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Name: Marieke Cassia Gartner Position Title: Post-doctoral research fellow Education: PhD in psychology Hometown: New York, NY Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: 2 weeks! (start date September 10) Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. I will be creating an animal welfare program for the Zoo, working with animals … Continue reading "Career Corner: Research & Conservation"

What is palm oil? Palm oil comes from the fruit of the African oil palm tree and is grown all over the world in warm and temperate climates. Why are we talking about palm oil? Palm oil is versatile, inexpensive and very commonplace, and it’s found in everything from snack foods and pet food to … Continue reading "Save orangutans on your next grocery run"

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the first-annual Venomous Herpetology Symposium in Miami. What is the Venomous Herpetology Symposium, and why would anyone want to go? There were 169 people travelling from 13 different countries and several different US states to attend. Everyone there was a snake enthusiast. There were herpetologists … Continue reading "Learning more about venom"

Enrichment is something we offer to all of the animals at Zoo Atlanta, and we often prepare enrichment that caters to an individual animal’s interests and preferences. As everyone knows, Yang Yang is our resident 21-year-old cub, and really enjoys playing with jolly balls. I thought it would be fun to offer Yang Yang a … Continue reading "Panda Update – Wednesday, September 26"

If you’re a morning person, you may know that getting up early, fixing a cup of coffee and watching the sun rise while listening to the birds sing is a wonderful and relaxing way to start your day. Birds play an important part of that scene, though. We tend to overlook (overhear) birds in our … Continue reading "How to Make Your Home a Bird Haven"

Zoo Atlanta’s signature wine event returns on Saturday, September 22. WHAT: Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked for a third year at Sippin’ Safari presented by Groupon on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Only a few days remain to get tickets to the signature event, which features wine sampling, bites from local restaurants, live music on … Continue reading "Time’s running out for Sippin’ Safari tickets"

This past Sunday, we celebrated the last, but certainly not the least, of our giant panda birthdays for the year. Yang Yang turned 21 years old! Yang Yang spent his day doing what he does best: snoozing in the hammock and convincing his care team (actually just me; I’m the biggest pushover) to give him … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, September 12"

I’m Danica Wolfe, Mammal Swing Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta and the Quarters for Conservation Champion for Lion Guardians, one of the three programs supported in our 2018-2019 program year of Quarters for Conservation, which sends 25 cents of every Zoo admission ticket to programs for wildlife. I’m excited to share a recent update from … Continue reading "Update from the field: Lion Guardians"

Just because you don’t see him, her or them doesn’t mean that the giant panda who spends the day behind the scenes doesn’t get enrichment! Believe it or not, the pandas enjoy being behind the scenes just as much as they do hanging out in the dayrooms or the outdoor habitats. Yesterday, Yang Yang got … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, September 7"

I’m Jenny Ghents, Primate Keeper II. I’m the Quarters for Conservation Champion for the Pandrillus Foundation’s Drill Ranch, one of the three efforts supported in the 2018-2019 program year of Zoo Atlanta’s Quarters for Conservation initiative, which sends 25 cents of every general admission ticket to programs for wildlife. I’m proud to be able to … Continue reading "Update from the field: Drill Ranch"