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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"

A new milestone the twins reached was a week or so ago. We started getting their p.m. weights! We weigh the adults first thing in the morning, and at the end of the day. An adult giant panda’s weight can fluctuate up to 20 pounds in the 10 hours we are here each day, purely … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, July 30"

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"

Traditional dance, music, demonstrations and more at a two-day cultural heritage festival on July 28 and 29. WHAT: Travel the globe at the third annual Wild World Weekend, a two-day cultural heritage festival at Zoo Atlanta, on Saturday and Sunday, July 28 and 29. The event will highlight the dynamic cultures and rich biodiversity of … Continue reading "Around the globe at Wild World Weekend"

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?!"