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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

It may be cold outside, but hearts are warm during Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo. At least 14 couples have become engaged during this year’s magical holiday celebration, with the help of Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) staff. Opportunities abound for the ultimate romantic gesture during the annual holiday light display. Red lights swirl to […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit tigers are getting a new home – the zoo tigers, that is. The ferocious felines at the Detroit Zoo will soon have a renovated and expanded habitat, thanks in part to a $1 million gift from the Richard C. Devereaux Foundation. The Devereaux Tiger Forest will provide the animals with more room to […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Longtime Detroit Zoo supporters Cynthia and Edsel Ford are sticking their necks out for the benefit of the giraffes at the Zoo with a $1 million gift which will pay for an expansion of the animals’ indoor habitat. “There have been so many significant improvements made at the Zoo in recent years, and our family […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Animal lovers and Detroit Zoo supporters can spend an evening helping save species at the Detroit Zoological Society’s (DZS) inaugural Conservation Gala on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Held at the Zoo’s Wildlife Interpretive Gallery, the gala will include hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, a sit-down dinner and raffle. Themed “Making a Difference”, the event will highlight the […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is paving the way for a more sustainable environment with a new parking lot – located off Woodward Avenue near the Polk Penguin Conservation Center – that utilizes a progressive green design. The lot’s 215 spaces will help accommodate the Detroit Zoo’s rising attendance while incorporating permeable pavement, which reduces […]