Podcasts by Zoo Logic
Zoo Logic with animal trainer, zoo advocate, and ZOOmility author, Dr. Grey Stafford, is a weekly conversation with zoo, aquarium, and animal experts about Nature, wildlife, pets, animal training with positive reinforcement, health and welfare, research, conservation, and education, sustainability, zoo politics, activism and legislation, and all things animals! On Zoo Logic, we’ll go behind the scenes with animal professionals and influencers from around the world to explore the latest Zoos News and issues affecting wildlife, wild places, and people. Communicating with humor, cool stories, and candor, we’ll discover the interdependent connection between civilization, conservation, and commerce.
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Errorless Learning from 2023-12-07T08:00
A recent peer-reviewed paper discussed the concept and procedure known as errorless learning and compares its efficacy training dogs to that of the more typical trial-and-error approach to learn...
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A Conversation About Mental Health and Grief with GRAZE from 2023-11-30T08:00
Several years ago, a few zoo professionals recognized the growing need for better access to mental health resources for their peers. Together they formed Growing Resiliency for Aquarium and Zoo...
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Brave-ish Author Lisa Niver from 2023-11-23T08:00
Lisa Niver was a successful teacher, traveler, and dive master turned award-winning travel writer, but privately things were not as they seemed. At the lowest point in her life and staring at st...
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Hounds and Hops from 2023-11-16T08:00
Long time zoo expert and media personality, Jarod Miller and his business partner Bob Manley have launched phase one of their pet services concept Hounds ...
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Humane Tourism from 2023-11-09T08:00
The oldest animal welfare organization in America, American Humane, has launched a new third party certification program consistent with it...
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Evacuating Working Dogs from Afghanistan from 2023-11-02T08:00
Co-founder of Mission K9 Rescue, Bob Bryant returns to discuss the organization's recent success and ongoing mission to return...
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Animal Educational Outreach Programs from 2023-10-26T08:00
We begin with long time zoo educator Lanie Angeles reminiscing about her time at Moorpark College's Exotic Animal ...
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Killers in Eden Revisited from 2023-10-19T08:00
Scientist and historian Dr. Danielle Clode returns to discuss her extraordinary 2002 book, Killers in Eden and the Listen
Trade Association Accreditation from 2023-10-12T08:00
With so many people inside and outside the zoological community paying attention to the Lolita/Toki killer whale story this past year, it was natural for there to be questions about her care, ho...
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Hanging It High Doesn't Make It Browse from 2023-10-05T08:00
Providing adequate browse for species that specialize in such diet items can be a huge challenge for any zoological institution due to availability, cost, and quality. While many species adapt t...
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A Lifetime of Saving Cheetahs from 2023-09-21T08:00
Starting her career in a more traditional zoo setting in the 1970's, Dr. Laurie Marker has dedicated her professional life to preserving cheetahs in the wild. After what is now Namibia gained in...
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Enrichment By Any Other Name from 2023-09-14T08:00
Enrichment is a frequently tossed around term but what actually is it? How is it being used today and is that application appropriate or even effective? We are on location at the Listen
World's First Female Conservation Cyber Tracker from 2023-09-07T08:00
As the executive director of the Community Conservation Fund for Africa or CCFA, Taryn Gillson works to help build community development through funding gen...
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Dr. Jay Sweeney part 2: small cetacean conservation, off-shore and neonatal dolphin research from 2023-08-24T08:00
It's part 2 of our conversation with Dolphin Quest co-founder, Dr. Jay Sweeney beginning with efforts to increase awareness and basic research of at-risk ...
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Sustainable Tourism: MANTIS from 2023-08-17T08:00
Founded nearly a quarter of a century ago, Mantis is a boutique hotel group with a focus on conservation and sustainable eco-tourism...
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Why Animal Professionals Should Pay Attention to Government Affairs from 2023-08-10T08:00
Most zoological professionals would rather spend each day focusing on providing great welfare for their animals than keeping tabs on restrictive bills moving through Congress or the state legisl...
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Rescue, Return, and Enrichment? from 2023-08-03T08:00
Our ability to rescue, treat, and hopefully, return stranded marine mammals to sea has greatly improved over the past few decades with advancements in husbandry, medicine, and veterinary care. H...
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Dolphin Quest's Dr. Jay Sweeney from 2023-07-27T08:00
As the son of one of the first female marine biologists in the world and certainly at Southern California's Scripp's Institute of Oceanography, Dr. Jay Sweeney grew up surrounded by aquatic life...
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So You Want to Go On Safari? from 2023-07-20T08:00
Going on an African safari is a dream for many but what should travelers know about their destination before booking with a tour operator? We spoke to the team from Listen
Dr. Susan Friedman from 2023-07-13T08:00
Dr. Susan G. Friedman, professor emeritus from the Department of Psychology at Utah State University is well known among the zoological community for her expertise in behavior change and learnin...
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Monarchs and the Importance of Accurate Science Communications from 2023-07-06T08:00
Many people, perhaps most including some scientists, think Monarch Butterflies are in trouble. It turns out, according to Monarch expert and researcher, Andy Davis, PhD from the Listen
Mountain Gorillas&Conservation with Julie Scardina from 2023-06-29T08:00
Longtime trainer and conservationist Julie Scardina reflects on her time filming Mountain Gorillas with Jack Hanna in Rwanda a mere decade after the 1994 genocide. Julie has since trekked to vie...
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The Fab Four from 2023-06-22T08:00
In a zoological podcast first, the hosts of 4 animal training and welfare related shows, including Zoo Logic, join together to discuss how their respective programs came about, future g...
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Hand-Rearing vs. Parent Raised from 2023-06-15T08:00
On a recent extended visit to a zoo, one topic that arose among some of the keeper staff concerned the individual animal well-being pros and cons of hand-rearing predator species versus managing...
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SeaWorld Abu Dhabi from 2023-06-08T08:00
After more than seven years of planning, construction, collection planning, staffing and transports, an international team has opened the massive all-new indoor Listen
Gorillas in the Mist and Mud from 2023-05-31T12:33:40
War, genocide, human population growth, food insecurity, poaching, limited range, climate change and land use policies are just some of the reasons why mountain gorillas have been on the brink o...
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Marine Mammal Research Network from 2023-05-25T08:00
Recently, a group of scientists and animal facilities announced a cooperative program called the Marine Mammal Research Network to match research...
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Accountability from 2023-05-18T08:00
Recently, labor journalist Asher Elbein published a story in Undark Magazine describing...
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Telling the Emperor He has No Clothes from 2023-05-11T08:00
Known for its snarky videos and scathing websites directed at exposing animal rights groups, Berman and Co may have new leadership, but its purpose remains: speaking truth to power and revealing...
