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ATLANTA – May 1, 2025 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome Veronica Jacobs, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer. Jacobs will serve as a strategic member of the Senior Leadership Team and will lead the Zoo’s Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technology Teams while providing guidance and support to other departments across the organization.   Jacobs … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES VERONICA JACOBS AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER"

New arrival is an important ambassador for one of Earth’s rarest big cat species  ATLANTA – April 17, 2025 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome Buttercup, a 2-year-old female Sumatran tiger, to the animal population. Buttercup arrived late in the evening of April 16, 2025, from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.   The Association of Zoos and … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES BUTTERCUP THE SUMATRAN TIGER"

New arrival is an important ambassador for one of Earth’s rarest big cat species  ATLANTA – April 17, 2025 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome Buttercup, a 2-year-old female Sumatran tiger, to the animal population. Buttercup arrived late in the evening of April 16, 2025, from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.   The Association of … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES BUTTERCUP THE SUMATRAN TIGER"

It’s officially spring! With the warming weather comes other changes around the Zoo, too. From the budding plants to the birds and reptiles moving back to their summer habitats, it’s hard not to notice all the “green”-ing happening. Some of this greening that you may not see as a guest is the Zoo’s Green Team … Continue reading "The Green behind the scenes"

Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi are back on the prowl in a newly upgraded habitat   ATLANTA – April 8, 2025 – Spring comes roaring in with a newly renovated African lion complex, now open at Zoo Atlanta. The six-month, $3 million project introduces an array of new features designed for lions Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi and a new … Continue reading "AFRICAN LION COMPLEX OPENS AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi are back on the prowl in a newly upgraded habitat   ATLANTA – April 8, 2025 – Spring comes roaring in with a newly renovated African lion complex, now open at Zoo Atlanta. The six-month, $3 million project introduces an array of new features designed for lions Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi and … Continue reading "AFRICAN LION COMPLEX OPENS AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Earlier this month, you heard stories about the amazing work one of our Zoo Atlanta signature conservation partners, Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD), or Golden Lion Tamarin Association (GLTA) and the work they do in Brazil to recover the small, beautiful, orange monkeys that make the Atlantic Coastal Forest their home – the golden lion tamarin.  At … Continue reading "Saving the golden lion tamarin"

Memorial Day weekend’s longtime festival favorite returns at Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The 21-and-up event will feature sampling from more than 30 top Georgia breweries and cideries; evening wildlife viewing with special Keeper Talks; live music at venues throughout the Zoo; classic yard games; and rides on the Endangered Species … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR BREW AT THE ZOO"

Memorial Day weekend’s longtime festival favorite returns at Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The 21-and-up event will feature sampling from more than 30 top Georgia breweries and cideries; evening wildlife viewing with special Keeper Talks; live music at venues throughout the Zoo; classic yard games; and rides on the Endangered Species … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR BREW AT THE ZOO"

Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome a new addition to the African Savanna. Titan, a 16-year-old adult male African elephant, arrived in Atlanta on January 29, 2025, from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. Titan, who weighs around 8,200 pounds, was born in Eswatini, and along with several other elephants, was part of a multi-organizational … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Welcomes Titan the Elephant"