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Friday, June 14, 2013  Chehaw is excited to announce the birth of a baby wildebeest in the African Veldt.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Paddle Georgia 2013 participants are on their way to Albany to canoe and kayak the Flint River.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Updated with video; On Saturday, Chehaw Park hosted World Oceans Day.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; Students in the Drafting Technology program at Albany Technical College will present officials from The Parks at Chehaw expansion designs.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Updated with video; Earth day is celebrated across the country on April 22nd. Some plant trees, others go out and pick up litter, but at Chehaw, they're throwing a party.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Updated with video; Chehaw Park hosted their annual, "Cheetah Chase," bright and early this morning, with particpants lacing up their shoes and zipping up their seatshirts.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Chehaw officials have announced that on Saturday, April 13th, the park set a new one day attendance record of 3,188 visitors.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Updated with video; Saturday marked day two of this year’s annual Native American Festival at Chehaw Park.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; The 23rd annual Chehaw Park Native American Festival kicked off on Friday and officials say they've already had more than 1,000 visitors thanks to field trips from the Dougherty County School System.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Feeding the alligators is an annual summer tradition at Chehaw.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Kids grabbed their fishing poles Saturday to kick-off the first day of catfish season at Chehaw Park.

Friday, March 22, 2013  After researching and voting on a name for each of the 22 classes at Turner Elementary School, the baby winning moniker for Chehaw Wild Animal Park's baby kangaroo is Adeline.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Spring break is right around the corner and for students that won't be heading off on vacation, there is something fun and eco-friendly for them to be a part of.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Updated with video; Students at Turner Elementary School in Albany are competing in a contest to name Chehaw Wild Animal Park's baby kangaroo.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  In our facebook story of the day you wanted to know if southwest Georgia should be worried about white-nose syndrome affecting our bat population.