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Welcome back to a new year of conservation blogs! This year, we look forward to traveling the world with you to explore how Zoo Atlanta team members work beyond the Zoo to support wildlife conservation. Each month, we’ll introduce you to one of our conservation partners, and a second blog will share the experiences of … Continue reading "Beyond the Zoo"

Members of all ages and Membership levels can collect a special monthly trading card from our Member Services office. Each month’s card will highlight a different Zoo Atlanta animal species and include fun facts and information. While there will be 12 official cards in the series, stay tuned for special edition card opportunities throughout the year. Good … Continue reading "Member Trading Card Series"

Less than two weeks remain to experience the wonders of IllumiNights: A Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power – and to kick off the new year with eye-popping inspirations for preserving Earth’s spectacular biodiversity – before the festival closes for the season after January 19, 2025. IllumiNights is made possible with support from Luminary Sponsor … Continue reading "IllumiNights closes for the season after January 19"

Less than two weeks remain to experience the wonders of IllumiNights: A Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power – and to kick off the new year with eye-popping inspirations for preserving Earth’s spectacular biodiversity – before the festival closes for the season after January 19, 2025. IllumiNights is made possible with support from Luminary Sponsor … Continue reading "IllumiNights closes for the season after January 19"

Hello everyone! This is Logan with the Herpetology Team. I wanted to share a novel experience I had in the last few months, that being the annual diamondback terrapin release with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center! For those of you who are unfamiliar, around August or September annually, Zoo Atlanta is loaned about 25 juvenile … Continue reading "Terrapin release: fruits of labor"

Field projects on three continents will be funded by The Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund  ATLANTA – December 19, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment of support for seven conservation programs protecting wildlife in Nepal, Borneo, Panama, Cambodia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and Madagascar in the new year. Projects for red pandas, orangutans, Panamanian golden frogs, drill monkeys, clouded leopards, gorillas, chimpanzees, … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment to seven international conservation programs in 2025"

Field projects on three continents will be funded by The Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund  ATLANTA – December 19, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment of support for seven conservation programs protecting wildlife in Nepal, Borneo, Panama, Cambodia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and Madagascar in the new year. Projects for red pandas, orangutans, … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment to seven international conservation programs in 2025"

While infant Nangka has been the recent star of our orangutan area, we don’t want you to forget about our other amazing orangutans. The Orangutan Care Team takes care of 10 orangutans! We are lucky to have a wide range of ages and personalities, and we even get the opportunity to take care of both … Continue reading "Meet the orangutans!"

When school is out for Fall and Thanksgiving Break, Camp is in! We are here to engage and excite your young learners ages 5-11.

ATLANTA – November 18, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta is saddened to share that the infant born to western lowland gorilla Kambera on November 13, 2024, has died.   Zoo Atlanta announced the birth on November 16, as well as shared that the infant, a female, had not yet been observed nursing on her own. Zoo Atlanta also … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA IS SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF NEWBORN GORILLA"