Press Room

WHAT: The Detroit Zoo is getting the “pawty” started to celebrate Halloween all month long and encouraging guests to purchase tickets for the inaugural Spooky Spirits event, the newest After Hours 21+ Event Series from the Zoo – as well as the annual Zoo Boo series. For a chilling good time that’s sure to give […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

A king-sized bundle of joy has been welcomed into the world thanks to a collaboration between two midwestern zoos. A king penguin chick hatched at the Detroit Zoo on Aug. 13 — but this chick’s story actually began nearly 300 miles away, at the Cincinnati Zoo – where its parents, 27-year-old Larry and 8-year-old Stacy, […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

With the swish of a pair of scissors, the Detroit Zoo cemented a partnership with Consumers Energy this week. On Wednesday, Sept. 28,  the Detroit Zoo hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly renamed Consumers Energy Events Pavilion on its Royal Oak campus. A hub of activity at the Zoo, the pavilion is one […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

State-of-the-art facility offering new habitats, programs for guests of all ages The newly reimagined Belle Isle Nature Center, 176 Lakeside Dr., Detroit, has reopened to the public after being closed for more than two years. Since its doors were shut in March 2020, the Nature Center, operated by the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS), underwent a […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

This October, a spell will be cast over the Detroit Zoo. Zoo Boo, the Detroit Zoo’s annual merry-not-scary event presented by Beaumont Children’s, is returning for three weekends to get guests of all ages in the Halloween spirit. Zoo Boo will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 8-9, 15-16 and 21-23. The Zoo […]