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Name: Mark Kamann Position Title: Multimedia Assistant Education: Bachelor’s degree from Art Institute of Atlanta in Digital Film Hometown: Vidalia, Ga. Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: 1 year and 4 months Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. The Multimedia Team is responsible for the Zoo’s videos and photographs, … Continue reading "Career Corner: Multimedia"

Wild animals and wild places may seem far away from your day-to-day life, but the actions we take at home can have a global impact. The sum of our individual decisions can actually change the environment around us. How can we start to think about the actions we take that affect the environment? The concept … Continue reading "Reducing your ecological footprint"

Although a lot of my day on the Bird 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 work that the Zoo … Continue reading "African Vulture SAFE"

Effort supports work to protect a treasure of the Georgia coast. For the next year, a tidal creek habitat at Zoo Atlanta will be home to 25 hatchling diamondback terrapins as part of an effort to raise awareness of and mitigate the threats facing a Georgia native species that was almost lost to extinction. The … Continue reading "Hatchling diamondback terrapins arrive"

Many of you have had the opportunity to observe our gorilla bachelor group of Mbeli, Kal and Gunther grow up and develop over the past few years. Spending most of their days together in Habitat 4 in the gorilla area of The Ford African Rain Forest, these three were introduced to each other in 2012. Gunther and … Continue reading "Exploring bachelor gorillas’ social behaviors"

Being able to adapt to a change in routine and come up with a new plan is key when working with animals. This is especially important when working with the giant pandas. For example, there are days where the giant pandas will spend all afternoon sleeping. That’s okay, though! We don’t want to disturb them … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, August 19"

Zoo Atlanta has participated in the Quarters for Conservation program since 2016. This initiative contributes 25 cents of every general admission ticket to programs for wildlife. I know a quarter may seem small, but they really do add up, and the positive impact that it provides for wildlife is immense. As a member of the Hoofstock Team here at … Continue reading "Update from the field: Giraffe Conservation Foundation"

You’re invited to the biggest party of the year! On August 24, the Bird Team will be celebrating a very special day – Cecil’s 40th hatch-day! If you’ve never had the opportunity to meet him, Cecil is our beloved double-wattled cassowary. Double-wattled cassowaries, also known as the southern cassowary, live on average to be 30 years old in human care. Reaching well above this average, Cecil is the oldest … Continue reading "Celebrating Cecil!"

Hello! My name is Sam, and I am the newest addition to the Carnivore Team as a Seasonal Keeper. A little bit about me, I am originally from Orlando, Florida. I just graduated in May from the University of South Florida. Throughout my college career, I was able to do internships at other zoos and … Continue reading "What’s on the menu for giant otters?"

All life is connected in one of Earth’s most legendary wild places. In the highly anticipated first phase of an unprecedented transformation at Zoo Atlanta, the all-new African Savanna opened on August 8, 2019. While animals continue to acclimate to their new habitats, visitors now have an opportunity to experience the immersive landscape that brings … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta opens all-new African Savanna"