Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation

Dateline: October 30, 2026

Rossifari Zoo News is back with an update on all things zoos, aquariums, conservation, and general animal weirdness.

This is a Deep Dive episode, looking into two stories: one dealing with the tragedies that have happened at European zoos in the past few months, and one looking at how the AZA and ZAA are both approaching AI in different ways. We also talk a little bit about the horse carriage ban in New York City.

All that plus Animal Holidays!

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Today, the Safari heads back to the AZA Annual Conference to sit down with Sara Walker of the AZA and Danielle Kessler from IFAW to discuss #notapet and the Wildlife Confiscation Network. We dive deep into what is happening in the illegal wildlife trade right now, how messaging can help make social media posts better, and more.

Episode Links:

ifaw.org

aza.org

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Today, the Safari heads to Seattle for a non-workshop? What is that? Tune in to find out.

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Today, the Safari heads to Chattanooga by way of Zoom to talk to Dr. Tony, Dom, and Jake of the Chattanooga Zoo. We are discussing Masala, the new spicy red panda cub at the zoo. It turns out her story is a bit of a miracle, and you're going to love hearing every aspect of it.

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@chattanoogazoo

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Dateline: October 16, 2026

Rossifari Zoo News is back with an update on all things zoos, aquariums, conservation, and general animal weirdness.

We start off with me sharing an absolutely crazy story of friendship and a puppy!

Our Headline Story this week is about the man mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Then we have Zoo News stories starting with a look at the facilities that earned accreditation from the AZA at the recent conference, and then additional stories from Chattanooga Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Denver Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, Virginia Aquarium, and still another controversy around Vantara.

In Conservation News we talk about two new species discovered in different ways, killing owls to save owls, and do a deep dive into what population numbers mean, and why the definition of what a species is can matter so much, all in light of research shared at the first ever Red Panda Symposium hosted by Red Panda Network in partnership with SAFE Red Panda!

In Other News we share a reason you need to get to IKEA ASAP!

All that plus Animal Holidays!

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