zoo, Hamerton Zoo Park, The Metro Richmond Zoo, Potawatomi Zoo, the Denver Zoo, the Akron Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Memphis Zoo, Zoo Atlanta, and more!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by two wonderful red pandas, Tilly and Burma, at Hertfordshire Zoo and Miller Park Zoo, respectively. We also say goodbye to incredible animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, Zoo Miami, and the NEW Zoo and Aquarium.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including an exciting pairing at Henry Vilas Zoo, an amazing dog helping in situ conservation work thanks to Woodland Park Zoo, the latest in panda diplomacy, platypus conservation at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, and a discussion about the eclipse and zoos.
In Conservation News, we talk about another species getting avian influenza, a potential taxonomic change for orcas, my take on Molly the magpie, and why reptiles may be more charismatic than most people think!
In Other News, we talk about defensive defecation!
TO SIGN THE PETITION: https://aquariumconservation.salsalabs.org/notimetowaste/index.html
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari heads to Asheville, NC, for our first visit to the WNC Nature Center! This is a special facility that I've been excited to visit for a LONG time, and I'm so grateful to finally have gotten there. Today, I bring you my interview with Tori Duval, who has an incredible story about creating a program at the zoo and helping to grow it into an incredibly successful...and unique...conservation education program. Of course, we also talk about red pandas!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
wildlifewnc.org
@wncnaturecenter
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.comA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: April 5, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Our Headline Story of the Week is a deep dive into AI art, animals, and the temptation of zoos and other conservation organizations to start using this art...and what I think about that.
We say goodbye to some beloved animals headlined by Luna, the oldest red panda in North America, known as the queen of red pandas. We also say goodbye to animals at Lincoln Park Zoo, the Louisville Zoo, the North Carolina Zoo, and Zoo Boise.
We then move on to our births for the week, which include exciting additions at Zoo Tampa, the Philadelphia Zoo, Beardsley Zoo, Whipsnade Zoo, Adventure Aquarium, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and the Oakland Zoo
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, discussing April Fool's jokes played by zoos on their social media pages, what zoos recently lost their bid for accreditation with the AZA, an amazing study about giraffe blood between Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Brookfield Zoo, a big win for the Aquarium of Niagara, and so much more!
In Conservation News, we talk about a hunting trophy ban causing trouble, Avian Influenza spreading to different species, the largest urban wildlife crossing ever, and the rewinding of a cheetah!
In Other News, we have a follow up about Albert the alligator!
TO RING THE FISH DOORBELL, VISIT: visedeurbel.nl
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari heads to the El Paso Zoo to talk to Beck Bradly about two incredible Asian elephants that called the zoo home for many years. The stories shared about Savannah and Juno will absolutely captivate you and make tug your heartstrings and fill you with joy and pain all at once! Beck is an incredible storyteller, and I loved having them on the podcast!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
elpasozoo.org
@elpasozoo
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod and get bonus audio from today's episode!
Rossifari.com
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Dateline: March 29, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Our Headline Story of the Week is a deep look at the necropsy of Flaco the owl.
We then move on to our births for the week, which include a cotton top tamarin at Altina Wildlife Park, a sloth at Brevard Zoo, a Eurasian Eagle Owl at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, a lemur at the Duke Lemur Center, a very rare animal born at the Nashville Zoo, a log developing a small lump on it at ZooMiami, and more!
We say goodbye to some beloved animals at the Memphis Zoo, Alaska Zoo, Brandywine Zoo, Greensboro Science Center, Columbus Zoo, and more.
We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including the new red panda habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo, a story of amazing cooperation between the Fort Worth Zoo and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, two important pregnancies at Brevard Zoo, the beginning of the end for a beloved animal at Woodland Park Zoo, and a deep and goofy dive into Punxsutawney Phil! Wait, really?
In Conservation News, we talk about fish in a few different stories, share a potential bad decision coming from the Nepali government, and talk about the Dutch fish doorbell!
In Other News, we have a story about giant pandas!
TO RING THE FISH DOORBELL, VISIT: visedeurbel.nl
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
www.rossifari.com
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTokA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Today, the Safari heads to Montana (by way of Zoom) to sit down with Executive Director of ZooMontana Jeff Ewelt. Jeff has managed to turn ZooMontana into a premier AZA-accredited facility despite taking over when the zoo not only lost accreditation, but was on the verge of closing down. This is a story of how an incredible team can come together to change a facility in a short amount of time...but don't worry, we also talk about wolverines, red pandas, and some of the other incredible animals that call ZooMontana home!
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
EPISODE LINKS:
www.zoomontana.org
@zoomontana on socials
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.comA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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