Search Results for: je

Where: Zoo Atlanta and other partner institutions in AZA Begun in 2007, the Kori Bustard Ethotrak Project was developed to promote standardized behavioral monitoring of animals in multiple zoos, enabling data collection on large sample sizes. The project currently involves about 15 zoos in the U.S. now managing kori bustards. Keepers or other trained observers … Continue reading "Kori Bustard and Ethotrak Project"

Since 2007, Zoo Atlanta has supported a flamingo banding project in Bolivia. Bolivia is home to three species of wild flamingos: the Andean flamingo, the Puna flamingo and the Chilean flamingo, which is the species we have here at the Zoo. Most people think of flamingos as being very tropical, but these species are actually … Continue reading "Chilean Flamingo Banding Project"

A favorite annual event returns on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Play the Animal Way, a Zoo-wide celebration of the creative talents behind the activities, objects, sounds, scents, and more that ensure that the animals at Zoo Atlanta are active, engaged, and enriched year-round. Animals around the Zoo will investigate the most colorful surprises of … Continue reading "Play the Animal Way at Zoo Atlanta"

A favorite annual event returns on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Play the Animal Way, a Zoo-wide celebration of the creative talents behind the activities, objects, sounds, scents, and more that ensure that the animals at Zoo Atlanta are active, engaged, and enriched year-round. Animals around the Zoo will investigate the most colorful surprises of … Continue reading "Play the Animal Way at Zoo Atlanta"

Hey y’all! Kelly here, Lead Keeper in the Herpetology Department. At the end of July, through the generosity of a Sue Foster Keeper Professional Development Grant, I got the opportunity to attend the 50th Anniversary of the International Herpetological Symposium (IHS) at the Chiricahua Desert Museum in Rodeo, New Mexico. This annual symposium brings together herpetologists … Continue reading "Attending the 50th anniversary of the International Herpetological Symposium"

Hello! Happy World Orangutan Day! I am Lynn Y., Lead Keeper of Orangutans at Zoo Atlanta. I have had the privilege of caring for orangutans at Zoo Atlanta for over 18 years and have a great appreciation for their unique and intelligent personalities. They amaze me daily with how smart and curious they are. We … Continue reading "Protecting, conserving, collaborating: the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation"

A couple of months ago I discussed, in detail, an approximate week in the life of a Primate Research Intern, and I am here, writing to you again, following up on my promise of updating y’all on what my independent project became.   There were a number of iterations and ideas that were passed around and … Continue reading "12 months of scholarly bliss: Reflections on being a Primate Research Intern"

Hello everyone, this is Evan from the Herpetology Team. Today, August 14, is Golden Frog Day! I want to share some of the conservation efforts with Panamanian golden frogs that I have been working on through Zoo Atlanta. The Panamanian golden frog is a beautiful species of frog native to Panama that has long been … Continue reading "Hope for a species on Golden Frog Day"

The eve of the 2020s brought one of the most significant transformations in Zoo Atlanta history with the ambitious and historic Grand New View project. Zoo Atlanta raised more than $50 million for the project, which entailed three phases. The first phase, a new African Savanna, opened in August 2019. A highlight of the African … Continue reading "2019-Present: A New Era of Transformation"

August 4 is Clouded Leopard Day, and we have the perfect conservation connection to share with you in thinking of Boon’s wild counterparts.  Mammal Keeper Michelle E. recently left the Zoo for an exciting new chapter – you’ll find her in a new role at another AZA zoo to the south! – but she left … Continue reading "Clouded Leopard Day and the work of Wildlife Alliance"