Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation
The Rossifari Podcast brings my love of zoos, aquariums, rescues, and rehab facilities to you! Each episode features an interview with someone who works at one of these facilities. We talk about different species, individual animals, conservation efforts, nutrition...all kinds of stuff. This is a podcast suitable for all ages, but we will discuss topics like mating behaviors and euthanasia. If you're a fan of zoos, or have ever wondered what exactly a zookeeper does, how aquariums manage to keep all that water so clean, or just want to hear a bunch of amazing stories about incredible animals, and the people that take care of them, this is the podcast for you! Check us out online at www.rossifari.com and on all social media platforms @rossifari. Support the show at patreon.com/rossifari. Check out the merch at rossifari.redbubble.com.
Episodes
594 episodes
Best of Rossifari - Unexpected Kookaburra with Dani Larson of Southwick's Zoo
It's time for a Best of Rossifari episode, and since this is our first time doing this, we had to start with one of the most important episodes ever...our introduction to Dani Larson, then Dani Poirier. Enjoy revisiting this one! RO...
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Season 6
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1:01:50
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 doin...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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49:08
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 ab...
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Season 6
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36:28
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, s...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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55:52
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 f...
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Season 6
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42:40
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 stra...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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51:06
Rossifari Zoo News 12.28.25 - The Lost Giraffes Are Still Lost Edition!
Dateline: November 28, 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, merch, and a programmin...
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Season 6
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40:24
Can SAD Lamps Cause Joy? with Dr. Kerry Dore of The Millbrook School
Today, the Safari heads back to Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo to hang out with one of the teachers at the school there, Dr. Kerry Dore. This ethnoprimatologist and anthropologist is in charge of the independent research many students perform at the zoo, a...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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1:04:54
Rossifari Zoo News 11.21.25 - The How To Scare Seagulls Edition!
Dateline: November 21, 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 about my life including a fun story ...
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Season 6
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36:54
What a BIIIIIIIIIIG Yawn! with Theresa, Katie, and Ann of ZooAmerica
Today, the Safari heads to Hershey, PA, not for chocolate (ok, there was some chocolate) but for a visit to ZooAmerica, an AZA-accredited facility located right at Hershey Park. We sit down with three staff members at the zoo to talk abou...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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1:15:02
Rossifari Zoo News 11.14.25 - The Big Child Satan Bee Edition!
Dateline: November 14, 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 about my life, including getting rea...
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Season 6
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38:42
The 40 Most Loved Animals in the World - Tree Kangaroo Workshop Episode Recap featuring Mac from Roger Williams Park Zoo, Bree from the Minnesota Zoo, and Elaina from Friends University!
Today, the Safari heads to Lincoln Children's Zoo for the Tree Kangaroo Workshop! We talk to multiple people from the workshop, and I give my experiences there as well. The Tree Kangaroo Workshop is THE best example of the incredible lengths pe...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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1:04:48
Rossifari Zoo News 11.7.25 - The Dia De Los Muertos Edition
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! ...
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Season 6
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36:30
Fat Sand Dollars? with Dr. Grace Fuller of the Detroit Zoo and AZA's Animal Welfare Committee
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 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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52:18
Rossifari Zoo News 10.31.25 - SPECIAL EDITION: The Trouble Flies Off featuring Dani Larson!
Today, we have a special edition of Rossifari Zoo News: an interview with Dani Larson all about a recent fly off with one of the birds she was training at Southwick's. We go into every detail of what happened, what worked, what didn't, what the...
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Season 6
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51:06
Herping and Inverting with Bradley Lawrence of The Phoenix Zoo featuring Natali Berry
Today, the Safari heads to Phoenix to welcome The Phoenix Zoo to the Rossifari Family! We talk to Bradley Lawrence, one of the curators of the zoo, about herps, horses, and so much more! We also welcome back a previous guest from multiple episo...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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59:14
Rossifari Zoo News 10.24.25 - The Carl Perkins is my Taylor Swift, but Taylor Swift Helps Sea Otters Edition
Dateline: October 24, 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 about my life and way too much discus...
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Season 6
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43:32
From Black Spots to Black Feet with Adrienne Crosier of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Today, the Safari heads back to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to sit down with Adrienne Crosier, Curator of Carnivores at the Front Royal campus. We talk carnivores, but we mostly focus on the conservation of...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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41:14
Rossifari Zoo News 10.17.25 - The Lincoln Joey's Zoo Edition!
Dateline: October 17, 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 about my life and some really cool po...
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Season 6
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36:04
Entering the Spreadsheet Habitat with Kelly Salamone of the San Diego Zoo and SAFE Red Panda
Today, the Safari sits down with one of the true unsung heroes of the zoo world: Kelly Salamone. In her work at the San Diego Zoo and with SAFE Red Panda, Kelly does SO much that I can't even describe it all here. Just listen...she's a star. Th...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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54:16
Rossifari Zoo News 10.10.25 - The Goodbye Jane Goodall Edition
Dateline: October 10, 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 some great news about Shots for Spots and Fahlo...
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Season 6
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41:56
Hatching a New Idea with Sara Hallager of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Today, the Safari heads back to Washington, DC, to visit the new bird house at the National Zoo! We talk about the unique facilities of the building, how the entire approach to the bird collection at the zoo changed, what went into designing an...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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49:06
Rossifari Zoo News 10.2.25 - The Special Announcements Edition!
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 ...
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Season 6
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40:10
The Secretary of Giraffe with Amy Schilz of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Today, the Safari heads to Colorado to the legendary Cheyenne Mountain Zoo! We talk all things giraffe with Amy Schilz, the senior animal behaviorist at the International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo....
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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1:00:14
Rossifari Zoo News 9.26.25 - The Speaker for the Dead Edition
Dateline: September 126, 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 my life, and then remind you all to...
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Season 6
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49:08