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The Future of Conservation Research&Improved Welfare: Animal Data Portability from 2023-04-27T08:00
Three leaders behind some of today's top animal record-keeping software management systems discuss their joint effort to establish data portability as the new standard for zoos, aquariums and re...
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Toki's (a.k.a Lolita) Truth from 2023-04-20T08:00
With so many competing outside voices claiming to know what is best for the 57-year-old orca named Toki, we knew it was important to better understand the unique individual behind the stage name...
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Balancing the Needs of the Many with the Needs of the One Named Tokitae (Lolita) from 2023-04-13T08:00
The social and traditional media response in the wake of news that owners of Miami Seaquarium have partnered with groups bent on returning ailing 57 ye...
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How Not to Solve a Problem Like Lolita from 2023-04-05T17:06:52
Late last week the zoological world was blindsided by the announcement that the owners of Miami Seaquarium had entered into an agreement with anti-zoo ...
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Preserving Waterways Mechanically not Chemically from 2023-03-30T08:00
Along with her late husband, Tara Lordi has channeled her passion for the outdoors, lakes, and ponds she enjoyed in her youth into developing non toxic solutions to preserve our vital waterways ...
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Neighborhood Cats from 2023-03-23T08:00
There are millions of unwanted feral cats roaming the US, leaving an indelible mark on vulnerable species conservation. Before appreciating the size of the problem that feral cats present global...
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YAS/SeaWorld Research&Rescue from 2023-03-16T08:00
Seven years ago SeaWorld was approached with the idea of building a world class marine animal facility in Abu Dhabi. Long time SeaWorld and Busch Gardens curat...
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IMATA-ABMA Joint Conference from 2023-03-09T08:00
After years of delays due to scheduling, hurricanes, and COVID, the long discussed combined conference of trainers from the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (Listen
Conserving Ukraine from 2023-03-02T08:00
Environmental journalist Marlowe Starling recently published an article in Monga...
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Greater One-Horned Rhino Birth from 2023-02-23T08:00
With all the activist and conservation challenges confronting the zoological world, it's important to just stop and appreciate good news when it happens. Recently, the Listen
Space Invaders from 2023-02-09T08:00
Board certified veterinarian and author, Dr. Doug Mader returns to discuss the growing problem of invasive species throughout Florida and especially, the Everglades and Keys. Given the perfect c...
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Zoological Research in a Post Blackfish Era from 2023-02-02T08:00
Historically, many if not most scientists dismissed the value of studying wild animals in managed care settings like zoos and aquariums. With dwindling wild populations in need of immediate cons...
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Passing the Torch from 2023-01-12T08:00
This past week marks a year since the passing of Wildlife World Zoo founder, Mickey Ollson. And while changes as significant as the loss of a leader c...
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Bearizona in Winter from 2023-01-05T08:00
While many zoos and aquariums feature animals from around the globe, Bearizona, located in the old western town of Williams, Arizona is uniquely situated amon...
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Paul Rosolie: Junglekeeper from 2022-12-29T08:00
Growing up in New Jersey, conservationist, author, and award-winning filmmaker, Paul Rosolie would much rather be outdoors testing his own survival skills than in a classroom. As a young boy he ...
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IMATA at 50 from 2022-12-22T08:00
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association has recently published a decade-by-decade account of major contributio...
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Implications of the Big Cat Public Safety Act from 2022-12-15T23:33:39
In addition to serving as the current board chair for the Zoological Association of America, Holly Hunt operates the Listen
WAZA Guide: reducing, measuring, and offsetting carbon from 2022-12-08T08:00
In an effort to help reduce the effects of human-caused greenhouse gases on global climate, the Listen
The Vet at Noah's Ark from 2022-12-01T08:00
Dr. Doug Mader is an experienced, board-certified veterinarian with expertise in equine, small animal, and exotic animal care. The author of several medica...
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ZooSpensefull Cooperative Care Conference from 2022-11-24T08:00
The team at ZooSpensefull has created its second annual Cooperative Care Conference for animal professionals and enthusiasts. Founder Peter Giljam descr...
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Saving the Survivors from 2022-04-14T08:00
The animal care and veterinary heroes behind Saving the Survivors treat wild and endangered animals that are victims of poaching or traumatic i...
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The Future of Thailand's Captive Elephants from 2022-04-07T08:00
In her new book, After the Forests: Thailand’s Captive Elephants and Their People, Dr. Nikki Savvides explores the life and welfare of Thai...
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Avian Behavior International from 2022-03-31T08:00
Should families have long-lived animals like parrots as pets? Do owls make good animal ambassadors? The founder of Avian Behavior International, Hillar...
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African Wild Dogs from 2022-03-24T08:00
Following his work in Kabul and Baghdad rescuing zoological animals caught in war zones, author and conservationist Brendan Whittington-Jones began a seven year stint studying endangered and oft...
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IMATA Live: Pandemic Lessons Learned from 2022-03-03T08:00
Across the globe, few have been spared the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of personal, public, and animal health, business operations, and travel to name a few. As animal professional...
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Save Seagrass, Save Manatees from 2022-02-24T08:00
Recent news reports of state and federal agencies taking the extraordinary step of providing supplemental feeding to starving wild manatees point to a larger problem, the decline of vital seagra...
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One Special Penguin from 2022-02-17T08:00
Just as the scope of the COVID 19 pandemic was becoming clear, the animal team at OdySea Aquarium realized their latest black-footed penguin hatchling was not achieving normal developmental mile...
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Remembering Richard Leakey from 2022-02-10T08:00
Son of famous paleoanthropologists, Mary and Louis Leakey, Richard Leakey was also famous for his discoveries on the origins of early humans, particularly the nearly complete skeletal remains of...
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Breaking the Laminated Glass Ceiling from 2022-01-27T08:00
Last year, several major zoological parks named a woman to their organization's top leadership position. In some cases, these appointments mark the first time a woman has ever held the role of d...
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Remembering EO Wilson from 2022-01-20T08:00
Biologist EO Wilson has been called the heir to Darwin. His decades of work in evolutionary biology and island ecology has helped shape modern thinking about species conservation and the increas...
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Remembering Betty White from 2022-01-13T08:00
As most fans know, the late Betty White loved animals and zoos. She routinely donated her time and support to zoos and aquariums and often shared the stage with her good friend, Jungle Jack Hann...
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IMATA In Person from 2022-01-06T08:00
After nearly a 3-year gap since its last annual conference due to the pandemic, the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association (IMATA) will soon host an in-person conference in Chicago. T...
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Sahara Conservation Fund from 2021-12-30T08:00
Dedicated to preserving animals uniquely adapted to survive the hottest, driest, and sparsely vegetated desert for which it is named, the Sahara Conservation Fund works to preserve habitat and t...
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Dissecting the LRS from 2021-12-23T08:00
Recently, Zoo Logic was invited to participate in an online international Cooperative Care Conference conducted by the behavioral team at ZooSpensef...
