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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