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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

It’s easy being green at the Detroit Zoo! The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) will ring in Earth Month this April with a weekend celebration featuring two events designed to restore the planet, keep the environment clean and encourage guests to live greener lives. “Environmental sustainability and conservation are core goals of the DZS mission, and […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Hop over to Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo this April for two days of “egg-citing” fun for the whole family! The Zoo’s annual springtime celebration, presented by Meijer, returns from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 7-8 and is free for Zoo members to attend. Non-members can also join in on the fun, as admission […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society is saying “hello again” to a familiar face this week. After nearly a year away, male polar bear Nuka has returned to the Detroit Zoo. Born at the Denver Zoo on Nov. 25, 2004, Nuka lived at the Detroit Zoo from 2011 to 2022. While at the Detroit Zoo, Nuka successfully […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) announced today the hiring of Mike Murray as the nonprofit’s new vice president of life sciences. He joins the DZS after spending the past five years at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, serving most recently as its curator of mammals and behavioral husbandry.   As the DZS’s new vice president of […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Join the Belle Isle Nature Center for a free event full of winter fun! WHAT:  Celebrate all things winter at the Belle Isle Nature Center’s annual Winterfest! Guests will have the opportunity to trek through the trails on snowshoes, make a feeder to care for birds in the winter, learn about animal adaptations and cold-weather survival, […]