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The Lion in Winter from 2021-12-16T08:00
On a cold day sixteen years ago, a months old bottlenose dolphin calf was severely entangled by a crab trap. Thanks to a quick thinking fisherman notifying rescuers, the young animal was eventua...
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Animal Actors from 2021-12-02T08:00
After some 30 years as an animal trainer and agency owner working in film, TV, and print, Cris Rankin has worked with dozens of domestic, exotic and native species from skunks to scorpions. What...
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Ailing Forests from 2021-11-25T08:00
Healthy forests provide immeasurable benefits to humans, animals and ecosystems from capturing carbon to preventing erosion and preserving water tables, just to name a few. So it is important to...
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Talk Turkey from 2021-11-18T08:00
Randy Babb is a retired wildlife biologist, author, and educator having spent his long career with the Arizona Game and Fish Department. As the year end holidays approach, he discusses the iconi...
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"Fill the Tank," a Conversation with CNN's Clarissa Ward from 2021-11-11T08:00
The events of 9/11 had a profound effect on a young Clarissa Ward's career plans and ultimately led her on path to becoming an award winning journalist with a focus on covering conflict zones. F...
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Mazuri Exotic Animal Nutrition from 2021-11-04T08:00
Modern zookeeping involves an array of disciplines from veterinary medicine and operant conditioning to species specific nutrition. Founded in 1989, Mazuri,...
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Exactly How Many Big Cats ARE in the US? from 2021-10-28T08:00
For the past few decades, an unsubstantiated narrative which suggests as many as 10,000 big cats are living in backyards across America has been repeated without evidence. The poorly understood ...
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To Be Accredited or Not To Be? from 2021-10-21T08:00
Recent headlines about major zoological institutions not retaining their accreditation status have raised troubling questions about the inspection process, the role of trade associations, and th...
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The Welfare and Ethics of Public Display of Dolphins from 2021-10-14T08:00
An all-star panel of researchers, Heather Hill, Jason Bruck and Isabella Clegg discuss and debate a recent published essay in the Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research by Dr. Clegg in which ...
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"Spectacular" Afghanistan from 2021-10-07T08:00
Dr. Alex Dehgan is the cofounder and CEO of Conservation X Labs as well as author of the book, The ...
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Be a Better Cog from 2021-09-23T08:00
At age three, future animal care professional, Mike Dech, discovered a love of sharks. So much so that by age twelve, he earned his SCUBA certification, which has served him well in his zoologic...
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IUCN World Conservation Congress from 2021-09-16T08:00
Bill Street, Sr VP at Indianapolis Zoo describes attending the recently concluded International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congr...
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Dolphin Welfare Study from 2021-09-09T08:00
Chicago Zoological Society's Dr. Lance Miller is one of the principle investigators of a recently published comprehensive Dolphin Welfare St...
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Good Zoo News from 2021-09-02T08:00
In search of some happier news to amplify, we turned to San Antonio Zoo director, Tim Morrow and American Humane P...
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Everything We Do Is Training from 2021-08-26T08:00
Denver Zoo behavioral manager, Heather Genter describes her lifelong passion for animal training. Starting out with her own dog training business, she graduated to working with exotic species at...
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Building a Culture of Excellence from 2021-08-19T03:19:55
Within days of opening the new Mississippi Aquarium in 2020, hurricane zeta made a nearly direct hit on the Gulfport attraction. While the harrowing ex...
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The Legacy of Stella the Sand Tiger Shark from 2021-08-12T08:00
Dr. Alexa Delaune, Vice President of Veterinary Services at the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport discusses her career, the challenges of launching a bran...
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Clicker Training Your Cat from 2021-08-05T08:00
Animal trainer Stephanie Mantilla has a new book How to Clicker Train Your Cat, which draws upon her many years working with exotic animals i...
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Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo from 2021-07-29T08:00
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo director, Jonathan Miot describes the 50-year-old program designed to train the next generation of zookeeping professio...
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Chuck&Ted's Excellent Training Adventure part 4 from 2021-07-22T08:00
Back by listener request, long time behaviorists and marine mammal experts, Ted Turner and Chuck Tompkins return to discuss the finer points of reinforcement schedules, tips for those hoping to ...
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Sea Turtles from 2021-07-15T08:00
Despite being an ancient species, we still have much to learn about sea turtles, in part, because they spend most of their long lives at sea. We usually only hear about them or get a glimpse whe...
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Pacific Marine Mammal Center Turns 50 from 2021-07-08T08:00
Spring and summer represent the peak season when newly weaned seals and sea lion pups strand along the California coastline. Celebrating its 50th year, the Pacific Marine Mammal Center has rescu...
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The Life of a Zoo Spokesperson from 2021-07-01T08:00
As Director of Communications for one of the largest zoos and aquariums in the western US, Kristy Morcom relies on her animal care and training experi...
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Childhood Asthma to Olympic Champion from 2021-06-24T08:00
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen holds the record for being the first American woman to win 4 gold medals in the same Olympic Games. As a child su...
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Brevard Zoo...and Aquarium? from 2021-06-17T08:00
Built along America's Space Coast, the Brevard zoo has an entrepreneurial history with a focus on local conservation. Located so close to the world's busiest space center, which is also home to ...
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Epigenetic Clock for Cetacean Conservation from 2021-06-10T08:00
As we age, our DNA begins to show signs of degradation. Physiological mechanisms to protect and preserve DNA from the effects of internal or external factors such as environmental pollutants gro...
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Starving Manatees&the Indian River Lagoon from 2021-06-03T08:00
The past year has not been kind to manatees along the Florida coastline. While years of public educational programs and law enforcement seem to have stemmed the tide of animals killed by boat pr...
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Endangered Red Wolves from 2021-05-27T08:00
For over a decade, the Akron Zoo has been partnering with US Fish & Wildlife Service in their efforts to preserve critically endangered red wolves. Recentl...
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Veterinarians International from 2021-05-20T08:00
According to their website, the mission of Veterinarians International is to provide veterinary aid and education to improve the health and well-bein...
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Sustainable Water for Gorillas and People from 2021-05-13T08:00
A visit to Africa can have a life-altering effect on those fortunate enough to make the trip. Following her first trip to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda and accompanied by notable animal expert...
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Florida Coral Rescue Center from 2021-05-06T08:00
For the past several years, scientists have been tracking the stony coral tissue loss disease that is rapidly destroying corals as it spreads across the Florida Reef Tract. To preserve coral spe...
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AMZAP: Increasing Minority Representation in Zoos from 2021-04-29T08:00
According to its website, the newly launched Association of Minority Zoo & Aquarium Professionals (AMZAP) is comprised of professionals currently working in t...
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How DO You Teach a Penguin to Swim? from 2021-04-22T08:00
Seasoned zookeeper Rickey Kinley began his career as a high school student enrolled in a unique job training program in partnership with the Cincinnati Zoo. As a long time proponent of using ope...
