Episodes 409
Avg. Duration 35m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 4.9 (90)
Since May 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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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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Recent Episodes

S8E408 Choice and Control

May 07, 2026 34m

Many training conversations lately involve the buzz words Choice and Control. In fact, zoological welfare programs often insist that choice and control form the foundation of good animal welfare, but…

S8E407 Marineland Lives!

Apr 09, 2026 34m

As the oldest marine animal facility, the park known today as Marineland Dolphin Adventure in NE Florida has a storied past and for the longest time, it seemed to have an uncertain future. That is,…

S8E406 Fundraising

Apr 02, 2026 39m

James Misner is the owner and founder of the Kipos Group which is dedicated to helping organizations with their fundraising efforts. Given the extraordinary impact of DOGE cuts and the withholding of…

S8E405 Keystone Individuals

Mar 26, 2026 32m

Recently, the zoological community said goodbye to a few remarkable and long lived animals, Katina, Seaworld's iconic killer whale matriarch and Slowpoke, a 50-year-old Pacific walrus. Both animals…

S8E404 Collaboration not Competition

Mar 19, 2026 35m

Kathleen Dezio has been the president and CEO of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA) for well over a decade. Her wealth of experience working in the Washington, D. C. area in…

S8E403 After the Break with Carolyn Hennesy

Mar 12, 2026 35m

Best-selling author, Emmy winning actor, and animal advocate, Carolyn Hennesy returns to discuss her long recovery from a serious accident last fall. She talks candidly about the need to balance…

S8E402 IMATA President

Mar 05, 2026 27m

As a long time marine mammal trainer and educator, Madelynn Hettiger is the current Board President for the International Marine Animal Trainers' Association (www.IMATA.org). She discusses the ways…

S8E401 Dolphin Communication Project Duo

Dec 25, 2025 32m

Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski is the founder and director of the Dolphin Communications Project and has been studying dolphin behavior and communication since 1990, with a focus on tactile, behavioral and…

S8E400 Seaworld's Dr. Chris Dold

Dec 18, 2025 37m

On this our 400th episode of Zoo Logic, we are joined by Chris Dold, DVM, chief zoological officer for SeaWorld and Busch Gardens. While many are familiar with his veterinary career with the US Navy…

S8E399 Global Humane Conservation Fund of Africa

Dec 11, 2025 17m

Taryn Gillson, Global Humane Society's regional director for Africa returns to discuss conservation efforts supported by their relatively new conservation fund of Africa. In one effort, students in…

S8E398 Lola and Sophie's ABC Adventure

Nov 27, 2025 24m

Children's author Christine Devane returns with her latest book, Lola and Sophie's ABC Adventure. She discusses the importance of reading to young children daily to instill the habit of reading early…

S8E397 Censorship or Good Old Fashioned Rigorous Peer Review?

Nov 20, 2025 33m

Previous Zoo Logic podcast guests, Drs. Bruck, Jaakkola, and Hill conduct original research with cetaceans and each has an extensive scientific publication record. They also have significant…

S8E396 Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscapes with Big Cats, Wolves, and Bears

Nov 13, 2025 36m

Dr. Jonny Hanson's recent book, Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscapes with Big Cats, Wolves, and Bears, examines the contentious topic of reintroducing large carnivores to the islands of Britain and…

S8E395 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marineland (of Canada)?

Nov 06, 2025 37m

Key figures behind the Whale Sanctuary Project and other Canadian anti-zoo groups held an online meeting with about 500 attendees including our guest, Dr. Jason Bruck, to discuss the situation…

S8E394 Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup

Oct 30, 2025 25m

Author Leokadia George has released her 4th children's book published by Briley and Baxter based on the real life endangered Mexican Gray Wolf named Trumpet. This special wolf lives at the Wolf…

S8E393 Gorillas in Our Midst

Oct 23, 2025 37m

Longtime zoo professional Alan Toyne has a new book describing his many years working with lowland gorillas at Bristol zoo, including two experiences hand-rearing baby gorillas. Gorillas in Our…

S8E392 Modern Euthanasia in a Zoological Setting

Oct 16, 2025 33m

Dr. Dave Miller, DVM, PhD has a new chapter on euthanasia in zoological settings in the forthcoming second edition of Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques, edited by Kathleen A. Cooney, DVM. In the…

S8E391 The Complex Legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall

Oct 09, 2025 34m

Few names are as widely recognizable in the global conservation arena than Dr. Jane Goodall. Her passing last week has prompted praise from around the world. Dr Samantha Russak, Curator of Research…

S8E390 Songs of Rwanda

Oct 02, 2025 9m

Reflections from the field about the joyful resilience and reconciliation of the Rwandan people three decades after genocide claimed 1 millions lives and the parallel recovery of the tiny nation's…

S8E389 Dolphin Communication Project

Sep 25, 2025 36m

Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski is the founder and driving force behind the Dolphin Communication Project. Its purpose is to engage students, collaborators, and members of the public in research, education,…

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Zoo Logic has published 409 episodes since May 2018, covering topics in Kids & Family, Natural Sciences.

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