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Connect with your community and experience the Zoo with reduced admission and special evening activities on June 8  WHAT: Connect with your community and experience Zoo Atlanta at the all-new Neighborhood Block Party presented by Kaiser Permanente on Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Zoo Atlanta stays open late with a special … Continue reading "ALL-NEW NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE"

Connect with your community and experience the Zoo with reduced admission and special evening activities on June 8  WHAT: Connect with your community and experience Zoo Atlanta at the all-new Neighborhood Block Party presented by Kaiser Permanente on Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Zoo Atlanta stays open late with a … Continue reading "ALL-NEW NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE"

Welcome back to another Conservation Blog! This year, we’re sharing the stories of team members going beyond Zoo grounds to support conservation efforts around the world. Sometimes that means hiking through forests to track tamarins, wading into marshes to release terrapins, or trekking across the desert to study sidewinders. Other times, it means meeting to … Continue reading "Advocacy in action"

Hey, my name’s Erin, and I’m a member of the Orangutan Care Team here at the Zoo. Today I’m going to tell you about a wonderful organization that Zoo Atlanta helps support! The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is a leading organization in orangutan conservation. BOSF operates one of the largest orangutan conservation facilities globally: … Continue reading "Saving orangutans with Zoo Atlanta’s (and your!) support"

Recently, Zoo Atlanta undertook a research project in collaboration with colleagues to understand how sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) react to scents. This research was one of the recommended projects from the Research Prospectus: Priority topics for ex situ sun bear conservation research published by the Ouwehands Zoo, IUCN, SSC, the Bear Specialist Group, and Free … Continue reading "Scent reaction in sun bears"

How to Access Your Digital Membership Card: Zoo Atlanta is excited to partner with MembershipAnywhere to offer digital Membership cards! You can now access your Membership card(s) and benefits from your smartphone through the free eMembership Card app. You can also download your digital card directly to the Wallet on your smartphone by clicking here. Easy … Continue reading "Digital Membership Card"

Norfolk Southern serves as Presenting Sponsor on Zoo Atlanta’s most magical night of the year  ATLANTA – April 15, 2025 – One of Atlanta’s most anticipated galas returns on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Beastly Feast presented by Norfolk Southern. Sophisticated elegance, a one-of-a-kind locale, and signature auctions are hallmarks of Zoo Atlanta’s largest … Continue reading "THE BEASTLY FEAST GALA RETURNS WITH “THE MANE EVENT”"

What do you do while your home is being renovated? Maybe stay at a hotel for a few days. Or maybe you go on “business as usual.” While they weren’t visible to the public during construction on their newly renovated habitat, our African lions had access to both indoor and outdoor areas, and they also spent … Continue reading "What do you do while your home is being renovated?"

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"