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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The North American river otters at the Detroit Zoo have tested the waters of the newly renovated and expanded Edward Mardigian Sr. River Otter Habitat – and now their spruced-up space is an open house for Zoo visitors. Thanks to a gift from the Edward Mardigian Family Foundation, the habitat has more than tripled in […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Detroit Zoo guests can go on a culinary “safari” and sample food and beverage pairings representing many of the animals’ homelands. The Zoo’s inaugural Appetite for Adventure – a 21-and-older event – takes place on Friday, August 11, 2017, 6-9 p.m. Guests may choose between two starting points for their globally inspired tasting journey. Those […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society’s (DZS’s) ongoing breeding program for the critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad has produced 5,635 tadpoles. Twenty tadpoles have been retained for future breeding at the Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center while the rest are bound for Puerto Rico’s El Tallonal biological reserve on July 12 for release into the […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society’s (DZS) conservation breeding program for the Wyoming toad continues to make strides for the federally endangered amphibian. Seven hundred tadpoles have been produced in the Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center and are scheduled to be shipped to Wyoming on July 5 for eventual release into the wild. “It’s exciting to […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Dwarf sirens, a species of salamander rarely reproduced in captivity, overcame the odds in recent weeks when four eggs hatched at the Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center. “These animals are very difficult to breed in captivity – it typically takes changing the ion content of the water to mimic dilution from rainfall,” said Dr. […]