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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

In recognition of its commitment to diversity and community engagement, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has been honored with a 2021 Diversity Champion award from Corp! Magazine. Corp! Magazine recognizes businesses, organizations and leaders who champion diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within their communities. The selection honors the DZS for its work to address transportation […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

An orphaned grizzly bear cub from Tok, Alaska has found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) received reports of a grizzly bear cub wandering alone near a neighborhood in June. Much too young to be separated from his mother, the ADF&G moved him to the Alaska Zoo in […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

All 125 acres of the Detroit Zoo will be open for this annual “merry-not-scary” Halloween celebration. Presented by Beaumont Children’s, Zoo Boo will be held October 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24, from 2 to 6 p.m., rain or shine. The Zoo will close at 1 p.m. on those days to prepare for the event. Family-friendly favorites from […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

A new species of Amazonian frog is named after Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) Curator of Amphibians Marcy Sieggreen, who died in July 2016. Allobates sieggreenae is endemic to the Peruvian Amazonian region where Sieggreen led the DZS’s involvement in an assessment of amphibian populations. The project included field surveys to document species living in several […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has named Dr. Hayley W. Murphy director and chief executive officer. Murphy, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, is the first woman in the Zoo’s 93-year history to hold the position. She comes to the DZS from Zoo Atlanta where she was promoted through increasingly responsible management positions and currently serves […]