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Archive: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Makes U.S. Debut at Detroit Zoo
Exhibition begins November 17, open during Wild Lights
November 9, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Britain’s foremost natural history museum has selected the Detroit Zoo as the site of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition’s U.S. debut for the 13th consecutive year. The show begins Nov. 17, 2018, at the Ford Education Center and runs through May 12, 2019. It is free with Zoo admission. The exhibition of winning […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Take a Walk on the Wild Side This Holiday Season
Wild Lights returns to the Detroit Zoo November 17
November 5, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
The Detroit Zoo will light up the night this holiday season with Wild Lights, its annual light display presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions. More than five million twinkling LED lights will brighten the evening sky and illuminate buildings, trees and 265 sculptures – more than 220 of which are animals – throughout the front half […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Detroit Zoo’s Mayor of Amphibiville Sworn Into Office for a Second Term
Trinity Favazza vows to continue helping amphibians and their environments
November 1, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Trinity Favazza, 11, of Shelby Township, Mich., was sworn in as Mayor of Amphibiville on November 1 for a second two-year term. Amphibiville is a 2-acre wetland village that is home to the Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center. The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) invited candidates ages 7-12 who live in Michigan to enter the […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Detroit Zoological Society Celebrates National Bison Day November 3
Detroit Zoo event focuses on the U.S. national mammal
October 29, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is celebrating National Bison Day at the Detroit Zoo on Saturday, November 3, with zookeeper talks and fun learning activities. Zookeeper talks are scheduled for 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the bison habitat, home to 11-year old male, Takoda, and 11-year old female, Teetonka. Guests will have […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Detroit Zoo-Born Dusky Gopher Frogs Released Into the Wild for the First Time
Event caps a successful year for breeding and release of other critically endangered amphibians
October 25, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Twenty-five dusky gopher frogs bred at the Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center were released in Mississippi’s Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area this month as part of a cooperative program to restore a wild population of the critically endangered amphibian. The event marks the first time Detroit Zoo-born dusky gopher frogs were released into their […]
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