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Boldly moving the ball forward

by Nevin Lash

HAPPY 2022


As we look ahead to 2022 - we are excited to participate in several new projects that hope to move the ball forward for animal wellness at every level.

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Now what?

by Nevin Lash

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OK. So we have just spent 16 months in a lockdown due to the COVID pandemic. Those of us who cherish their lives and health took this period seriously. Restricting social activities and gatherings, wearing masks and primarily staying home. For us, staying home began with moving our home base. At this same time, Gail and I decided to sell our house, and most of our possessions, pare down our 30 years of professional records and resources (this meant throwing out tons of paper, after reviewing each piece, photographing important items and tossing the rest) and packing things up and sending them to our future home in Belize.
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How big?


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Big is always relative. Elephants are big - but compared to whales, and trees and mountains. Not so big. So when I went to answer the question of how much bigger is the new elephant at Zoo Atlanta compared with the old one.

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AZA 2020 Virtual Exhibit booth

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How amazing is it that AZA is virtual this year!? Now we get all the valuable experiences that AZA offers without the cost of Travel, a week of Hilton Hotel, rental car and all those a rushed breakfast buffets and box lunches and wondering what to do with those free hours where none of the presentation speak to you and you've made your rounds in the exhibit hall one too many times!
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Building a better Bear Manor, Belize

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Many of you have asked to see photos of the construction of Bear Manor Belize - our new home in the Tropics!
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Back to work


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And we are open! Zoo Atlanta's new "African Savanna"…… Read More...

How'd I do?

My last post was a year and a half ago! and the years roll by.

Since mid-2016, we've continued to be primarily focused on the Cyclorama project (Project C) with it's 10-sided space at the front door of Zoo Atlanta. The project was to create a huge new plaza at the current entry plaza and remove the hideous Administration building, renovate the Cyclorama into the new Administration offices and a 1000 person 2 story event space overlooking a new expanded Savanna, with a new huge elephant barn and habitat. It's a huge project and has been a challenge to hang on.
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10 directions - the art of patience

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My last post was in Last Year! but it's not that there isn't anything going on….
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Big changes underway


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Finally some forward movement!
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Patches of the NCZoo

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Polar Bear at North Carolina Zoo habitat opens, but is not out of the woods. Read More...

To Polar Bear or not to Polar Bear, that is the question

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The North Carolina Polar Bear Exhibit that I've been working on since 2008 is finally taking shape. We did have a few set-backs, but I thought I'd describe the process as a warning for those expecting a quick turnaround. Read More...

Making a Splash at Zoo Atlanta

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I guess I haven’t quite gotten the hang of Blogging as a time specific art form yet. So much has happened that I have let pass without communicating to the blog-sphere – I’m falling down on the job. So now, let me tell you a story about how we brought Wet to the Wild! Read More...