Press Room

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Fans of the Detroit Zoo’s Wild Lights have the opportunity to show that their hometown zoo’s spectacular holiday light display is the best of the best. USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has selected the Detroit Zoo as a contender in its Best Zoo Lights contest. Twenty zoos throughout the country are in contention for […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The eighth biennial State of the Strait conference – titled “Urban Bird Summit: Status, Trends and Risks to Species that Call the Corridor Home” – will be held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at the Detroit Zoo. Up to 200 participants from Canada and the U.S. are expected to attend the conference to learn about threats […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoo will light up the night this holiday season with Wild Lights, a spectacular light display presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions. More than five million twinkling LED lights will brighten the evening sky and illuminate buildings, trees and more than 230 animal sculptures on a trail through the front half of the Zoo. […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

As Election Day approaches, mayoral races across the country are heating up. Meanwhile, the Detroit Zoo’s Mayor of Amphibiville, 10-year-old Trinity Favazza of Shelby Township, Mich., is wrapping up the first year of her two-year term overseeing the 2-acre wetland village that is home to the National Amphibian Conservation Center – and she’s proven she’s […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has received the Keep Michigan Beautiful award in recognition of its ongoing efforts in environmental sustainability. The award was presented Oct. 20, 2017, by Keep Michigan Beautiful, Inc., which annually recognizes programs and activities that substantially contribute to environmental improvement, clean up, beautification, site restoration and historical preservation. “We’re honored […]