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Created by Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Seafood Watch® program engages and empowers consumers and businesses to purchase seafood that is fished or farmed in ways that minimize environmental impact.  Seafood Watch® ranks seafood and sushi on a scale of sustainability: “Best Choices” (green); “Good Alternatives” (yellow); and  “Avoid” (red). What’s the issue? Overfishing—Some species are … Continue reading "Seafood Watch®"

Zoo Atlanta and The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International are working together with ECO-CELL to recycle cell phones, help the environment, and raise money for gorilla conservation.

Happy New Year! It seems like just a week ago the cubs were barely walking around the dens…Oh wait! They were! The cubs have gotten incredibly good at walking in the last few days and have moved on to developing their running and climbing skills. Both girls have demonstrated their clumsy ability to climb over … Continue reading "Panda Update – Monday, January 2"

Zoo Atlanta December 8, 2016  Giant panda twins’ names to be revealed at 100 Day Celebration on December 12 In one of their biggest milestones yet, the giant panda twins at Zoo Atlanta will receive their names at their 100 Day Naming Celebration on Monday, December 12, 2016. Zoo Atlanta invited fans around the world … Continue reading "Panda Updates from 2016"

Focusing on our diverse population of reptiles and amphibians, as well as working in labs and field sites around the world, Zoo Atlanta has a productive history of herpetological research.

Zoo Atlanta has a diverse population of primates, with multiple species from every major primate group (i.e. lemurs, monkeys and apes). We also have extensive collaborative projects with museums, zoos, and field sites worldwide, including the Great Ape Heart Project.

The primary objective of this study is to quantitatively document the giant panda mother-cub relationship.

The African elephant research projects at Zoo Atlanta are multi-faceted and diverse. Topics range from trunk biomechanics to social behaviors.

Zoo Atlanta is a proud partner with Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD) – Golden Lion Tamarin Association. Our involvement with the program began in 1992 as one of several pipeline zoos where captive –born golden lion tamarins were allowed to free-range on zoo grounds in preparation for their eventual release to protected forest habitats in Brazil. Two … Continue reading "Golden Lion Tamarin Program"

Zoo Atlanta is proud to partner with Auburn University and The Orianne Society on a project to help restore native eastern indigo snakes to regional ecosystems. Wild adult female indigo snakes are captured and maintained until they lay eggs and are then released. Eggs are incubated until they hatch. Hatchlings are then moved to Zoo Atlanta, where they … Continue reading "Indigo Snake Project"