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Rachel McRobb of Conservation South Luangwa speaks on efforts to protect elephants and other wildlife on April 23. Zoo Atlanta is proud to host Rachel McRobb, Chief Executive Officer of Conservation South Luangwa, as she presents “Protecting South Luangwa, one of Africa’s most wild and spectacular National Parks,” on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 7 … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta presents “Protecting South Luangwa”"

Rachel McRobb of Conservation South Luangwa speaks on efforts to protect elephants and other wildlife on April 23. Zoo Atlanta is proud to host Rachel McRobb, Chief Executive Officer of Conservation South Luangwa, as she presents “Protecting South Luangwa, one of Africa’s most wild and spectacular National Parks,” on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 7 … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta presents “Protecting South Luangwa”"

Program will provide a weeklong Safari Camp experience for 60 underprivileged children. Zoo Atlanta will broaden community access to its signature summer camp experience with the return of the Safari Camp Scholarship Program presented by Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority. Offered for the fourth year in a row in 2019, the program will provide a … Continue reading "Safari Camp Scholarship Program"

Spring Break 2019 coincides with a milestone anniversary. WHAT: Spring Break Week kicks off just days after a milestone anniversary for Atlanta’s oldest cultural destination. Zoo Atlanta turns 130 Zoo Atlanta celebrates its 130th anniversary on March 28, 2019. The date commemorates the 1889 purchase of a group of animals from a bankrupt traveling menagerie … Continue reading "Spring Break Tips and Must-Dos at the Zoo"

Spring Break 2019 coincides with a milestone anniversary. Spring Break Week kicks off just days after a milestone anniversary for Atlanta’s oldest cultural destination. Zoo Atlanta turns 130 Zoo Atlanta celebrates its 130th anniversary on March 28, 2019. The date commemorates the 1889 purchase of a group of animals from a bankrupt traveling menagerie by … Continue reading "Spring Break Tips and Must-Dos at the Zoo"

Tickets available now for reading, Q&A and signing of “Don’t Let Them Disappear” New York Times #1 bestselling author Chelsea Clinton will appear at Zoo Atlanta for a reading, Q&A and signing of her new children’s book “Don’t Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe,” on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 4 p.m. … Continue reading "Chelsea Clinton reading and book-signing event"

Summer delivery will mark the 24th gorilla birth in the Zoo’s Ford African Rain Forest. Lulu, a 19-year-old western lowland gorilla, is expecting an infant. The pregnancy was confirmed via ultrasound, and the Zoo Atlanta Animal Care Team detected a fetus on ultrasound in early 2019. The infant, expected to arrive in summer 2019, will … Continue reading "Lulu the western lowland gorilla is expecting"

On March 8, 2018, I had the most amazing opportunity of observing the birth of our youngest Angolan colobus monkey, Gerri. I was busy feeding the monkeys their afternoon diet in their behind-the-scenes area when I noticed Lami, one of the female colobus, acting strange. We had suspected that she was pregnant, so I called … Continue reading "Gerri the Angolan colobus turns 1!"

WHO: The 4-month-old infant Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth at Zoo Atlanta needs a name, and members of the public are invited to cast their votes. Online voting opened on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. WHAT: Members of the Zoo’s Sloth Team have chosen a total of six names to suit the youngest animal in their care, three … Continue reading "Vote to name the infant sloth at Zoo Atlanta"

Zoo Atlanta had yet another banner year in producing major research publications in 2018! Zoo Atlanta and colleagues have now been responsible for a minimum of 350 publications since 1978, when we started keeping records. Below are a few highlights of some of our published works in 2018. A brief overview of research at Zoo … Continue reading "2018 was a banner year for research"