” It took the North Carolina Zoo 10 years to complete. But this weekend officials are celebrating the grand opening of the brand new Watani Grasslands Reserve. ” - News 14

“Schobert has worked in zoos since the 1960?s when his father was a zoo veterinarian. He served as the General Curator of the Los Angeles Zoo and the North Carolina Zoo, specifically in elephant care. He also was a professional member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA).” - American Chronicle

“The North Carolina Zoo has received three more African elephants, bringing its total to seven.” - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

“Three African elephants arrived at the North Carolina Zoo this past weekend, bringing the zoo’s elephant collection to seven, the largest in its history.” - News-Record.com

“Samantha, one of the Valley Zoo’s two elephants, is being shipped to a North Carolina zoo this summer for breeding, and may never return.” - Edmonton Journal

“It’s one of the North Carolina Zoo’s most popular attractions - the annual “pachyderm pumpkin pounding.” Elephants and chimpanzees have the opportunity to pound, pulverize and eventually eat the pumpkins in their exhibits.” - KUTV