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I recently had the opportunity to travel to South Africa to volunteer at VulPro, a vulture conservation organization that Zoo Atlanta supports through its Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund and through the African vulture SAFE program. Kerri Wolter is the founder and manager of VulPro, and has dedicated her life to creating an organization … Continue reading "Working with VulPro in South Africa"

While our Zoo Atlanta guests journey through Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience, they may notice that many of our habitats hold substantial amounts of water. Whether it be for an aquatic turtle, snake, lizard, crocodile, frog, salamander or fish, we have an indoor or outdoor environment suitable to accommodate our aquatic friends. … Continue reading "Taking a dip into aquatic systems"

Being an animal care professional at Zoo Atlanta is a lot of fun. One acquires many skills while working in such a unique profession. Most of that knowledge is obtained from a four-year college degree; however, many other of the “odd” skills a keeper comes to possess are learned on the job and, although it … Continue reading "Hidden skills of an animal care professional"

Well hello there! My name is Allie, and I am currently a Primate Seasonal Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. Today, I’m going to be telling you a bit about our longtime partner in gorilla conservation, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. As you probably know, the gorillas who call Zoo Atlanta home are western lowland … Continue reading "Working together to save gorillas"

Hi everyone! My name is Sam, and I am a Herpetology Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. Today I’d like to talk about the ever-popular and famous king cobra! King cobras are the longest venomous snakes in the world, reaching up to 18 feet in length. These intelligent predators are great swimmers and climbers and can … Continue reading "The sssensational king cobra"

One of my favorite things to do Zoo Atlanta, besides taking care of the hoofstock animals, is being able to attend conferences! This past October, I was able to attend my first national American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK for short) Conference in Denver, Colorado! What is AAZK? AAZK is an association made up of … Continue reading "Networking with peers in animal care"

Hi, my name is Kyle and I’m a Keeper II in the Herpetology Department at Zoo Atlanta. Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. So for this week’s keeper story, I’d like to talk to you about some amazing iguanas I have the pleasure of taking care of. Jamaican iguanas are a large, colorful … Continue reading "An endangered species making a comeback"

As construction continues on their new habitat in the new Grand New View African savanna, the elephants Kelly and Tara are both keeping themselves busy with mud-throwing and dust baths, and we’re looking forward to those hot summer days when they’ll lie down and roll in the wallows to thoroughly saturate themselves. Keeping the appropriate … Continue reading "Checking in with Kelly, Tara and the meerkats"

As many of you already know, it has been especially cold here in Georgia, with temperatures dropping below freezing more often than not. These cold days mean that many of our animals, who are not acclimated to or tolerant of this weather, remain indoors to keep warm. However, of the animals able to comfortably remain … Continue reading "Cold-weather skills of feathered friends"

One of the aspects of the Zoo that some people may not know about is how much zoos communicate with each other and collaborate to promote the best practices in animal care, education, research and conservation. Many zoos in North America, including Zoo Atlanta, are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Within … Continue reading "Working together in the Raptor TAG"