Zoo to Do 2012 Nets Almost $100K
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo Society's Zoo to Do 2012 netted $97,341 for a new outdoor ocelot exhibit and for a facility to keep N.C. Zoo equipment out of the rain. Dining and dancing Zoo to…
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Run Wild 5K-Run Packets Pickup Available
Asheboro, NC - Participants in the North Carolina Zoo's 2012 Run Wild 5K Run/Walk will have three opportunities to pick up race packets for the upcoming race Saturday, Sept. 15, at the park. They are:…
Read MoreVisitors Bureau Announces Production Schedule for 2013 Official Visitors & Dining Guide
Asheboro, NC - The Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau (HNCVB) announced today the production schedule for the 2013 official Heart of North Carolina Visitors Guide. The visitor guide is the…
Read MoreMcCoy Toys Trunk Show at Circa Gallery
Asheboro, NC - Circa Gallery will host a trunk show featuring McCoy Toys, which offers over 30 handcrafted wooden toys. The trunk show is slated for Friday September 21st from 4:00- 7:00 p.m at Circa…
Read MoreNC Zoo Society Event Moved Indoors
Asheboro, NC - Due to predictions of rainy weather, the North Carolina Zoological Society has opted to move its annual fund raiser "Zoo-To-Do" indoors. Slated to begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, September 8…
Read MoreForest Service Offers Safety Tips for Hunters and Non-hunters
Asheville, NC - The U.S. Forest Service reminds hunters and non-hunters visiting the Nantahala, Pisgah, Uwharrie, and Croatan National Forests to practice safety during deer hunting season. The deer…
Read MoreNC Zoo Parking Lot and Plaza Closed for Event
Asheboro, NC - In preparation for the park's largest fundraiser of the year, Zoo-To-Do, Sept. 8, the North Carolina Zoo will close its North America parking lot and entrance gates on both Friday and…
Read MoreNC Zoo Society Seeking Donor for Gorilla Exhibit
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoological Society is seeking a sponsor to help pay for a shelter structure at the N.C. Zoo's Gorilla Exhibit that would include the right to name the Zoo's new baby…
Read MoreNC Zoo's Second Baby Gorilla is a Boy
Update to baby gorilla release Asheboro, NC - Keepers at the North Carolina Zoo late this afternoon confirmed that the baby gorilla born Friday evening is a male. A name for the infant has still not…
Read MoreSecond Baby Gorilla Born at NC Zoo
Asheboro, NC - In a rare event for an American zoo, a second baby gorilla has been born in less than a month at the North Carolina Zoo. Olympia, a 16-year-old female, gave birth around 7 p.m. Friday to…
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