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How to Succeed a Legend from 2021-04-15T08:00
What better way to begin season 4 of Zoo Logic than a conversation with seasoned zoo trainer, educator and friend, Jim Nemet. After long careers at SeaWorld and Cleveland's Metroparks Zoo, Jim r...
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ZDR3: Zoo Disaster Response, Rescue, and Recovery from 2021-04-01T08:00
According to its website, Zoo Disaster Response, Rescue, and Recovery (ZDR3) provides support to zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, and other exotic animal...
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Bats Man! from 2021-03-25T08:00
For over 30 years, the Lubee Bat Conservancy has worked to preserve and protect bat species around the world. In addition to its conservation work, Lubee supp...
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On Thin Ice from 2021-03-18T08:00
Dr. Terrie Williams is a research physiologist with a passion for studying species, particularly large predators, found in some of the most extreme ha...
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ZAA and the Big Cat Safety Bill from 2021-03-11T08:00
The executive director of the Zoological Association of America, John Seyjagat, describes the relatively young zoo and aquarium trade organization and its focus on improving animal welfare, incl...
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Houston, We Have a Solution from 2021-03-04T08:00
Confronted by a largely ignored feral and unwanted pet problem in the major US city of Houston, zoological professional and marine mammal trainer, Heather Crane decided to do something about it....
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Zoo Logic and Friends from 2021-02-25T08:00
As Zoo Logic wraps up its third season over the next few weeks, we invited several past guests representing the arts, science and research, and animal law to share their diverse perspec...
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Loro Parque: No Retreat, No Surrender from 2021-02-18T08:00
Nearly 50 years old, Loro Parque has grown into one of the premier zoological parks in the world and is a major attraction of the Canary Islands. Known for its extensive in situ and
Kong Zoo Enrichment Fundraiser Program from 2021-02-11T08:00
Kong Zoo is a new platform where animal professionals can realize significant savings for themselves and their animal facilities when purchasing enrichment item...
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The Most Famous Guy in America Nobody Knows from 2021-01-28T08:00
Few people working in the entertainment world can point to sea lions, walrus and otters being among their earliest co-stars like comedian Bill Sindelar...
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Liberty Wildlife from 2021-01-21T08:00
From its humble beginnings on a one acre horse property 40 years ago rescuing and rehabilitating about 80 birds in its first year, Liberty Wildlife today has a modern medical and educational fac...
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Finding the Good in a Year of Bad from 2021-01-14T08:00
We are joined by the president and CEO of the Phoenix Zoo, Bert Castro, who is also the current board chair for the largest zoo and aquarium trade assoc...
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Positive Reinforcement Effect on the User and Bottom Line from 2021-01-07T14:22:15
Friends of the Zoo Logic Podcast, animal trainers and authors, Chuck Tompkins and Clicker Training's Ken Ramirez discuss the impact of using positi...
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Save Giraffes Now from 2020-12-31T08:00
Wildlife biologist and president of the conservation organization, Save Giraffes Now, David O'Connor returns with the real life account of a recent resc...
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A Rare 2020 Success Story: the New Mississippi Aquarium from 2020-12-24T08:00
It is difficult to launch a new zoological facility and major community resource under the best of times, much less during a global pandemic. That is exactly what the brand new Mississippi Aquar...
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Aloha, Jungle Jack Hanna from 2020-12-17T08:00
Earlier this year it was announced that former Columbus Zoo Director turned Emmy winning wildlife TV host, Jungle Jack Hanna was retiring from his busy zoological career. Who better then to disc...
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A Wild Life and World from 2020-12-10T08:00
Many people dream of building their own zoo but few individuals ever make that childhood wish a reality. For nearly 40 years, Mickey Ollson has directed the zoological facility he founded known ...
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Bushfires Rescue from 2020-12-03T08:00
Last year's historic and devastating fires in Australia may have resulted in billions of animals lost, including many listed as threatened or endangered species, across 12 million hectares of ha...
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Deserted: Ecocide on the Arizona Border from 2020-11-26T08:00
Rapid ecological destruction has been underway on the southern border of Arizona along some of the most pristine and inaccessible regions of the Sonoran desert. It isn't being done by poachers, ...
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Marine Mammal Veterinary Scientist Dr. Sam Ridgway from 2020-11-19T08:00
The term pioneer is overused but how else to describe the person contributing to our basic understanding of cetacean health and husbandry, anatomy and physiology, and behavior for the past 60 ye...
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The Rewards of Positive Training pt 2 from 2020-11-12T08:00
It's part two of our discussion about modern behavioral training applications to improve animal husbandry and wildlife conservation with friends of Zoo Logic, large animal managers Erin...
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The Rewards of Positive Training from 2020-11-05T08:00
Friends of Zoo Logic, large animal managers Erin Ivory, Chuck Tompkins and Ted Turner return to discuss success stories from 3 decades or more of positive reinforcement-based training p...
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Zoos Preserving Endangered Island Iguanas from 2020-10-29T08:00
The Fort Worth Zoo has been focused on preserving threatened and endangered iguana species in their native ranges for many years. Recently, they announced the successful hatching of 2 endangered...
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IUCN Plan to Save Small Cetaceans from 2020-10-22T08:00
According to their press release, a new report published in recent weeks by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) calls for a broader, more integrated approach to the conserv...
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Escape From Extinction from 2020-10-15T13:41:15
American Humane’s new groundbreaking documentary, Escape from Extinction<...
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The Frozen Zoo from 2020-10-08T08:00
The San Diego Zoo Global's Institute for Conservation Research maintains what is called the frozen zoo. For decades, carefully collected and prepared cell samples from over 1000 species, many of...
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Successful Cloning of an Endangered Species from 2020-10-01T08:00
Recently, historic news of the successful birth of an endangered Przewalski's Horse foal conceived through cloning technology was announced. Remarkably, the nuclear material used for the purpose...
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Environmental Journalist Jeremy Hance from 2020-09-24T08:00
Long time journalist for the popular environmental news website Mongabay.com, Jeremy Hance has a new book entitled, ...
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Animal Welfare and Software from 2020-09-17T08:00
Dr. Isabella Clegg is an ethologist researching animal welfare, particularly in cetaceans, and developing species assessments i...
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What Species Are Most Vulnerable to COVID-19? from 2020-09-10T08:00
Researchers at UC Davis published a paper recently describing through computational methods the relative risk of COVID-19 ...
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The Future of Zoos and Aquariums (part 2) from 2020-09-03T08:00
It's part two of our conversation about the future with zoo and aquarium thought leaders from the Denver Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Dolphin Discovery, and Karen Pryor Clicker Training. Coinciding wi...
