May 22, 2025

AZA Advocacy Days 2025: A Recap from Washington, D.C.

From March 3–5, 2025, Zoo Atlanta had the privilege of joining 120 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) advocates in...

Conservation

May 8, 2025

Advocacy in action

Welcome back to another Conservation Blog! This year, we’re sharing the stories of team members going beyond Zoo grounds to...

Conservation

April 22, 2025

The largest sweep the hooch crew yet!

For the third consecutive year, the Zoo Atlanta Green Team led Zoo Atlanta’s involvement in Sweep the Hooch—an annual cleanup...

Conservation

April 8, 2025

The Green behind the scenes

It’s officially spring! With the warming weather comes other changes around the Zoo, too. From the budding plants to the...

Conservation

March 28, 2025

Saving the golden lion tamarin

Earlier this month, you heard stories about the amazing work one of our Zoo Atlanta signature conservation partners, Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado...

Conservation

March 5, 2025

Treasures of the Atlantic Coastal Forest

Imagine an animal with me. It has claws and a long tail. It has a mane of hair around its...

Conservation

February 26, 2025

Surveying eastern indigo snake habitats

Hello everyone! My name is Roxanne Buckman, and I am a keeper here at Zoo Atlanta in our Ambassador Animals...

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February 11, 2025

Learning to love eastern indigo snakes

Imagine walking across a field in southern Georgia and encountering a giant seven-foot black snake basking in the sun, its...

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January 31, 2025

Saving Madagascar’s radiated tortoises

Welcome back, conservation enthusiasts! I’m Dr. Kate Leach, Senior Veterinarian at Zoo Atlanta, and I’m thrilled to share the story...

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January 15, 2025

Beyond the Zoo

Welcome back to a new year of conservation blogs! This year, we look forward to traveling the world with you...

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