NC AAZK

11/06/2024

Hope you can join us!!! 🍻

09/27/2024

Packet Pick Up for the Run Wild 5K will be today
Friday, September 27
5:30pm-7:00pm
Greensboro Science Center
4301 Lawndale Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27455

We will be right out front at the museum entrance!

07/25/2024

During National Zookeeper Week, we want to recognize our exceptional habitat staff, past and present, for their care of our furry, feathered and scaled friends!

Our keepers go above and beyond to ensure the upkeep of our wildlife habitats and the well-being of our resident animals. We thank them, this week and every week, for their unwavering commitment to the creatures that call this special place home!

📸: Monty Combs | GMSF

07/25/2024

To our keepers and aquarists who:

Transport animals, run safety drills, respond to midnight alarms, support conservation, target-feed, dive tanks, care for injured animals, monitor welfare, replicate natural habitats, promote genetic diversity, clean glass, shed the tears, administer medication, brave excessive heat, keep species from extinction, provide palliative care, train behaviors, teach about animals, backwash filters, recycle, rake yards, mentor the next generation, chop all the vegetables, monitor nitrates, treat wounds, collect f***l samples, maintain pumps, deal with the smells, plant the plants, pull the weeds, research care, siphon gravel, provide enrichment, record data, and passionately care for our animals each and every day...

THANK YOU! 💕

07/23/2024

Happy Zoo Keeper Week!

07/10/2024

The 2024 NC AAZK 5k is officially sold out! We are looking forward to seeing everyone on the 29th of September.

Didn't sign up in time but still want to participate? We'd love to have you volunteer! Email [email protected] for volunteer opportunities.

06/18/2024

Azula with the 😝

📸: Andrew M.

06/03/2024

Our Animal Birthday Party is in less than two weeks!

Join us on Wednesday, June 12 for an afternoon of birthday festivities. Included with park admission, this annual event offers guests the chance to celebrate our resident animals with crafts, games, interpretive talks and special enrichments.

For more information and to see the full schedule of activities, visit grandfather.com/event/animal-birthday-party.

📸: Monty Combs | GMSF

05/14/2024

Tune in to our YouTube channel for a special event on Wednesday, May 15 at 10:00 am as we unveil our next big project - Expedition Rainforest: The Greensboro Biodome! Don't miss out on this sneak peek into our amazing future! 🦥

05/08/2024

04/22/2024

Happy Earth Day! The 5k race is over half way full. Register now to secure your spot on the Jones Racing Company site.

Through race funding, our AAZK chapter is able to support amazing conservation organizations. This last year, we were able to support various organizations like Red Panda Network, Red Wolf Coalition, and Save the Golden Lion Tamarin.

Thank you for your continued support!

03/31/2024

The 2024 AAZK 5k registration goes live tomorrow, April 1st on the Jones Racing Company site. The race is happening Sunday, September 29th at the North Carolina Zoo. Hope to see you there!

03/29/2024

The final numbers are in! NC AAZK raised over $3,500 for Save the Golden Lion Tamarine! We will pair that with 1,500 donation from the NC AAZK chapter totaling a 5,000 donation!

We want to thank our wonderful local brewery’s for their donations
Fiddlin' Fish Brewing Company Brewing Company
RH Barringer
Incendiary Brewing Company

We also want to thank @ Greensboro Science Centernsboro Science Center for hosting and J Timber and Matt Sickels for their amazing live music and A.Wyrick Photography for their awesome photographs.

Thank you to everyone who was involved and to everyone who came to support us, we could not do it without you!

10/19/2023

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Run Wild! 5k 2024 - September 29th, 2024, at the North Carolina Zoo with the Jones Racing Company!

10/02/2023

Thanks to all our registrants and volunteers who came out yesterday for the Run Wild! 5k at the North Carolina Zoo!
Jones Racing Company we couldn't do it without you!

10/02/2023

Yesterday Randolph County EMS Paramedic Liz Taylor and EMT Emily Sutphin held a medical standby for the annual Run Wild 5K at the North Carolina Zoo. Great job ladies! Thank you to all of those who participated, volunteered, and attended this great fundraising event!

07/03/2022

Join the fun to celebrate Golden Lion Tamarin Day on August 2nd, 2022!

Save the Golden Lion Tamarin invites fans of GLTs to participate in our photo challenge. This year we would like to salute the important role zoos and aquariums have in GLT conservation by inviting participants to submit a zoo-based photo of this beautiful endangered Brazilian monkey. Click the link below to learn more!

https://www.savetheliontamarin.org/annual-glt-day

Save the Golden Lion Tamarin (SGLT) and Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD) invite golden lion tamarin fans around the globe to join us on August 2. You can celebrate GLT Day by:

11/15/2021

We would like to thank everyone who came out to support us at our trivia nights, as well as Four Saints Brewing Company and Paddled South Brewing Co for hosting and donating a portion of their drink sales. We raised nearly $500 for Bowling for Rhinos!! 🥰🦏