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The Future of Zoos and Aquariums (part 1) from 2020-08-27T08:00
Following our conversation with futurist Bob Johansen last week, we assembled a panel of zoo and aquarium thought leaders with diverse backgrounds, interests and organizations, to get their view...
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Full-Spectrum Thinking with Futurist Bob Johansen from 2020-08-20T08:00
Given the globally disruptive challenges presented by COVID-19, zoos, aquariums, and the conservation and research organizations they support are in serious financial jeopardy. So to help sort o...
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hvaldimir? A Conversation with Lindsay Rubincam from 2020-08-13T08:00
More than a year after his arrival in the waters of Norway, Hvaldimir, a trained beluga whale is surviving on his own while still seeking the company of his human family. Whether it's sleeping u...
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Proactive Aggression Management Using Positive Reinforcement from 2020-08-06T08:00
Animal training experts Chuck Tompkins and Ted Turner return for a third installment on behavioral principles to discuss how operant conditioning using positive reinforcement in managed care can...
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Rising Tide Conservation from 2020-07-30T08:00
Renowned veterinary pathologist and researcher, Dr. Judy St. Leger is the president of Rising Tide Conservation. According to its website, Risin...
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Correcting the Narrative from 2020-07-23T08:00
This special episode features a series of panel presentations based on recently published peer-reviewed papers about dolphin life expectancy, orca longevity, cetacean dive physiology, and two re...
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Pacific Marine Mammal Center from 2020-07-16T08:00
Friend of the podcast, Dr. Hendrik Nollens describes his new role as VP of Conservation Medicine and Science at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. In add...
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A Conversation About Race and Zoos from 2020-07-09T08:00
Modern zoos and aquariums are agents for positive change. Through conservation, public education, in situ and ex situ research, and the display of amazing animals, zoological f...
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Humanism vs. Behavior Management from 2020-07-02T08:00
Our recent episode on the Least Reinforcing Scenario (#113) set download records and elicited so much feedback from listeners that we invited long time animal training experts Chuck Tompkins and...
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Pittsburgh Zoo's Dr. Barbara Baker from 2020-06-25T08:00
Dr. Barbara Baker the president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium for thirty years spoke at the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums ann...
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Big Baby Beluga from 2020-06-18T08:00
Recently, the Georgia Aquarium site of the Animal Planet show, The Aquarium, anno...
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The Least Reinforcing Scenario from 2020-06-11T08:00
Few behavioral terms or concepts have engendered as much discussion, confusion, and heated debate among zoo professionals, behaviorists, and animal trainers over the past thirty years as the Lea...
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Understanding Dolphin Pulmonary Physiology from 2020-06-04T08:00
Dr. Andreas Fahlman returns with doctoral candidate Alicia Espinosa to describe their research using tools and knowledge of human spirometry to better understand dolphin pulmonary function. Thei...
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Broken Trust: When the Peer Review Process Breaks Down from 2020-05-28T08:00
With science proving to be an easy target these days for those looking to politicize it, what lasting harm is done to the public discourse and society's faith in anything the research community ...
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Into the COVID-19 Lion's Den from 2020-05-21T08:00
When the plea for help went out across the US for medical professionals to lend their talents to the city hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, like nearly 100 thousand of his colleagues, Ohio s...
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Okapi: Ghosts of the Forests from 2020-05-14T08:00
John Lukas is president of the Okapi Conservation Project which works in the Democratic Republic of Congo to study, protect and preserve the elus...
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When Legislator Agendas Trump Animal Welfare from 2020-05-07T08:00
The Director of Research for the Dolphin Research Center, Dr. Kelly Jaakkola is back describing a recent Connecticut bill intended to ban all relevant activities surrounding cetaceans living in ...
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Deepwater Horizon: Still Deadly Ten Years Later from 2020-04-30T08:00
The National Marine Mammal Foundation has been studying chronic effects from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the largest oil spills...
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Catastrophic: Zoos and Aquariums Fight for Survival Against COVID-19 from 2020-04-23T08:00
San Antonio Zoo CEO Tim Morrow describes recent acquisitions, animal habitat improvements, and the William Smith Zoo School for ...
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Ape Trees from 2020-04-16T08:00
With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, wildlife conservationist Julie Scardina introduces us to the work of Wild Earth Allies and its executive direct...
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Preventing the Next Pandemic: A Humane Conversation About Our Social Contract with Animals from 2020-04-09T08:00
As the oldest animal welfare organization in the US, American Humane and its CEO Dr. Robin Ganzert work to improve welfare across the companion, military, farm, entertainment, and zoological ani...
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The Politics of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Modeling, Public Health, and Conservation from 2020-04-02T08:00
University of Minnesota researcher and former VP of Science and Conservation for Lincoln Park Zoo, Dominic...
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Global Response of Zoos and Aquariums to the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-03-26T08:00
Following a personal message of unity to zoo fans and professionals everywhere from Jungle Jack Hanna, the CEO of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) descr...
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Pandemic: Balancing Animal Welfare with Public Health from 2020-03-19T08:00
As the rest of the country became aware of the virus spreading in hard hit Washington state, the Seattle Aquarium was one of the first zoological facilities in the U.S. to announce it was closin...
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Overlooked Species: Wading in to Save Animals No One Cares About from 2020-03-12T08:00
Director of Conservation for San Antonio zoo, Dr. Dante' Fenolio, says zoos are unique in their ability to take funds designated by families for entertainment and repurpose them for conservation...
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Special Delivery: Columbus Zoo's Historic Cheetah Cubs from 2020-03-05T08:00
As a species, the odds of survival are stacked against cheetahs. From habitat loss and fragmentation, high infant mortality rates, poaching for the pet trade, and conflicts with humans Cheetahs...
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Ken Ramirez part 2 from 2020-02-27T08:00
Animal trainer Ken Ramirez has worked with dozens of species living in zoos and the wild. In part 2 of our conversation, Ken describes his years long effort to use behavioral science to teach a...
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Ken Ramirez: Animal Training, Transformation, and Trust from 2020-02-20T08:00
For over 40 years, author, consultant, zoological manager, behaviorist, and teacher, Ken Ramirez has explored and observed the natural world with a keen eye for animal training. There are few wi...
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Odysea Aquarium Conservation Expo part 2 from 2020-02-13T08:00
The Odysea Aquarium's annual and free Conservation Expo features many rescue, research, conservation and education focused organizations at work in the desert southwest and around the US. We ta...
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Remembering Dawn Brancheau: Dream Big from 2020-02-06T08:00
February 24th marks the 10-year anniversary of the tragic passing of marine mammal trainer, Dawn Brancheau. Her loss was felt not only by family and friends, but throughout the zoological commun...
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Odysea Aquarium Conservation Expo from 2020-01-30T08:00
We visited the Odysea Aquarium's third annual Conservation Expo featuring animal, research, higher education, and conservation related organizations working throughout the state of Arizona to pr...
