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Zoo Atlanta will broaden community access to its signature summer camp experience with the return of the Safari Camp Scholarship Program. In 2021, scholarships will be awarded for both the Spring Break Session and the Summer Session of Camp. Originally launched in 2016 and offered in every consecutive year since with the exception of 2020, … Continue reading "Safari Camp Scholarship Program"

Ford Motor Company Fund is teaming up with local nonprofits and Ford dealerships to distribute over 3.9 million medical-grade face masks in neighborhoods across the Southeastern U.S. Zoo Atlanta will be a distribution site on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or while supplies last. During this time, visitors and community … Continue reading "Ford Mask Day"

Ford Motor Company Fund is teaming up with local nonprofits and Ford dealerships to distribute over 3.9 million medical-grade face masks in neighborhoods across the Southeastern U.S. Zoo Atlanta will be a distribution site on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or while supplies last. During this time, visitors and community … Continue reading "Ford Mask Day"

The Bird Department has two new arrivals! I don’t know about you, but when I hear that phrase my mind immediately goes to babies, and I picture the classic stork carrying a new bundle of joy. Where did that classic image come from? We’ll get to that, but for now back to the new arrivals. … Continue reading "The stork: origin of a legend  "

Since I started training here in the giant panda area, we have been talking and preparing for our Virtual Giant Panda Wild Encounters, and we finally had our first one! In this photo, you can see some of us participating in a practice encounter. While were a little nervous, it turned out that all our … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 15"

If you read our #KeeperStories and blogs regularly, you likely know that we do a lot of training around the Zoo. The animals are trained using positive reinforcement, which means we give them something they like, usually a preferred food, when they do the behavior we’ve asked them to do. It’s completely voluntary, so it’s … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, February 12"

Many of the animals at Zoo Atlanta can be observed easily. You can even visit them during our open hours. But what happens when the animal care teams leave for the day? Do all the animals go to bed? Well, that depends on the animal. Many of the animals that can be seen during the … Continue reading "What do nocturnal animals do at night?"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new members to its animal population: Betty and Vanna the white storks. The storks, who are 4-year-old sisters, were recommended to move to Atlanta by an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) program. White storks are large birds, with wingspans up to and exceeding six feet, … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES NEW WHITE STORKS"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new members to its animal population: Betty and Vanna the white storks. The storks, who are 4-year-old sisters, were recommended to move to Atlanta by an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) program. White storks are large birds, with wingspans up to and exceeding six feet, … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES NEW WHITE STORKS"

Zoos have come a long way from their beginnings as menageries in the 19th century. Rather than showcasing exotic animals purely for profit and entertainment as early zoos did, modern accredited zoos are active participants in scientific research and wildlife conservation. Research and conservation go hand-in-hand: in order to protect wild animals and their habitats, … Continue reading "Research in the modern Zoo"