Saving Animals | North Carolina Zoo

A light-colored snake, possibly a super hypo morph of a boa or python, is coiled on a bed of dark brown bark and wood chips. The snake's skin is a pale, off-white or light gray color with faint, small, scattered brown spots. Its head is raised slightly, and its body is gracefully curved and coiled.

Cold-blooded Conservation: Saving the World’s Rarest Boa – The First Steps

How do you save a snake that has only been known about for 5 years?

Five men, wearing matching short-sleeved green ranger uniforms and shoulder bags, stand close together in a dense forest or jungle environment. They are looking intently at a small electronic device, likely a smartphone or GPS unit, held by the man on the left. The ground beneath them is a dirt path, and lush green foliage surrounds them.

Celebrating Those on the Frontlines of Conservation: World Ranger Day

We are proud to work with rangers all over the world!

Birds on the Edge: Caring for Endangered Birds in the Mariana Islands During Translocation

Imagine trying to get a blood sample from a bird the size of a ping pong ball!

The light brown, oval shaped head of a Virgin Island Boa as it dangles from a tree branch. Part of its neck and a leaf are also visible in this close up view.

Cold-Blooded Conservation: Saving Snakes - One Island at a Time

Snakes are important, especially in the islands!

Climate in Crisis: How Polar Bears Helped Me

July 15 is Arctic Sea Ice Day. The Arctic affects us all, and we must protect it

A Chimpanzee sitting and looking contemplative, its gaze focused on something off to the right, above it..

Kevin Langergraber

Kevin Langergraber

At the Front Lines: Removing Snares to Protect Chimpanzees

Today is World Chimpanzee Day. Learn How the North Carolina Zoo is Helping Chimps Around the World.

A Visayan Hornbill perched on a tree branch in a wire fence enclosure. This bird has grey wings, a long, hooked grey beak, and a white head and body with reddish splotches around its legs.

Translating Science into Action: Planning Conservation for West Visayas, Philippines

Saving five important species in the Philippines

A view from the ground, looking up into the tree tops where a rust colored Lemur with a black face and rounded ears sits on a branch, looking down towards the viewer.

On the Frontlines: Protecting Preuss's Red Colobus Monkey in Nigeria

Saving another species of primates that face extinction

A side view of a small, mottled green Carolina gopher frog blending in with a mossy background.

Cold-Blooded Conservation: Amphibian Conservation in the North Carolina Sandhills

Conservation right here in North Carolina, all for the gopher frog