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Conserving Rattlesnakes? from 2020-01-23T08:00
Whether you are thrilled or terrified by them, people of all ages seem drawn to ectotherms like rattlesnakes. The Rattlesnake Conservancy works to change the public narrative about the value of ...
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Inferno Down Under from 2020-01-16T08:00
The historic wildfires underway across Australia threaten the existence of some of the most iconic species on earth. The fires have already consumed thousands of homes over a total area nearly e...
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Zoo School Sweethearts from 2020-01-09T08:00
Conservation education has been a passion for Susan and David Kleven since they met on the campus of America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College. Upon graduation and with the help of family they ...
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Modern Training at Medieval Times from 2019-12-26T08:00
Medieval Times is an international family dinner theatre experience featuring trained Andalusian horses and falcons. To lean more about how the animals and performers are trained and learn to wo...
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Steve Martin from 2019-12-19T08:00
For more than 30 years, Steve Martin has created complex and conservation minded free-flight bird shows for zoological facilities across the globe. He trains animals and zoo professionals with p...
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Zoo to You from 2019-12-12T08:00
Zoo to You founder David Jackson describes being on the road with wild and endangered species and the process of reward-based desensitization training necessary to ensure great animal welfare fo...
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Doing Right By Whales from 2019-12-05T08:00
SeaWorld's Dr. Hendrik Nollens discusses the company's recent funding announcements regarding efforts to save species like the endangered North Atlantic right whale from entanglements with fishi...
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Dave, The Garden Guy from 2019-11-28T08:00
Specializing in organic and sustainable gardening and farming in the extreme climate conditions of the desert southwest over the past 30 years, Dave Owens, "The Garden Guy," is an author, televi...
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The Spy Whale Who Loved Me from 2019-11-21T08:00
Last spring, a single male beluga whale showed up along the shores of Norway following boats and seeking attention and contact with humans. The international press dubbed him "spy whale," as he ...
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CITES Secretary-General from 2019-11-14T08:00
According to CITES.org, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora regulates international trade in over 36,000 specie...
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Last Child in the Woods author, Richard Louv from 2019-11-07T08:00
In 2005, acclaimed nature journalist and author Richard Louv coined the expression, "Nature Deficit Disorder," in his best-selling book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nat...
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Mystical Belugas from 2019-10-31T08:00
Zoos Saving Trumpeter Swans from 2019-10-24T08:00
Zoos and aquariums are not just concerned with preserving species and habitat in far away locations. Many are conserving threatened and endangered native species including amphibians, reptiles, ...
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Conservation and Tourism from 2019-10-17T08:00
Where is the overlap between tourism and conservation? And what do well-intentioned travelers need to known and do to leave as light a footprint as possible wherever they may go to experience na...
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Ewaso Lions Project from 2019-10-10T08:00
Recently, the Mission Wildlife organization (www.mission-wildlife.com) held a fundraiser for groups working to conserve species and habitat in Afri...
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THE Florida Aquarium from 2019-10-03T08:00
Recently, the Florida Aquarium in Tampa announced being the first facility to successfully induce spawning of endangered Atlantic pillar coral in human care. One day, scientists think this achie...
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Seafood Watch from 2019-09-26T08:00
Increasingly, zoos and aquariums are being called upon to fund and develop science-based research and practical solutions to environmental problems like species extinction and dramatic declines ...
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Tell Me Something I Don't know from 2019-09-19T08:00
This week's Zoo Logic episode is a mash-up of researchers, trainers, and news items from around the zoo and aquarium world following the recent professional joint conference for the Association ...
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The Big "Bad" Wolf Needs Our Help from 2019-09-12T08:00
Demonized for centuries in literature, pop culture, and most worrisome of all, in the execution of public policy, several canid species are on the edge of extinction. Ginny Busch, CEO of the End...
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Deciphering Deep Diving Dolphins from 2019-09-05T08:00
Dr. Andreas Fahlman, senior researcher for the Oceanographic Foundation in Valencia Spain shares insights into the respiratory physiology and behavior of offshore and coastal bottlenose dolphins...
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Evolution of the Orca Conservancy from 2019-08-29T08:00
Founded in 1996 in hopes of reuniting one killer whale with her wild cousins, the Orca Conservancy today is focused on preserving the endangered population of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SR...
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Phoenix Herpetological Society from 2019-08-22T08:00
We are onsite with the three founders of the Phoenix Herpetological Society to discuss their passion for rescuing animals in need, conserving endangered species, and educating the public about a...
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Zoos Saving Mexican Gray Wolves From Extinction from 2019-08-15T08:00
We return to the Phoenix Zoo to discuss their collaborative work to save another endangered species, the Mexican Gray Wolf, which as recently as the early 1970's came within a handful of remaini...
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Gayle Bass: Radio, TV and Animals, Oh My! from 2019-08-08T08:00
Host of the viral videos television show Right This Minute (www.RightThisMinute.com), Gayle Bass reminisces about how her early career expe...
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Deep Sea Explorer Sylvia Earle from 2019-08-01T08:00
The 1970's was a decade of unparalleled exploration far above and below the sea. From astronauts driving on the moon and unmanned probes collecting data on the outer planets to piercing the deep...
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Sea of Shadows from 2019-07-25T08:00
As part of its work to support research and conservation of marine mammals, the National Marine Mammal Foundation (www.NMMF.org) has been working with many div...
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Health, Behavior, Longevity, or Feelings? How Should We Measure Animal Welfare? from 2019-07-18T08:00
Animal welfare science is a relatively new discipline that has generated some degree of debate among scientists, policymakers, animal professionals, animal rights activists, and the public. Even...
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Dropping Like Flies from 2019-07-11T08:00
In addition to the dramatic declines in charismatic species most people are aware of, research over the past few years suggests we are facing a potential extinction event for insects. This week'...
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Amazon River Dolphins from 2019-07-04T08:00
Fresh water dolphins like the Amazon River Dolphin face a myriad of challenges including human encroachment and habitat loss, pollution, the damming of river systems, and poaching.
The Am...
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Veterinary Suicide Prevention from 2019-06-27T08:00
In 2014, the training community lost a well-known veterinarian and behavioral consultant, lecturer, author and colleague to suicide. Many were surprised by the loss of someone so successful at h...
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Oh Canada! from 2019-06-20T08:00
An all star panel of Zoo Logic alumni discusses current wildlife news stories including why the misguided and unscientific cetacean ban recently passed by Canada's parliament will have ...
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American Association of Zoo Keepers from 2019-06-13T08:00
For more than 50 years, the American Association of Zoo Keepers has been pursuing excellence in animal care, sharing best practices, providing professional development workshops and conferences,...
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The Bear Nonnecessities: from 2019-06-06T08:00
Asiatic and Sun bear products are traded and consumed illegally throughout SE Asia. The rampant use of bear parts like bile as part of traditional medicine has severely impacted bear populations...
