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In 2008, my close colleagues, herpetologists David Wake and Vance Vredenburg, used the amphibian crisis to support their invocation of the term the Sixth Mass Extinction. Immediately, I was worried that my friends would be seen as exaggerating, even if I agreed with their argument entirely. Quite the opposite, their phrase was adopted into the … Continue reading "Contemporary mass extinctions?"

This is Brittney, and today’s blog post is all about Halloween candy and orangutans! How are they connected, you ask? Well, besides orangutans being a festive orange color, did you know that a lot of our favorite candy and chocolate bars have palm oil in them? Palm oil is found in many foods, cosmetics and … Continue reading "Orangutans and your Halloween candy"

Fall is finally here, and for the Panda Care Team, that means the giant pandas can spend some time in their outdoor habitats! Well, for at least part of the day! It’s still a little too warm in the late afternoons for the giant pandas, but yesterday morning was a crisp 66 degrees, which meant Yang … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, October 7"

A key component of any successful conservation program is partnership. Zoo Atlanta is proud to partner with Conservation South Luangwa in Zambia to preserve and protect wildlife and wild places in South Luangwa National Park. Conservation South Luangwa works in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia’s Eastern Province. From patrolling the park to working … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta and Conservation South Luangwa"

Which glue should you buy for your classroom? One dries clear, one is a liquid, and one is super strong. The students like the purple ones that dry clear, but they tend to play around with them more than they use them, and therefore they run out more quickly. Decisions, decisions. Quantity, price and quality … Continue reading "A green classroom"

Malayan sun bears. Sumatran orangutans. Bornean orangutans. Sumatran tigers. Western lowland gorillas. Rhinoceros hornbills. Ring-tailed lemurs. Slender-snouted crocodiles. What do these animals have in common? If you guessed that these are all animals you can visit during a trip to Zoo Atlanta, you would be correct. However, they also share something a little more noteworthy. … Continue reading "Why should you care about palm oil?"

Can you believe it’s October? The leaves will soon start falling, the school semester is well underway, and the air is crisp! Well … two out of three of those things are true, at least! It has been pretty sweltering here in Atlanta, but despite the heat, Halloween is just around the corner! Zoo Atlanta … Continue reading "Planning Halloween animal enrichment"

We’re back with more from our series on myths and misconceptions about giant pandas! Pandas are sometimes referred to as an “evolutionary dead-end,” meaning that what some consider to be biological deficiencies are responsible for giant pandas’ own population decline. These so-called “deficiencies” primarily refer to the fact that they are carnivorous animals feeding almost … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, October 2"

Hi everyone! My name is Hope and I am a seasonal bird keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. Before I became a bird keeper, I interned with the Zoo’s Gorilla Care Team. Although birds and gorillas might seem like completely different worlds, one of the most common questions I have been asked in both animal areas … Continue reading "Going “all-in” with animals"

A huge benefit of being a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is that we can look to other AZA-accredited organizations and learn from them. We have our own set of practices and enrichment items in place here at Zoo Atlanta for the giant pandas, but there is always room to … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, September 30"