Sunny Weekend Alert
The Zoo anticipates high attendance on sunny weekends. Parking is limited, so arrive early, carpool, and check our site / social pages often for more updates!
The Zoo anticipates high attendance on sunny weekends. Parking is limited, so arrive early, carpool, and check our site / social pages often for more updates!
Asheboro, N.C. – April 12, 2023 - Join the North Carolina Zoo for our Party for the Planet on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023, and help save gorillas in the wild.
The Zoo partners with the global recycling project: "Gorillas on the Line" (GOTL), celebrating its 5th Anniversary in 2023. Many cell phones and entertainment devices contain recyclable materials, including a critical substance called coltan. Coltan is a metallic ore found mainly in the African forests that gorillas call home. The strip mining for this essential material for our smart devices is devastating gorillas' natural habitats in the wild.
Celebrate 5 years with a $5 donation to GOTL. Bring an old cell phone, tablet, iPod, MP3 player, or e-reader to the Zoo's gorilla habitat in Africa on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for recycling and receive fun keepsake items for helping save gorillas. A list of acceptable devices is listed below.
The Zoo's gorilla keepers will also be on hand to answer any of your burning questions about gorillas.
Additional activities on Earth Day throughout the Zoo include:
Learn more about Conservation:
The Zoo is actively involved in helping save gorillas in the wild. For more than a decade, the Zoo has been working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on implementing a range of cutting-edge technologies and approaches to conserve these endangered animals.
To learn more about the Zoo's efforts in international conservation, please visit www.nczoo.org/conservation/international.
The Zoo is home to a bachelor troop of five western lowland gorillas: silverback Mosuba, blackback (sub-adult) Hadari, and adolescent males Apollo, Bomassa and Dembe.
Devices can be in any condition, working or non-working.
Devices acceptable for recycling:
Not acceptable for GOTL recycling:
Gorillas on the Line (GOTL) is a global initiative created by the Gorilla Species Survival Plan through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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