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Archive: Namaste Right Here at the Detroit Zoo
Strike a pose and become a warrior this summer
June 21, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Local yogis can bring their cows, cats, camels and downward dogs to the Detroit Zoo this summer. Beginning July 10, guests 13 years and older will have a new and unique opportunity to participate in an early morning meditative flow with a certified yoga instructor. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8 […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Detroit Zoological Society Curator of Birds Receives USFWS Recovery Champion Award
Tom Schneider lauded for contributions to recovery of endangered Great Lakes piping plover
June 19, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) Curator of Birds Tom Schneider has received the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Recovery Champion Award. The award – presented June 19 at the Detroit Zoo – is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the recovery of federally listed endangered species. “The Detroit Zoological Society […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Stick Your Neck Out for Earth’s Tallest Creatures on World Giraffe Day
Detroit Zoological Society to host June 21 celebration at Detroit Zoo
June 15, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has a leg up on all the summer happenings and is kicking things off with a celebration of World Giraffe Day on Thursday, June 21, at the Detroit Zoo’s Giraffe Encounter. Zookeeper talks at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. will highlight not only the behavior of these iconic […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Detroit Zoological Society Provides Sanctuary for Two Sandhill Cranes
Rescued birds are non-releasable due to injuries
June 13, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
As part of the Detroit Zoological Society’s (DZS’s) global wildlife conservation efforts and renowned animal welfare program, two rescued male sandhill cranes have found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo after being rescued and rehabilitated. One of the cranes was found as a chick in 2002 with a wing problem. Rescuers were concerned his injury would […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Detroit Zoological Society Takes Big Leap to Save Critically Endangered Toad
More than 11,000 zoo-born Puerto Rican crested tadpoles released into the wild
June 12, 2018
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Thousands of Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles – 11,226 to be exact – left Detroit for Puerto Rico on June 6, where they will be released in the El Tallonal biological reserve as part of a federal program to restore this critically endangered amphibian. These tadpoles join the more than 52,000 Detroit Zoo-born tadpoles released […]
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