Zoo Atlanta: Helping Animals Participate In Their Own Care

Hey everyone, Swing Keeper Adrianna here! You've heard a lot from me over in pandas, but lately I have been training with the other side ...

Zoo Atlanta: Browse Away!

Hi everyone, it's Sara Fee in Gorillas again! I started at Zoo Atlanta about two years ago, which is also when I moved to Atlanta. I had ...

Zoo Atlanta: Try “Charlie's Choice” At Brew At The Zoo

Time is running out for reservations for the first Brew at the Zoo of 2021, kicking off on Thursday, May 27. Back by popular demand are ...

Zoo Atlanta: Hit “Share” For Native Songbirds

When you think about wildlife trafficking, the first thing that probably pops into your head is elephant ivory or rhino horns. Maybe eve ...

Fulton County Government: Happening In Fulton: Virtual Jury Selection

Fulton county's justice partners are taking an innovative approach to jury service. They have developed a summonsing postcard process wh ...

Zoo Atlanta: Meet (And Appreciate) Our State Reptile

Wieland Wildlife Home has a variety of animals whose species originate from all over the world. They all play an important role in educa ...

Zoo Atlanta: A Successful Procedure For Abu

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta are pleased to share that a significant veterinary procedure for 15-year-old giraffe ...

Zoo Atlanta: Fake Out!

Hi everybody! Birds are such incredible animals and so many times they have us stopping in our tracks, trying to figure out what is goin ...

Broadband Speed In Cascade Area: See How It Compares To Rest Of U.S.

More than 150 million Americans don’t use the internet at broadband speeds. See how the Cascade area compares.

Zoo Atlanta: Significant Veterinary Procedure For Giraffe Abu

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a significant veterinary procedure for the well-being of the old ...

Zoo Atlanta: Specialized Walkers

Hey all! Elephant Keeper Caleb here! With summer almost here, the Zoo's elephants are spending less of their time inside the Zambezi Ele ...

Zoo Atlanta: That's The “Tooth” Of It

Over here at Wieland Wildlife Home, we have been working closely with our Education Team to provide some great virtual programs to schoo ...

Zoo Atlanta: Warthog Piglets Born At Zoo Atlanta

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the first births to arrive in its African Savanna: a litter of warthog piglets born to Eleanor on April 13, 2021.

Zoo Atlanta: The Beauty And Purpose Of Vernal Pools

Hi everyone! My name is Kelly, and I am the newest member of the Herpetology Team here at Zoo Atlanta! I moved here at the beginning of ...

Zoo Atlanta: Coming In November: Chinese Lantern Festival

Zoo Atlanta announces plans to introduce a breathtaking new addition to Atlanta's holiday traditions. The Zoo has partnered with Hanart ...

Zoo Atlanta: Earth Month Bird Conservation

Since April is Earth Month, and Earth Day was just last week on April 22, I am going to share with you some awesome ways to help birds! ...

Zoo Atlanta: Studying The Substrates Our Giraffes Prefer

Zoo Atlanta will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 24. Throughout my career as an animal care professional, there have been several opp ...

Zoo Atlanta: ENDANGERED CROWNED LEMUR BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA

Zoo Atlanta will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, due to the running of our inaugural Run Like Wild 5K event. Zoo Atlanta celebrat ...

Zoo Atlanta: Seeing The World We Fight To Protect

If you ever come to the Zoo, chances are you are going to learn something about conservation and the natural world. Whether it be throug ...

Zoo Atlanta: Elephant Conservation Is More Vital Than Ever

A commitment to conservation is now more vital and timely than ever, given a recent change in the status of wild African elephants. In l ...

Zoo Atlanta: Update On Machi The Gorilla!

Zoo Atlanta recently welcomed back one of our gorilla legends, Machi. We have received such great support from the community on this col ...

Zoo Atlanta: Big Cats And Wildlife Trade

This past month, as we marked the one-year anniversary of the United States shutting down due to COVID-19, many people have been reflect ...

Zoo Atlanta: Welcome Machi The Gorilla Back To Atlanta!

Zoo Atlanta welcomes Machi, a 45-year-old female western lowland gorilla, back to her hometown. Machi arrived in Atlanta on March 29, 20 ...

Zoo Atlanta: Elephant-Sized Conservation News

On March 25, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that due to continuing population declines over several ...

Zoo Atlanta: The Amazing Orangutan Long Call

Orangutans are often regarded as being less vocal than the other members of the primate family. Though they may not speak up often, they ...

Federal Tax Payments And Refunds: How Do Yours Stack Up?

You can use IRS data to compare your tax payments and refunds to others in Fulton County.

Zoo Atlanta: Beautiful And Cryptic: The Mangshan Mountain Pit Viper

Hello everyone! I would like to tell you a little bit about one of my favorite pit vipers of all-time, the Mangshan mountain pit viper! ...

Zoo Atlanta: All-New Rhino Wild Encounter

The newest addition to Zoo Atlanta's suite of unforgettable behind-the-scenes animal experiences is an opportunity on a massive scale. R ...

Zoo Atlanta: Tips For Preventing Bird/window Collisions

We've all seen it happen: Someone is walking confidently along when all of a sudden, WHAM! Walking into a closed glass door has likely h ...

Zoo Atlanta: Goats And Humans: What's Different?

Alright I am here today to talk to you about a very important topic: a few differences between humans and, now that the NFL season has c ...

Zoo Atlanta: It Takes A Team

It takes a team.

Zoo Atlanta: Twin Golden Lion Tamarins Born At Zoo Atlanta

We are currently sold out of Member and General Admission reservations on Saturday, March 13. Zoo Atlanta celebrates the births of twin ...

Zoo Atlanta: Parrots Have Favorite Movies?

If you have ever been to one of World of Wild Theater presentations where a parrot is in the lineup, you would have had a pretty good ch ...

Zoo Atlanta: Run Like Wild 5K

Zoo Atlanta will host its first-ever 5K race with the inaugural Run Like Wild on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The run will take place aroun ...

Zoo Atlanta: The Wildlife Trade In Our Own Backyard

Our second installment of our year-long coverage of the wildlife trade focuses on trade in our own backyards. You have probably heard ab ...

Zoo Atlanta: March Madness!

Get excited, college basketball fans! Your favorite month of the year has arrived. Many associate the month of March with the game of ba ...

Zoo Atlanta: Snake Scales Are Really Cool!

Whew! Six years of work paid off last week with the publication of a big paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Ac ...

Zoo Atlanta: Angolan Colobus Monkey Born At Zoo Atlanta

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the birth of an Angolan colobus monkey, born on February 6, 2021. The newborn is the offspring of Adanna and Geor ...

Zoo Atlanta: Safari Camp Scholarship Program

Zoo Atlanta will broaden community access to its signature summer camp experience with the return of the Safari Camp Scholarship Program ...

Zoo Atlanta: 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 ...