About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Dr. Jenn Torpie and Dr. Shafkat Khan about their work in conservation and education at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium.

Today, the Safari heads to Pittsburgh to sit down with two of my favorite colleagues of all time: Jenn and Shafkat! These are two fellow members of the Executive Committee of SAFE Red Panda, and we have spent the last few years working together to build the program into something we are all super proud of. We dive into that, talk about the conservation and education work they do at the zoo, and of course sneak in a chat about a binturong! EPISODE LINKS: @saferedpanda @pittsb...

People in this episode

Host: Rossifari

Guests: Dr. Jenn Torpie, Dr. Shafkat Khan

Topics covered

• conservation
• education
• zoology
• animal welfare
• red panda
• binturong

Keywords

• red panda
• binturong
• Pittsburgh Zoo
• animal conservation
• SAFE Red Panda
• zoo education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, SAFE Red Panda

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