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Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun will soon depart Atlanta for China. Read on to learn about the many preparations and arrangements that go into making sure the pandas travel in executive class comfort! Prep for the pandas’ travels, including an extensive permitting process, begins long before the trip. The Panda Team is dedicated to ensuring the pandas feel safe … Continue reading "25 years of pandas: Prepping for a panda voyage"

Hello! This is Josh from the Bird Team. I sat for a while trying to come up with a fall-themed blog to write, and all I could think about was seeing Halloween décor depicting my favorite birds as being scary! Unfortunately, when a lot of people think of vultures, images of dark, ominous creatures circling … Continue reading "The truth about vultures"

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"

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 … Continue reading "TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ILLUMINIGHTS AT THE ZOO PRESENTED BY GEORGIA POWER"

Hi y’all and Happy Fall! It’s Caleb with the Elephant Care Team. As the whole Zoo welcomes the fall season and hopefully cooler temperatures, the Elephant Care Team is currently busy preparing our three African elephants, Msholo, Kelly, and Tara, for their annual exams with our Veterinary Team! Our annual elephant exams are comprised of … Continue reading "Let’s get physical!"

We announced on Friday that the pandas are expected to travel to China in mid-October (see our full post from September 20 for more), and as we prepare for them to make their journey,  I can’t help but reminisce on some of my favorite memories from taking care of the bears. I haven’t been as lucky … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, September 23"

Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun will travel to China in mid-October  ATLANTA – September 20, 2024 – Giant pandas Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun will travel to China in mid-October 2024, in tandem with the expiration of Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda agreement with China at the end of that … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE TIMELINE FOR GIANT PANDAS"

Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun will travel to China in mid-October  ATLANTA – September 20, 2024 – Giant pandas Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun will travel to China in mid-October 2024, in tandem with the expiration of Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda agreement with China at the end … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE TIMELINE FOR GIANT PANDAS"

Does  Zoo Atlanta currently have giant pandas? No. Does Zoo Atlanta have another giant panda agreement with China? Zoo Atlanta does not currently have any additional information to share on a formal giant panda agreement with China. In February 2025, Zoo Atlanta initiated the preliminary design phase of an expansion to its Arthur M. Blank … Continue reading "FAQs: Giant Panda Program at Zoo Atlanta"

The giant pandas departed Atlanta for China on October 12, 2024.