Ways to Support Wildlife Conservation

Zoo Atlanta takes “Conservation in Action” seriously, with direct involvement in numerous wildlife conservation programs around the world. In fact,...

Keeper Stories

June 2, 2017

39 of Earth’s rarest reptiles

When writing these blogs as a zookeeper, I like to think about what snippets of information about our careers that...

Pandas

June 2, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, June 2

One of my favorite things is watching cub personalities blossom. The girls are still small enough that we can safely...

Pandas

May 31, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, May 31

I have been up in pandas since mid-April, and this past week I worked in Hoofstock for two days. It...

Keeper Stories

May 30, 2017

Chick season is here!

Chicks! Not long ago another bird keeper talked about preparation for breeding season. Now that the season has really kicked...

Pandas

May 26, 2017

Panda Updates – May 26

Yesterday, we fed out the last of the bamboo shoots for this season. The pandas and the keepers are totally...

Animal Science

May 25, 2017

What makes sense?

We can only know the world around us by the context in which we sense it, both as individuals or...

Keeper Stories

May 25, 2017

Wonderful warm weather at Wieland

Hooray, the warm weather has found us and it looks as though it is here to stay! Do you guys...

Zoo News

May 25, 2017

Catching up with Ya Lun and Xi Lun

New foods and new skills are among the latest milestones for the only twin giant pandas in the U.S. The...

Pandas

May 24, 2017

Panda updates – Wednesday, May 24

This is what I’m going to call the panda cold shoulder. Since I don’t work in the giant panda building...

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