In the Press
Surprise! It’s a sloth!
Posted on: July 31st, 2021
Photo: Jordan Danflous, a guest engagement keeper at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, keeps an eye and a hand on the zoo’s newest
Read More Impact 100 Awards Five $90,000 Grants
Posted on: November 13th, 2020
Impact 100 awards five $90,000 grants Posted Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00 am By Allison Marlow Impact 100 Baldwin County has awarded $450,000 in grants to area nonprofits,
Read More Stories: Making Connection with the Wildlife
Posted on: May 18th, 2020
Interim Director Talks New Zoo Progress
Posted on: January 22nd, 2019
Dr. Adam Langston has his hands full. The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Resident Veterinarian is taking care of dozens of animals, and now people, stepping into the Interim Director position, heading up a
Read More The Little Zoo's Beloved Salt Has Died
Posted on: January 17th, 2019
Amur Tiger Was 17-Years Old The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo has lost one of its most treasured and popular animals. Zoo Curator Cyndi Johnson and many of the zookeepers who cared for Salt during
Read More Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Lands On Coolest List For 2019 At Number 2
Posted on: December 24th, 2018
The Coolest Things Opening Around The World In 2019 All around the world cities are welcoming new attractions, parks, art installations, and museums that create exciting reasons to jump on a plane
Read More 'Little Zoo That Could' Puts Growth Plan Into Action
Posted on: May 21st, 2018
Published in Lagniappe The land sales and city guarantees and bond issues have cleared all hurdles, and at long last the Zoo Foundation of Gulf Shores has everything in place to build its new
Read More Lions, Tigers and Municipal Bonds
Posted on: April 25th, 2018
Lions and Tigers and Municipal Bonds by Shelly Sigo Only 1.3 miles from the Gulf of Mexico on flood-prone land, the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo has endured multiple hurricans that forced the
Read More Zoo Breaks Ground to Build $26.26M New Home
Posted on: March 20th, 2018
Officials recently broke ground for the New Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Gulf Shores, Ala. Construction of the 25-acre zoo will be funded through a construction bond, which will allow the new facility to
Read More Construction Begins For New Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Posted on: March 13th, 2018
The official groundbreaking for the future home of the New Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo north of the Intracoatal Watweray in Gulf Shores was held on March 13. The groundbreaking officially kicks off
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