A massive active shooter drill involving first responders shut down the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday night. Atlanta police are preparing for big events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The simulation ...

ATLANTA - Georgia Aquarium CEO Brian Davis is being remembered as a leader, mentor and advocate for animals inside and outside the aquarium. Davis died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 50. However, ...

Opened in 2005, the Georgia Aquarium is a 600,000 square foot facility containing some 10 million gallons of fresh and salt water, making it the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere. More on the ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police, Atlanta Fire Rescue, and Grady EMS are teaming up for a realistic emergency training exercise in the heart of downtown, near the Georgia Aquarium. The simulation, which runs ...

The aquarium said the turtles, which were rescued off the coast of New England, have been taken to their off-site care facility for temporary care and housing. The turtles were brought to Atlanta by ...

ATLANTA — In August, Georgia Aquarium President and CEO Dr. Brian Davis passed away and executive vice president Travis Burke was installed as interim CEO. Now, the Aquarium says Burke’s ascension to ...

Since opening its doors in 2005, the Georgia Aquarium has welcomed more than 45 million guests.

Taroko, a whale shark that arrived at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta in 2007, has died, according to a post on the aquarium’s Instagram account. “Our team noticed changes in his appetite and behavior ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The college football season is underway, and the eyes of Vol Nation will soon be locked on Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for Tennessee’s season opener. Ahead of Saturday’s ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia Aquarium called off on Tuesday its fight to import 18 beluga whales from Russia and said it would not challenge a federal judge's ruling to block their arrival, handing ...

ATLANTA -- Never mind that the ocean is four hours away or that the nearest river skirts the city. Landlocked Atlanta hopes a giant aquarium can help enliven its maligned downtown. Backers of the ...

When Travis Burke got a recruiting call in 2023 from his professional colleague and friend of 12 years, Dr. Brian Davis, who was then the acting CEO of the Georgia Aquarium, it wasn’t a total surprise ...