Bidding For Zoo Atlanta License Plate Tops $1,200

ATLANTA, Ga. — Zoo Atlanta is auctioning a new Georgia specialty license plate with an icon of the beloved pandas and inscribed ZA 1.

The auction ends Sunday night just before midnight. Bidding for the plate currently tops $1,200.

The state of Georgia is offering the specialty plate and it is a registered license plate, not a novelty item, available for licensed Georgia drivers.

In addition to the auction for this license plate, the specialty tag is available via the Zoo Atlanta Trading Company gift shop or any Georgia motor vehicle office. A portion of all tags issued will benefit Zoo Atlanta.

Auction proceeds and funds from the Silverback Gorilla Gala that coincided with this auction benefit Zoo Atlanta.

The Zoo boasts the second largest collection of western lowland gorillas in the U.S., ranging in age from toddlers to 50 years old. Since 1989, 17 gorillas have been born in The Ford African Rain Forest, making Zoo Atlanta an international leader and model for gorilla conservation. Four generations of gorillas originating at Zoo Atlanta now thrive at accredited institutions throughout North America. The Zoos gorilla ambassador Willie B. who passed away in 2000, continues to be one of Atlanta's most beloved icons.

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