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Welcome back to another school year! Here at Zoo Atlanta, we have been busy this summer getting the 2018-19 school program lineup ready for your students. This year, the Zoo has some new experiences, as well as some returning favorites, for your students in grades Pre-K through 12! Each of our school programs is aligned … Continue reading "Welcome back to school from VP of Education"

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, are you looking for ways to engage with your community, problem-solve, and connect to wildlife and wild places? Zoo Atlanta has a number of opportunities for you! From Workshops and Zoo overnights to Wild Walks and STEM Learning, join us for unforgettable experiences that will allow you to develop skills, … Continue reading "Scout Programs at Zoo Atlanta"

Name: Tomson Position Title: Senior Director of Information Technology Education: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University Master of Business Administration (MBA) – from Georgia Institute of Technology Hometown: Decatur, Georgia Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: 2 years Tell us about your job and any projects you are … Continue reading "Career Corner: Information Technology"

What is the illegal wildlife trade, and equally importantly, what can you do to help? First, it’s important to know what the trade is and why it’s growing. The illegal wildlife trade is wildlife crime involving the capture, sale/trade of animals/plants as food, pets, clothing/accessories, tourist attractions, trinkets, medicines and more. It is the second-largest … Continue reading "Help to end illegal wildlife trade"

A couple of weeks ago I was afforded the opportunity to attend a bird banding workshop on Hurricane Island off the coast of Maine. It was a seven-day workshop hosted by The Institute for Bird Populations, and taught the ins and outs of the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) program. MAPS stations are set … Continue reading "Bird banding on Hurricane Island"

I just got back from a week-long vacation, so I wanted to see if Xi Lun would remember any of her training that we have been working on. One of the behaviors I am responsible for training is the “open-mouth present,” wherein the giant pandas are asked to hold their mouths open for us to … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, July 27"

My name is Bri, and I am interning in the Ambassador Animals Department this summer. It has been an incredible summer, and I am so sad to see it end. However, I am walking away from this experience with more information than I imagined. While I love the birds I have gotten to work with … Continue reading "Learning more about the work zoos do"

In our mammal-oriented existence, as mammals ourselves, it’s easy to get lazy and assume that all animals function like some version of ourselves. A visit to the Zoo should instantly deter those thoughts, but the differences can get weirder if we go inside some animals. A key function of blood, or hemolymph as the similar … Continue reading "Green blood?!"

As I only work in this area every once in a while, I saw how the skilled giant panda care team weighs the two twins. When they come inside from their habitats, they come together. For someone who doesn’t see them too often, it can be difficult to identify the both of them. To weigh … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, July 25"

Hello! My name is Allie Coronado, and I am a new Seasonal Primate Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. While sloths are not primates, their care falls under our area here at the Zoo. Since I find sloths exceptionally unique, I wanted to share some interesting facts about them! At Zoo Atlanta, we have three Hoffmann’s … Continue reading "The amazing adaptations of sloths"