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Do you love animals? Are you passionate about saving wildlife and wild places? Join the Zoo Volunteer Crew and be a part of the Zoo’s work to protect wildlife and wild places across the globe every day. From Family Volunteers to adult Docents, there are options that fit ages from 8 years old and up! … Continue reading "Join the Zoo Atlanta Volunteer Crew"

Necropsy results for Emerson, the 10-year-old male Sumatran tiger who died at Zoo Atlanta on November 8, 2017, have shown that he had cholangiocarcinoma, or cancer of the bile duct. Results further showed that the cancer had metastasized to his abdomen, causing the symptoms the Zoo’s Veterinary Team had been treating prior to his death. … Continue reading "Update on Emerson the Sumatran tiger"

Zoo Atlanta is an amazing place to work! One reason (out of a million) is professional development. I started working for Zoo Atlanta almost two years ago and within my first week on the job, my curator came up to me asking if I was going to apply for the professional development grant. That year … Continue reading "Growing through professional development"

Those who have been following Zoo Atlanta’s activities may know that our Herpetology Department has been very active in the realms of research and conservation of amphibians, with regards to the catastrophic amphibian chytrid fungus. Our work has ranged from local field surveys to global policymaking. The take-home point on that issue is that non-native … Continue reading "Exotic pathogens and native wildlife"

Emerson, a 10-year-old male Sumatran tiger and a member of one of the rarest big cat species in the world, has died at Zoo Atlanta. The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams had recently been monitoring Emerson following visible signs of a decline in his health and behavior, including lethargy and lack of appetite. When he … Continue reading "Emerson, critically endangered tiger, has died"

Occasionally, the pandas receive approved browse that we cut on grounds and give to them as enrichment. Most of the time, the pandas will investigate or play with it, but they rarely consume it (which would be ok because it is approved by our Horticulture and Veterinary Teams). That is, of course, until you give … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, November 6"

The cubs are beginning to consume some bamboo. While they still don’t quite have the jaw strength to break the large culms like their parents, they are eating some leaves and small sprigs. They are working on their jaw strength as we have seen them trying to break the small branches. Although milk is still … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, October 23"

Hey reader, I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2017 Orangutan Species Survival Plan® (SSP) Husbandry Workshop. And let me start off by saying I had a wonderful time. The workshop was hosted by the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans. Zookeepers, veterinarians, researchers and other orangutan fans from all over the world gathered … Continue reading "Report from Orangutan SSP Husbandry Workshop"

Zoo Atlanta joins the global conservation community in celebrating the first-ever World Gorilla Day on Sunday, September 24, 2017. World Gorilla Day creates the opportunity for people all over the world to come together in celebrating gorillas and taking action to protect them in the wild. The inaugural World Gorilla Day also marks the 50th … Continue reading "Celebrate the first-ever World Gorilla Day"

With the recent bad weather we had from Irma, a lot of people have asked us how we prepared and how we kept the animals safe. In the Bird Department, our preparations began several days before the weather was expected to hit. First, we addressed the birds based on how comfortable we felt about them … Continue reading "Weathering Irma with our feathered friends"