Nashville Zoo is offering three classes for amateur photographers of all levels wanting to explore the wild side of photography. Animal Art Photography I will be held Feb. 11, an Unseen New World Photography Workshop will be on Feb. 12 and Animal Art Photography II will be March 17. All…

Wallace Foundation Awards Nashville $765,000 Grant Mayor Karl Dean today announced that the Wallace Foundation has awarded a grant of $765,000 to strengthen and expand the Nashville After Zone Alliance (NAZA), an initiative he started to provide free, high-quality afterschool programs for at-risk students in Nashville middle schools. NAZA currently…

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More than 2,000 runners came out for our 10th annual 5K “Zoo Run Run” raising more than $85,000 for the Zoo. Here, a few runners vamp for the camera as they run past our four African elephants. This image was taken by Zoo photographer Christian Sperka (www.sperka.biz). Enjoy!  

Two snowy owls have landed at Nashville Zoo. The pair, one male and one female, came to the Nashville from the Beardsley Zoo in Connecticut and can be seen at on exhibit in the Zoo’s Critter Encounters area. “Snowy owls are one of the most captivating animals; they have an…