The North Carolina Zoo is on a mission to save wildlife and wild places, locally and across the globe. 🐾

@SMARTCnsvTools To learn more about Drew's work, watch this video:

Drew, who earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Drexel, now works with the North Carolina Zoo to protect wildlife and wild places primarily through support of our conservation projects, implementing @SMARTCnsvTools software across Africa. Thanks for all you do, Drew!.

Congratulations to Drew Cronin, our Associate Curator of International Conservation, on receiving the Recent Alumni Emerging Leader Award from @DrexelUniv!

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 'Merica Fun Fact: Red wolves, also known as American Red wolves, are the only wolf species solely indigenous to the United States! Brothers Thor & Thunder, pictured here, are the two wolves currently on habitat at the Zoo. 📸 credit: Educator Tristan Irvin

Help us name the sand cat kittens! 😻 The poll closes 7/5, at 4 pm & the winning names will be announced on Friday 7/7! Vote here: This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Twitter.

Heads up for anyone visiting the Zoo tomorrow! 🚨.The Africa plaza entrance, plaza, & parking lots, will be closed on Monday, June 26. All guests must enter through North America! The African animal habitats will be open, so you can still see your favorite African species!

Fenn is named in honor of the founders of @Save_Giraffe, Julian and Stephanie Fennessy. Thank you to everyone who voted; you helped make this #WorldGiraffeDay an extra special one!. More from the press release:

After more than 100,000 responses, our male giraffe calf officially has a name. Introducing Fenn, the 4-week-old, 220-pound heartbreaker!. #WorldGiraffeDay

Happy Father’s Day! We couldn’t keep this sweet moment between Obi and his dad, Lance, to ourselves. 🤍 Dads and father figures enjoy $2 off admission today, so bring Dad to the Zoo!

RT @ncculture: Happy National Zoo & Aquarium Month! Shout out to the @NCZoo for providing a place for all of us to explore and learn about….

RT @BioMedCentral: A study published in Animal Microbiome finds novel age and seasonal-related differences in microbial diversity and commu….

RT @zoos_aquariums: The @NCZoo held the grand reopening of the long-awaited, renovated baboon habitat on May 23. Hamadryas baboon species….

The public naming poll for our giraffe calf is officially open! The poll closes Monday, June 19 @ 4 pm & the name will be announced on Wednesday, June 21 aka World Giraffe Day! This is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Twitter.

RT @CNN: Animal lovers can now witness three times the cuteness at the North Carolina Zoo.

Are you hitting the trails today? Lace up your hiking boots, grab your water bottle, and consider hiking one of ours:

Happy #NationalTrailsDay to you! 🥾. Today, we had an incredible time celebrating the first public hike on the brand new Spring Trail at Ward Nature Preserve, just south of the Zoo.

MORE BABIES!? ARE YOU KITTEN ME? 😻 We are excited to share the birth of 3 sand cat kittens, born on May 11, to first-time mom, Sahara and dad, Cosmo. The trio are bright-eyed & beginning to explore their surroundings in the Desert habitat.

MORE BABIES!? ARE YOU KITTEN ME? 😻 We are excited to share the birth of 3 sand cat kittens, born on May 11, to first-time mom, Sahara and dad, Cosmo. The trio are bright-eyed & beginning to explore their surroundings in the Desert habitat.

Baby chimp update: it’s a boy! Gigi & baby are doing well, the baby appears healthy, active, & nursing. This is the 6th chimp birth at the North Carolina Zoo since 2010 making the Zoo currently the most successful @zoos_aquariums zoo for breeding chimps:

This Memorial Day, we remember those heroes who courageously gave their lives. ❤️