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Volunteer Researchers

Volunteer research is a critical part of the Zoo!

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Seeing Spots: World Giraffe Day 2022

Studying giraffes to monitor the health of their populations in Tanzania!

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KidZu - Camps for All!

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Take a Hike: Celebrate National Trails Day on June 4

Explore the hiking trails at the Zoo!

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A large grey Rhino with no horns stands alone, nibbling on grass in the middle of a wide plain that is sprinkled with trees and patches of tall grass.
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Abby the Rhino's New Look

If you visit the Watani Grasslands habitat or perhaps take a Zoofari bus tour, you will likely notice one of our rhinos, Abby, is missing her front primary horn

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Earth Day 2022 at the Zoo!

Friday, April 22, 2022, the North Carolina Zoo will observe Earth Day. We will have some native wildflower seed packets to distribute, at no charge, so you may begin to add flowers to your living space. Plant a small garden. If you haven’t the space, get a pot and start a container garden.

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Zoo Research: Exploring Space

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A small brown Puerto Rican Crested Toad with mottled skin and large brown eyes sitting on the ground which is wet and covered with brown pine needles..
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World Frog Day 2022

Here's to hopefully being out in the field in 2022!

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A Rhinoceros standing in a savanna at sunset, a large tree trunk visible in the foreground an d a line of sparse trees stand behind it.
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World Wildlife Day 2022: Reflections on Conservation After Two Years of COVID-19 

COVID has had an effect on wildlife conservation, read our Zoo team's thoughts on conservation in the past several years.

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