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In The Navy from 2019-05-30T08:00
Shrouded in secrecy until it was declassified in the 1990's, the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program continues its mission which began nearly 60 years ago to protect service men and women at home an...
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American Humane from 2019-05-23T08:00
American Humane is the oldest organization in the US dedicated to "promoting the welfare and safety of animals and strengthening the bond between animals and people."
For more than one hu...
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Illegal Wildlife Trafficking from 2019-05-16T08:00
According to the USFWS, illegal and unsustainable trade in wildlife and plants is a multibillion dollar industry that is having a devastating impact on thousands of species globally. Former Scot...
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Elephant in the Capitol from 2019-05-09T05:00
Animal law expert and attorney Michelle Pardo returns to Zoo Logic to describe some of the recent and ongoing legislative efforts animal rights organizations are pushing at the local, s...
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Dolphins Live How Long? from 2019-05-02T08:00
Frequent contributor to Zoo Logic, Dr. Kelly Jaakkola, Director of Research for the Dolphin Research Center discusses the new peer-reviewed study she coauthored and published in the Journal
Dark Horse from 2019-04-25T08:00
According to the book, Dark Horse, society has systems of education and employment management that require us "to be the same as everyone else, only better." As designed, these systems are a zer...
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Chelsea Clinton from 2019-04-17T17:42:46
Our one-on-one conversation with best selling author, advocate, and Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Dr. Chelsea Clinton discussing her new picture book, Don't Let Them Disappear, ...
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Polar Bears: changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes from 2019-04-11T08:00
Species that will experience the effects of climate change the most are ones that depend on sea ice for survival. As the quantity and quality of sea ice changes and the time gap between the spri...
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To Thine Own Selfie Be True from 2019-04-04T08:00
Why do people risk personal injury or death just to get a photo next to wild animals, even those living in the relative safety of a zoo or aquarium? What is it about protective barriers, walls, ...
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Weaponizing Transparency from 2019-03-28T08:00
On occasion, laws and regulations enacted for common sense reasons have purposefully been misapplied by those with agendas and intentions that are radically different from what Congress or state...
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THE Marine Mammal Center from 2019-03-21T08:00
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito is not just the organization that responds to more stranded marine mammals than any other in the world. According to www.TMM...
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Cheetahs never prosper...or can they? from 2019-03-14T08:00
For 45 years, Dr. Laurie Marker has dedicated her life to saving cheetahs, the fastest land mammal on earth. A species of cat like no other, cheetahs face mounting pressures from conflicts with ...
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Ferret Out! from 2019-03-07T08:00
The highly touted federal and state program to conserve the Black-footed Ferret over the past three decades is really a story about two interconnected species, of a predator and its prey. Once t...
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Arabian Oryx: Back from Extinction from 2019-02-28T08:00
By the late 1960's, the Arabian oryx was considered extinct in the wild. Some of the few remaining animals living in human care were sent to the Phoenix Zoo in the early 1970's because its deser...
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Good Grief? from 2019-02-21T08:00
Historically, animal professionals were discouraged from sharing feelings of grief over the loss of a pet or zoo animal. To do otherwise might call into question one's ability to remain objectiv...
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Peaceful Pangolins from 2019-02-14T08:00
While other well known and charismatic species like rhinos, tigers, and elephants garner more headlines, the small, shy, and nocturnal pangolin has the sad distinction of being the globe's most ...
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Three Decades of the Condor from 2019-02-07T08:00
The California Condor is the largest bird naturally found in North America and by the mid 1980's its population had plummeted to a few dozen individuals. Society had a choice: let the species pa...
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China's orcas. From Russia, with love? from 2019-01-31T08:00
China is experiencing tremendous growth in the popularity, number and size of family attractions under development, especially aquariums featuring marine mammals. In recent years, Russia has bee...
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Giraffe: the forgotten megafauna from 2019-01-24T08:00
Perhaps because they are silent giants synonymous with zoos and the African landscape it is difficult to imagine a world without the iconic species known as giraffe. Their unique familiarity ing...
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Vulture Culture from 2019-01-17T08:00
Throughout history and literature few species have been as unfairly disparaged and misunderstood as vultures. Despite serving as Nature's "garbage disposal," capable of digesting harmful bacteri...
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The Force is with Actor, Author, and Animal Advocate Carolyn Hennesy from 2019-01-10T08:00
Few people from Hollywood have been as demonstrably supportive of modern zoos and aquariums, helping animals in need, and conserving our planet over the past decade as Emmy winning actor and bes...
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Mountain Gorilla Recovery from 2019-01-03T08:00
We begin 2019 by celebrating an increasingly scarce conservation "win" with news by the IUCN that mountain gorillas have been down-listed from critically endangered to endangered. Mountain goril...
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Zoo Logic's 2018 Year End Review from 2018-12-27T08:00
Highlights from 2018's lineup of Zoo Logic guests including world renowned trainers, celebrities, best selling authors, scientists, veterinarians, and entrepreneurs, as well as, perspectives fro...
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Jungle Jack Hanna Returns from 2018-12-20T08:00
World-renowned wildlife storyteller Sir David Attenborough and the BBC were criticized recently for essentially portraying a view of Nature that was too positive. According to the op-ed which ap...
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Training makes the animal world go round from 2018-12-13T08:00
Travel along the old route 66 west of Flagstaff and you'll find the historic town of Williams, Arizona, home of a unique zoo called Bearizona. It features a drive through section with dozens of ...
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"Wild," wild horses? from 2018-12-06T08:00
Have wild horses become America's tribble?
Guests from the Arizona Department of Game and Fish discuss the contentious subject of US wild horse policy, which is often marked by passions ...
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Peppermint Narwhal: conservation storytelling through art from 2018-11-29T08:00
Not all wildlife warriors use rakes, shovels or whistles as their tools for preserving a part of Nature. Some like Brian Masuga, one half of the husband and wife creative team at Peppermint Narw...
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Training should be fun! from 2018-11-22T08:00
Conversations with animal training and research experts from our recent travels to Portugal and Japan. Guests Mandy Rodriguez, co-founder of the Dolphin Research Center, DRC's Director of Resear...
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Pets for Vets from 2018-11-15T08:00
Using positive reinforcement-based skills she learned while training marine animals, and on a chance visit to a VA hospital with her own dog named "bear," Clarissa Black witnessed the full poten...
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Global perspectives on zoo animal training and welfare with IMATA's Billy Hurley from 2018-11-08T08:00
Executive Director of the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association, Billy Hurley joins Dr. Grey Stafford, former president of www.IMATA.org following ...
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Terry Ryan: 50 years of humane dog training from 2018-11-01T08:00
Terry Ryan has been training dogs and their owners from all over the world for 50 years. A self-described "crossover" trainer, Terry has witnessed and helped lead the ongoing transformation of c...
