Dateline: October 25, 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 cool collaboration story and more stuff about my life.

We then get to our headline story, discussing the announcement that Ruth the elephant at Buttonwood Park Zoo is entering hospice care.

We then move on to our births section, including two new red pandas at the Exmoor Zoo! We also talk about a new giraffe at the Potawatomi Zoo, two maned wolves at Altina Wildlife Park, and four meerkat pups born at the Sydney Zoo.

We also say goodbye to some incredible animals. We start off with an incredible tree kangaroo that called the SF Teaching Zoo home. We also say goodbye to animals at the Lake Superior Zoo, Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, and more.

We then move on to our other Zoo News stories. This episode features stories from the Toledo Zoo, the Kansas City Zoo, the ZAA, Zoos Victoria, the Toronto Zoo, Beardsley Zoo, the Detroit Zoo, and the faux-kapi movement.

In Conservation News, we talk about two rhino conservation stories and why feeding wildlife is a bad idea.

In Other News, we talk about stem cell treatment for a vulture and a doggie door for a bear.

EPISODE LINKS:
@tied_in_knots_crocheting on socials
tied-in-knots-crocheting.square.site for the binturong and other plush friends!

https://www.beardsleyzoo.org/press/wild-election-showdown-meet-the-animal-candidates-battling-for-mayor-of-connecticuts-beardsley-zoo - How to vote for Berry!

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Today, the Safari heads back to the Fort Worth Zoo to talk with Dr. John Griffioen, who has a really unique role at the zoo. You'll hear about his veterinary work, but also how he transitioned to his new position where he takes care of the humans at the zoo along with the animals there. A lot of talking about leadership, flamingos, elephants, and more keep this one interesting and fun!

EPISODE LINKS:
fortworthzoo.org
@fortworthzoo

ROSSIFARI LINKS:
rossifari.com
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod

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Hey Friends! Here's a bonus episode for your feed from one of my favorite podcasts, Trainer Talks and Tails! Daisy and Tess are joined by Steph Lauren from Halls Gap Zoo to discuss training the red pandas there, including some things I've not heard of before. Enjoy!

Don't forget to subscribe to the Trainer Talks and Tails podcast and follow along @trainertalksandtails on socials!

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