Training with Sven and Olaf

Hi everyone, I am baa-aa-ack again welcoming some new animals to our area! If you saw my recent #TakeoverTuesday, I...

Keeper Stories

October 11, 2018

The importance of professional development

Hello! As with all of my colleagues here, professional development is hugely important to me. I have been away from...

Keeper Stories

July 31, 2018

Bird banding on Hurricane Island

A couple of weeks ago I was afforded the opportunity to attend a bird banding workshop on Hurricane Island off...

Keeper Stories

June 19, 2018

A new accomplishment for Abu

As work on our new savanna habitat continues, we’ve taken advantage of the fact that the savanna animals are always...

Keeper Stories

May 17, 2018

Sharing our expertise with our peers

A few weeks ago, I attended and presented at the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas....

Keeper Stories

February 22, 2018

Training with Fiji

If you have been to the Zoo before and seen a presentation at World of Wild Theater or a Keeper...

Keeper Stories

December 7, 2017

Growing through professional development

Zoo Atlanta is an amazing place to work! One reason (out of a million) is professional development. I started working...

Pandas

July 7, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, July 7

I always look forward to my days in the giant panda area. Of course it’s because I get to be...

Pandas

March 20, 2017

Panda Updates – Monday, March 20

As animals get older it is important to monitor their health with different criteria in mind. Heart health is especially...

Pandas

March 15, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 15

Months ago in our nursery updates, you may remember us writing to you all about how we would sometimes do...

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