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What [zoos] got here is failure to communicate from 2018-10-25T08:00
On location at the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association annual conference hosted by Zoomarine in Algarve, Portugal, Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Dr. Jo Fava, marine mammal ophthalmo...
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Animal training, research, conservation and Morgan the deaf killer whale from 2018-10-18T07:30
Zoo Logic is in Algarve, Portugal for the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association annual conference. Our guests are Dolphin Research Center's Dr Kelly Jaakkola, Karen Pryor's Ken Ramir...
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"There's no public opinion tooth fairy" from 2018-10-10T08:00
Should zoos partner with animal rights groups in those rare instances where there's a common interest, even if the larger, long term mission of these groups is to close all zoos and aquariums? Z...
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Dolphin Research Center's Training Institute from 2018-10-04T08:00
For more than 30 years, Florida's Dolphin Research Center has connected people and animals through trust-based relationships and fun. The DRC's Training Institute prepares post high school stude...
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What rugby teaches about life, better zoos, and saving animals from 2018-09-27T08:00
Few have had as long and impactful an animal career as Brad Andrews. Best known for his many years as Chief Zoological Officer for SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, he shares how lessons learned playi...
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The OdySea Couple from 2018-09-20T08:00
Zoo Logic features a wife and husband animal care and training team that has successfully worked in the same field and at the same facilities for more than 20 years. Jess and Dave Peranteau are ...
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When animal laws conflict with veterinary ethics from 2018-09-13T08:00
Zoo veterinarian Dr. Lara Croft discusses the conflict that arises when new animal laws and regulations crafted by anti-zoo interests place veterinarians at odds with their professional ethics t...
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Fires, Smoke, and Bears, Oh My from 2018-09-06T08:00
Santa Barbara Zoo's Dr. Julie Barnes joins Zoo Logic's Dr. Grey Stafford to discuss the zoo team's evacuation response to 2017's record-breaking Thomas fire. From evacuating every creature to mo...
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Helping Hungry Whales from 2018-08-30T08:00
Dr. Marty Haulena, a veterinarian with the Vancouver Aquarium provides Zoo Logic with a breaking Zoos News update about first of its kind medical efforts to help the malnourished wild and endang...
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Good Animal Welfare: do we know it when we see it? from 2018-08-23T08:00
What is good animal welfare and how do we measure it? Sabrina Brando, Animal Welfare Coordinator for the World Association of Zoos & Aquariums, talks with Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford about ...
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Kong is King of the Animal Training World from 2018-08-16T08:00
How did an old part from a VW bus and a rock chewing German Shepherd dog named Fritz lead to the most recognizable pet toy on earth? Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford asks Kong Company cofounder,...
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EATM: America's first college zookeeping program from 2018-08-09T08:00
Long time Moorpark College professor Gary Wilson joins Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford to discuss the Exotic Animal Training and Management program, America's oldest professional zookeeping aca...
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Elephant in the Courtroom: defending against activist threats from 2018-08-02T08:00
Animal Law attorney Michelle Pardo joins host Dr. Grey Stafford to discuss legal challenges by animal rights groups using landmark laws such as the ESA, MMPA, and AWA to attack, not just zoos, b...
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Zoos and researchers join forces to preserve Nature from 2018-07-26T08:00
Dr. Jason Bruck joins Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford to talk about the increasingly important collaborative role between scientists and zoological facilities in order to preserve wild species....
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"Don't Be Shy," the legacy of the panda-looking porpoise called vaquita from 2018-07-19T08:00
NOAA Fisheries scientist, Dr. Barbara Taylor, joins Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford to discuss the progress of women in science, her field work to help endangered marine mammals like the Bowhea...
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Zoos and Aquariums: "our time is now!" from 2018-07-12T08:00
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Doug Cress, Chief Executive Officer of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. With nearly 400 facilities and regional associations, WAZA members...
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Leaving behind a Legacy of Kindness from 2018-07-05T08:00
Animal training consultant, Barbara Heidenreich, talks with Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford. Barbara specializes in avian, exotics and zoo animal training. She lectures and consults worldwide w...
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Wear a Wetsuit to Work from 2018-06-28T08:00
Trainer, media personality, and author of the book, Wear a Wetsuit to Work, Kyle Kittleson talks with Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford about his journey from growing up in the desert to...
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Julie Scardina, conservationist, trainer&author from 2018-06-21T08:00
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Wildlife Heroes author, media personality, and retired SeaWorld and Busch Gardens animal ambassador, Julie Scardina and her continued work wi...
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Killing Keiko author, Mark Simmons from 2018-06-14T00:00
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Mark Simmons, author of Killing Keiko, the true story of Free Willy's return to the wild. As the behaviorist tasked with preparing Keiko ment...
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Jungle Jack Hanna from 2018-06-07T08:00
Jungle Jack Hanna, Emmy Award winning host of Into the Wild joins Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford to talk about his love for animals and the important role of zoos and aquariums as "ar...
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International Rhino Foundation's Susie Ellis from 2018-05-31T08:00
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Dr. Susie Ellis, Executive Director of the International Rhino Foundation (Rhinos.org) about the status of rhinos in Indonesia and Africa. For 25-year...
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Elephant trainer, international consultant and animal welfare advocate, Erin Ivory from 2018-05-24T08:00
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with elephant trainer, international consultant and animal welfare advocate, Erin Ivory about her work since leading the effort to bring Mila, New Zealand'...
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Clicker Training's Ken Ramirez and the importance of behavioral science to saving wild species from 2018-05-16T23:44:16
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with long time marine mammal, pet, and wild animal training expert, Ken Ramirez, about the growing importance of science-based behavioral management for pr...
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Dolphin Cognition: reality vs public perception with Dr. Kelly Jaakkola from 2018-05-16T23:23:11
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Dr. Kelly Jaakkola, the Director of Research for the Dolphin Research Center on dolphin cognition and how scientists describe animal intelligence. Kel...
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Carolyn "mob lawyer" Hennesy's journey to animal advocate (part 1) from 2018-05-16T23:18:35
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Emmy Award winning actor, best selling author, and zoo animal advocate, Carolyn Hennesy on the difference between advocacy and activism, and why the d...
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Dr. Kelly Jaakkola and the role of science in the debate over the need for zoos from 2018-05-16T23:00:56
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Dr. Kelly Jaakkola, the Director of Research for the Dolphin Research Center on the importance of science in the debate over whether animals like dolp...
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Animal Advocacy vs Activism with guest Carolyn Hennesy (part 2) from 2018-05-16T21:22:37
Zoo Logic host Dr. Grey Stafford talks with Emmy Award winning actor, best selling author, and zoo animal advocate, Carolyn Hennesy on her experiences with elephants in SE Asia. Fans of Carolyn ...
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