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Two-day cultural heritage festival will feature dance, music, and more from around the world WHAT: Take a trip around the world at Wild World Weekend, the annual signature cultural heritage festival at Zoo Atlanta, on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31, 2022. The two-day event will highlight the dynamic cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia … Continue reading "TRAVEL THE GLOBE AT WILD WORLD WEEKEND"

Everyone has heard the saying “the early bird gets the worm,” and that holds true for the birds who call Zoo Atlanta home too. The difference is that we need to provide them with the worms! What many don’t realize is that the worms we feed out to the birds get the same quality of … Continue reading "When the early bird gets the worm, we provide the worms"

Our last Conservation Blog gave some great pointers on how to eat sustainably this summer. This week, we’re keeping the food sustainability train rolling and talking about composting! Composting is hardly the ultra-granola concept it seemed a decade ago, which is GREAT, because growing popularity means tools and knowledge are becoming more accessible. This is … Continue reading "Composting 101"

Hi everyone! I’m Sarah from the Outback Station area, where all of our goats, sheep, and other fuzzy barnyard animals live! If you’ve been in the … let’s say nerdier sphere of the internet in the last few years, you know that Dungeons & Dragons has made a huge surge into the spotlight. Critical Role, … Continue reading "Petting zoo animals and D&D?"

Hi, I’m Christina, Lead Keeper in Ambassador Animals and the Quarters for Conservation Champion for Vulpro, one of the three organizations benefiting from the 2022 program year of our initiative that directs 25 cents of every general admission to programs for wildlife. Over the past several decades, vulture populations have declined in Africa and Asia. In Africa, … Continue reading "Quarters for Conservation: Vulpro"

Signature wine festival returns to Zoo Atlanta for the first time since 2019 ATLANTA – July 13, 2022 – Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked with the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. The popular signature event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., will feature … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR SIPPIN’ SAFARI"

Signature wine festival returns to Zoo Atlanta for the first time since 2019 Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked with the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. The popular signature event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., will feature sampling of over 50 selections … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR SIPPIN’ SAFARI"

Hello everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July holiday! It’s Allie from the Gorilla Care Team here, and this month is also significant because we will celebrate two very important gorilla birthdays. In our big family troop we will be throwing a birthday party for both Taz and … wait for it … … Continue reading "Go bananas for a gorilla birthday bash!"

Ahhh, sweet summertime – the season of pool parties, blockbuster movies, backyard barbecues and community cookouts. As we enjoy the culinary offerings at these events, we may not be thinking about our personal health (in fact, I’d encourage you not to). The beauty of a One Health perspective is that we don’t need to focus … Continue reading "Cooking out for conservation"

Longtime conservation partnership is helping to re-establish a native species in its original range ATLANTA – July 5, 2022 – One of the Southeast’s most iconic ecosystems recently welcomed 25 more of its original members with the reintroduction to the wild of a group of eastern indigo snakes reared at Zoo Atlanta. Introduced into Alabama’s … Continue reading "25 EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES REARED AT ZOO ATLANTA ARE REINTRODUCED TO THE WILD"