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Hi everyone, it’s Sarafee with another edition of Zoo Atlanta’s Keeper Stories! I’m a Senior Keeper on the Gorilla Care Team at Zoo Atlanta, and we are going to talk today about some interesting things we have been doing in our gorilla training program. Now here at Zoo Atlanta, we utilize positive reinforcement training with … Continue reading "Distance training in the time of COVID"

Although a lot of my day as a member of the Bird Care Team is spent caring for the animals here at the Zoo, I also devote as much time as I can to working on conservation initiatives to help the birds in my care as well as their wild counterparts. A lot of conservation … Continue reading "Saving our scavengers"

Forty-one never looked so good! No, I am not talking about myself. Believe it or not, I am not that old … yet. Let me be the first to wish our male double-wattled cassowary, Cecil, a happy hatchday. Cecil burst into this world on August 24, 1979, at the Denver Zoo. Cecil also spent some … Continue reading "Happy Hatchday, Cecil!"

Zoo Atlanta has partnered with Sips n Strokes to offer an interactive experience that people of all ages and all levels of artistic inclination can enjoy virtually while channeling the inspirations of wildlife and supporting conservation. The program begins on Wednesday, August 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Each class will include a special … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA LAUNCHES VIRTUAL ART GONE WILD"

While there are many reasons to visit Zoo Atlanta, the most central to the Zoo’s mission is the ability to provide direct support for vital field conservation projects. Projects for Bornean orangutans, giant river otters, and pollinators are the three newest beneficiaries of the 2020-2021 program year of Quarters for Conservation, an initiative that directs … Continue reading "NEW QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS"

Zoo Atlanta announces the return of its popular giraffe feeding opportunity, reintroducing guests to the chance to hand-feed one of Earth’s tallest living land mammals from the Twiga Terrace at the all-new African Savanna on select days and times. The program is currently available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to Noon, weather … Continue reading "GIRAFFE FEEDING RETURNS AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Hello everyone, my name is Sam and I am the newest member of the Primate Team here at Zoo Atlanta. I started at Zoo Atlanta in July 2019 as a seasonal keeper in carnivores. I worked with our tigers, lions, sun bears, clouded leopard, fossa, tanukis, and binturongs.  Before my seasonal position, I did multiple … Continue reading "Guess who’s who?"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates another first for its bird program as the Bird Team continues to monitor the growth of the Zoo’s first-ever wattled crane chick, hatched on May 31, 2020. The chick’s first-time parents were recommended to breed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). The egg was incubated by … Continue reading "THE ZOO’S FIRST WATTLED CRANE CHICK"

Picking up where we left off in last month’s Research Blog, in considering so-called natural habitats, I thought I would revisit the topic from a slightly different perspective. What really happens following removal of native vegetation and alteration of habitats? Whether it is desert, rainforest, prairie, Piedmont mixed woodlands, or some other natural habitat, removal … Continue reading "More on “What is natural habitat?”"

Two of Zoo Atlanta’s popular behind-the-scenes programs have returned. Wild Encounters with African elephants and Aldabra tortoises are now available. In the African elephant Wild Encounter, visitors have the opportunity to meet and feed an elephant in a program joined by Kelly or Tara, the female members of the herd at Zoo Atlanta. The program … Continue reading "TWO WILD ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS RETURN"