NC Zoo Expecting Third Baby Gorilla
Asheboro, NC - On Valentine's Day, a date traditionally set aside to celebrate love, it seemed an appropriate time for the North Carolina Zoo to announce that the third of its female gorillas is…
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NC Zoo Society Board Names New Member
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo Society's Board of Directors elected Asheboro businessman J. Keith Crisco to a three-year term on the governing board of the N.C. Zoo Society, the private…
Read MoreTea Time: Series II Functional and Conceptual at NC Pottery Center
Seagrove, NC - The North Carolina Pottery Center is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibit, Tea Time: Series II Functional and Conceptual curated by Elsya Verdone Stockin, member of the Delhom…
Read MoreNC Zoo Employee Receives State Sustainability Award
Asheboro, NC - An employee at the North Carolina Zoo received a 2012 Sustainability Award from the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) Wednesday in Raleigh. Lula…
Read MoreNC Zoo Society Sees Record Fundraising
Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo Society set an annual fund-raising record at the end of 2012, its 44th full year in support of the N.C. Zoo, shattering the previous record, netting $8,937,574…
Read MoreVisitors Bureau Distributing 2013 Official Visitor Guides
Asheboro, NC - The 2013 Official Heart of North Carolina Visitors Guide is now available at the Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau (HNCVB) in downtown Asheboro, and the Randolph County Visitor…
Read MoreNew Chimps on Exhibit at North Carolina Zoo
Asheboro, NC - Already home to one of the largest chimpanzee troops in American zoos, the North Carolina Zoo has added four new members to the collection bringing the total number at the state zoo to…
Read MoreVolunteer Opportunities Can Be Magical at the NC Zoo
Asheboro, NC - Experience the magic of volunteering....at the North Carolina Zoo. Imagine a child coming face-to-face with a baby gorilla or seeing an enormous elephant for the first time. Consider an…
Read MoreKeepers Send Birthday Gift to NC Zoo Polar Bear
Asheboro, NC - Keepers at the North Carolina Zoo are sending one of their favorite animals a birthday package while he's on sabbatical at another zoo. "Wilhelm" the polar bear was transferred to the…
Read MoreStick Artist to Build Unique Entrance for NC Zoo's 'kidZone' Exhibit
Asheboro, NC - Internationally acclaimed Chapel Hill-based artist Patrick Dougherty will add a new dimension to the North Carolina Zoo's kidZone exhibit--scheduled to reopen this summer--with a unique…
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