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Name: Chris Position Title: Animal Immersion Programs Supervisor Education: Bachelor of Science – Psychology Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: Five years Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. My main responsibility is to manage and develop our animal immersion programs, like our Wild Encounters and … Continue reading "Career Corner: Education"

Chances are that if you have ever spent time outside in the spring or summer or ever stopped to admire flowers in bloom, then you have been around pollinators and their craft. There is an entire tiny world buzzing all around us, and most of the time we don’t even notice. The next time you … Continue reading "Pollinators in your backyard"

Third in a three-part series on the 2018-2019 Quarters for Conservation programs at Zoo Atlanta. Representing strength and courage, the lion has served as one of the most commonly recognized animal symbols in human culture since the time of the Roman empire. Unfortunately, in just the last 50 years, the lion population has decreased by … Continue reading "Quarters for Conservation: Lion Guardians"

Can’t get enough of baby gorilla Mijadala? Neither can we! As she is nearing her second birthday (September 18), we see her personality and independence developing more every day. While she still sticks close to mom Kudzoo, these days she is much more independent and can be seen wandering off to initiate play with her … Continue reading "Growing up with Mijadala"

Lions, drills, fossas and their habitats will benefit from the Zoo’s commitment to direct 25 cents of every admission to saving species Field conservation projects in Kenya and Tanzania; Nigeria and Cameroon; and Madagascar are the three newest beneficiaries of the 2018-2019 program year of Quarters for Conservation at Zoo Atlanta. The initiative contributes 25 … Continue reading "2018-2019 Quarters for Conservation programs"

Lions, drills, fossas and their habitats will benefit from the Zoo’s commitment to direct 25 cents of every admission to saving species Field conservation projects in Kenya and Tanzania; Nigeria and Cameroon; and Madagascar are the three newest beneficiaries of the 2018-2019 program year of Quarters for Conservation at Zoo Atlanta. The initiative contributes 25 … Continue reading "2018-2019 Quarters for Conservation programs"

Hello from Panda Land! While I got to spend some time with the giant pandas one day last week, it had been a while before that since I last worked this routine. Not only are Xi Lun and Ya Lun fully weaned, but we are also in the heart of bamboo shoot season. On top … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, May 21"

A few weeks ago, I attended and presented at the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas. ABMA is for animal care professionals to learn and share ways to enhance animal care through training and enrichment. I was proud to be one of the individuals selected to present at this conference. I … Continue reading "Sharing our expertise with our peers"

Adaptations. They are all around us. Some are more visible, such as the cheek pads on a male orangutan, and some are not as visible, such as cheek pouches in monkeys or a giant panda’s pseudothumb. But every single adaption serves a purpose for that individual animal. And if you pay attention, you will notice … Continue reading "Amazing adaptations of the Angolan colobus"

Zoo Atlanta is deeply saddened to announce that Zuberi, an 8-year-old adult male reticulated giraffe, died unexpectedly during the afternoon of May 14, 2018. Zuberi was in the Zoo’s behind-the-scenes giraffe complex when the incident occurred. Zuberi was at the Zoo’s giraffe building, an area very familiar to him and the other members of his … Continue reading "Zoo saddened to announce death of Zuberi"