Rossifari Zoo News 8/18/23 - The Goodbye Andy and Lali Edition

Dateline: August 18, 2023. 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 with an interview from a very special guest, Miles Rossi! We discuss an amazing experience Miles got to have this week!In Zoo News, we say hello to a new duiker at the Kansas City Zoo, a new prehensile porcupine at the National Zoo, five new panda cubs, and a baby snow leopard! We also say goodbye to Andy N. Condor, one of the most iconic ambassador animals ever, Lali the red panda, and others. We also talk about a new union contract and new leadership at the Philadelphia Zoo, the Young Explorers program at Roger Williams Park Zoo, the Women in Science Conference at Mystic Aquarium, an update on what will happen to former SSPs,  and so much more! In Conservation News, we talk about ocelot conservation, the winners of the Disney Conservation Awards 2023, what Connecticut is doing to help save horseshoe crabs, new threads from Red Panda Network, and more! And in Other News, we talk about pet alligators (AGAIN), a rise in leprosy, crocodiles being either great predators or really good moms, and peacock vasectomies, because of course we do.ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok