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Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo launches the first of several special events for the month of October on Saturday, Oct. 12, with “Howl-O-Ween,” a celebration of the zoo’s red wolves and the…
Read MoreSilver Spring, MD – Dr. Rich Bergl, the North Carolina Zoo’s Curator of Conservation and Research, has been presented with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) “Outstanding Service Award.” The…
Read MoreAsheboro, NC — A traveling dinosaur that this year has helped the North Carolina Zoo promote one of its most popular temporary exhibits will be making a number of special appearances this week as the…
Read MoreAsheboro, NC - This year marks the 41st Annual Fall Festival. Saturday Oct. 5th and Sunday Oct. 6th the streets of downtown Asheboro will fill with 400+ Arts & Crafts vendors, Food and much more. The…
Read MoreRaleigh, NC – Governor Pat McCrory visited the North Carolina Zoo this morning, stopping by Asheboro for a tour to learn more about one of the nation’s most popular zoos. “The zoo is one of North…
Read MoreAsheboro, NC - Jonathan Kingdon, whose books and illustrations of East African mammals have served as a reference for zoologists worldwide for more than three decades, will launch a new six-volume…
Read MoreAsheboro, NC — For the second time in a week, the North Carolina Zoo has suffered the loss of an iconic animal and one of its most popular attractions. Aquila, a 21-year-old male polar bear, was found…
Read MoreSeagrove, NC - Three special programs are planned by North Carolina Pottery Center (NCPC) in Seagrove, NC to go along with the Foodwares: Pottery for Storage and Preparation of Food exhibition that is…
Read MoreAsheboro, NC — In an extremely sad development for the gorilla program as well as the entire staff at the North Carolina Zoo, veterinarians were forced to euthanize 21-year-old male gorilla “Nkosi”…
Read MoreSeagrove, NC — The town of Seagrove will celebrate its 100 year anniversary on Saturday, September 21 st . This one-day “Seagrove Centennial Celebration” event will kick off at 11 am with a parade…
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