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        <Desc>THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE: PHASE I OF ZOO ATLANTA'S CAPITAL PROJECT CALLED A GRAND NEW VIEW, ELEPHANTS, EVENTS &amp; EXPANSION WAS COMPLETED WITH THE OPENING OF THE AFRICAN SAVANNA. VISITORS NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE IMMERSIVE LANDSCAPE THAT BRINGS ONE OF EARTH'S MOST LEGENDARY WILD PLACES TO ATLANTA. THE NEW ELEPHANT ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN TRIPLES THE SIZE OF THE ZOO'S FORMER ELEPHANT HABITAT AND IS A DYNAMIC LIVING SPACE DESIGNED WITH ELEPHANT WELL-BEING IN MIND. THE INDOOR ZAMBEZI ELEPHANT CENTER HAS THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE UP TO SEVEN ELEPHANTS AND LIKEWISE FEATURES ELEMENTS PLANNED WITH ELEPHANT WELL-BEING IN MIND, INCLUDING SAND UNDER THE ELEPHANTS' FEET. A SPECIAL OBSERVATION AREA GIVES VISITORS THE CHANCE TO LOOK INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE ELEPHANTS' CARE. THERE ARE ALSO NEW HABITATS FOR THE GIRAFFES, ZEBRAS, OSTRICHES, WARTHOGS, AND MEERKATS. WITH THE OPENING OF AFRICAN SAVANNA, THE ZOO'S ATTENDANCE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020. PHASE II OF THE PROJECT REVITALIZED THE FORMER CYCLORAMA BUILDING AND ITS ADJACENT SURROUNDINGS, PROVIDING A ONE-OF-A-KIND EVENT DESTINATION IN SAVANNA HALL. ATLANTA'S NEWEST EVENT DESTINATION MERGES THE MAJESTY OF THE AFRICAN SAVANNA AND ITS ICONIC WILDLIFE WITH THE STORIED ELEGANCE OF ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST TREASURED HISTORIC BUILDINGS. BUILT IN 1921, THE BUILDING IS KNOWN FOR ITS NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND FAMOUS FACADE, WHICH REMAINED INTACT. INSIDE, SAVANNA HALL RETAINED MANY NOTES OF ITS HISTORIC PAST, INCLUDING DELICATELY RESTORED ORIGINAL TERRA COTTA BRICK WALLS. THE SPECIAL EVENTS DESTINATION WAS OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2020 AND OFFERS MORE THAN 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF EVENT SPACES INCLUDING A BALLROOM WITH TWO TERRACES OVERLOOKING THE AFRICAN SAVANNA. CHEF-CRAFTER EVENT MENUS FROM PROOF OF THE PUDDING ARE BEING EXECUTED FROM TWO KITCHENS - A MAIN BANQUET KITCHEN AND A SPECIALTY KITCHEN EQUIPPED FOR KOSHER CATERING AND KOSHER STYLE. THE ZOO ALSO OFFERS VARIOUS BEHIND-THE-SCENES ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS THAT ALLOW GUESTS CLOSER INTERACTION WITH CERTAIN ANIMALS AND THEIR KEEPERS. WITH A CONTINUALLY GROWING SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING, THE ZOO ATTRACTED MORE THAN 444,000 FOLLOWERS ON ITS FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE+ SITES BY THE END OF 2020. COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMS: ZOO ATLANTA IS A VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MAINTAINS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE EVEN THE MOST UNDERSERVED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE ZOO. DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SPONSORED ADMISSIONS PROGRAM PROVIDED FREE ADMISSION FOR 8,529 PARTICIPANTS FROM 79 TITLE I SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA. 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THE THREE QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION 2019-2020 PROJECTS ARE SAVE THE GIANTS - OTTERS (GUYANA), XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION (UNITED STATES), AND THE BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL FOUNDATION (INDONESIA). PAST BENEFICIARIES OF QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION SUPPORT INCLUDED ASOCIACION ARMONIA (BOLIVIA), ASOCIACION ARMONIA (AFRICA), TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE (MADAGASCAR), THE LION GUARDIANS (KENYA AND TANZANIA), DRILL RANCH (NIGERIA AND CAMEROON), RAINFOREST TRUST (MADAGASCAR), EAST AFRICA VULTURE PROJECT (KENYA), ELEPHANTS FOR AFRICA (BOTSWANA), THE GOLDEN LION TAMARIN ASSOCIATION (BRAZIL), PROJECT BUSH DOG (ARGENTINA), PROJECT GOLDEN FROG (PANAMA), AND THE TIGER CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN (SUMATRA). IN A SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, ZOO ATLANTA ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA IN 2018 TO PROTECT AFRICAN ELEPHANTS AND OTHER SPECIES IMPACTED BY WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. THE PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD A GOAL OF INCREASED LEADERSHIP IN AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION FOR ZOO ATLANTA. BASED IN ZAMBIA, CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE USING ANTI-POACHING PATROLS, AERIAL SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION DOGS TRAINED TO FIND IVORY, ANIMAL SKINS, AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS, AND CERTAIN SPECIES KILLED FOR BUSHMEAT. CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA ALSO HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON MITIGATING THESE CONFLICTS BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL PEOPLE TO SAFEGUARD THEIR CROPS AND LIVELIHOODS WHILE ENGAGING THEM AS ADVOCATES FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA IS A COMMITMENT WHICH STRONGLY ALIGNS WITH ZOO ATLANTA'S CONSERVATION STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN, TO CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND ENHANCE THE ZOO'S CONSERVATION EFFORTS BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR NATIVE SPECIES INCLUDE A COLLABORATION TO REAR AND REINTRODUCE EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES TO ALABAMA'S CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST AND AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO REARING DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS FOR RELEASE INTO THE WILD THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER'S JEKYLL ISLAND CAUSEWAY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. ZOO ATLANTA HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER $16 MILLION IN DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD GIANT PANDAS. AS ONE OF ONLY A SELECT FEW ZOOS TO CONTRIBUTE $10,000 A YEAR TO THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS' (AZA) APE TAXON ADVISORY GROUP, THE ZOO IS A PLATINUM SUPPORTER OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO PRESERVE WILD APE POPULATIONS AND TO INCREASE AND SUSTAIN FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ZOOS FOR THEIR CONSERVATION. ZOO ATLANTA PROVIDES PRO-BONO HEADQUARTERS SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR ITS LONGTIME PARTNER IN GORILLA CONSERVATION, THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND INTERNATIONAL. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO A NEARLY 30-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRAZIL-BASED GOLDEN LION TAMARIN ASSOCIATION; PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG CONSERVATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT GOLDEN FROG; AND SUPPORT OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY'S 96 ELEPHANTS CAMPAIGN. THE ZOO HAS ALSO SUPPORTED EMERGENCY CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE AUSTRALIA BUSH FIRES AND BECAME A PARTNER WITH THE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ALLIANCE, WHICH AIMS TO REDUCE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE.PUBLIC EVENTS &amp; FUNDRAISERS: ZOO ATLANTA'S ATTENDANCE IS BOOSTED FROM ESTABLISHED SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS BOO AT THE ZOO, BREW AT THE ZOO AND SIPPIN' SAFARI AS WELL AS EXPANDED ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ZOO ATLANTA HAD TO CANCEL SOME OF THESE EVENTS FOR 2020. 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