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Hello everyone! My name is Roxanne Buckman, and I am a keeper here at Zoo Atlanta in our Ambassador Animals Department. This past year I was the recipient of the Mickelberg Field Conservation Grant, which funded my trip to southern Georgia to participate in the Orianne Society’s field surveys for eastern indigo snakes. The Orianne … Continue reading "Surveying eastern indigo snake habitats"

Registration is now open for the fifth-annual Run Like Wild 5K at Zoo Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025. The run will take place in and through the Zoo and Grant Park, making Run Like Wild the city’s only 5K where runners will have opportunities to spot some of the planet’s most amazing wildlife … Continue reading "REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY FOR THE RUN LIKE WILD 5K"

Registration is now open for the fifth-annual Run Like Wild 5K at Zoo Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025. The run will take place in and through the Zoo and Grant Park, making Run Like Wild the city’s only 5K where runners will have opportunities to spot some of the planet’s most amazing wildlife … Continue reading "REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY FOR THE RUN LIKE WILD 5K"

Register to run with us virtually from home or on your own trail. Virtual registration includes the t-shirt and race medal. 

Imagine walking across a field in southern Georgia and encountering a giant seven-foot black snake basking in the sun, its scales shining with a rainbow of iridescence. Your first reaction might be fear, but to many, this is a beautiful sight. And to some, like the conservationists of the Orianne Society, it is a welcome … Continue reading "Learning to love eastern indigo snakes"

An “aunt.” A dad. A positive reinforcement training virtuoso. A survivor of a real-life conservation crisis.   This past week, we said goodbye to two of the older members of our Monkeys of Makokou complex in The Ford African Rain Forest. They were different species, with different circumstances and seemingly unrelated lives. But a closer look … Continue reading "Two monkey “tails” at Zoo Atlanta: Celebrating Kinshasa and JJ"

Thanksgiving has passed, which means we are officially entering the holiday season! For many of us, the days after Thanksgiving are spent decorating, from procuring the perfect tree, dusting off the menorah, or untangling strings upon strings of holiday lights. But all too often upon plugging said lights in, there’s the disappointing discovery that they … Continue reading "Keeping the holidays merry, bright, and sustainable"

Have you ever seen feathers all over a habitat at Zoo Atlanta and wondered if a bird exploded somewhere? I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that, but those feathers everywhere aren’t a bad thing! They are just a sign that one or more of our birds are molting, which is a normal, healthy process that … Continue reading "Molting mysteries, unlocked"

Hi everyone, this is Evan again from the Herpetology Team. Over the last several months, I have become very interested in the mimicry of snakes, particularly with tricolor snakes, and what the reasons could be that this tricolor pattern is so often selected for. Here in Georgia, we have a venomous snake called the eastern … Continue reading "Tricolor snake coloration"

Lantern Festival lights up the holiday season starting November 14 ATLANTA – October 1, 2024 – One of Atlanta’s most distinctive holiday light traditions returns with a stunning contemplation of the wonders of the natural world at IllumiNights at the Zoo presented by Georgia Power. Tickets are now on sale for the experience, which opens on … Continue reading "TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ILLUMINIGHTS AT THE ZOO PRESENTED BY GEORGIA POWER"