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Archive: Detroit Zoological Society Opposes Amendment to State’s Large Carnivore Act
Bill expands who can own dangerous predators, lacks oversight and enforcement
December 2, 2016
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is urging Michigan residents to join the organization in opposition of Senate Bill 658, rushed through Committee and the Senate Thursday, to significantly expand Michigan’s Large Carnivore Act. The bill was narrowly passed by the Senate 22-14 and is currently before the House of Representatives. The Large Carnivore Act (Act […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D’ Debuts Friday at the Detroit Zoo
Festive film shown exclusively during 'Wild Lights'
November 17, 2016
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
This holiday season, Detroit Zoo visitors can revel in nostalgia while joining Rudolph on his quest to save Christmas. A 10-minute adaptation of the beloved animated television classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D” is showing exclusively at the Wild Adventure Zone 4-D Theater during Wild Lights, the Zoo’s annual holiday light display. Guests will recognize […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Glide into Winter on the Detroit Zoo’s New Skating Rink
November 16, 2016
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Detroit Zoo visitors can execute an Axel, complete a camel spin or simply float freestyle this winter on a new skating rink located in front of the frozen façade of the Polk Penguin Conservation Center. The 1,548-square-foot Winter Rink, which can accommodate 31 skaters, is open now through February 2017. Guests ages 4 and older […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Makes U.S. Debut at Detroit Zoo
Exhibition begins November 18 at Ford Education Center
November 14, 2016
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
Backlit by the sun, an endangered golden langur stares into the distance as it rests in the treetops on India’s Umananda Island. On a cloudy night, a humpback whale launches into a graceful arc just beneath the water’s surface off the Norwegian coast. As night begins to fall, a stubby-horned, high-spirited kid ibex frolics through […]
Read Archive ReleaseArchive: VOTE FOR DETROIT ZOO’S WILD LIGHTS IN BEST ZOO LIGHTS COMPETITION
November 11, 2016
ROYAL OAK, Mich.,
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 again selected the Detroit Zoo as a contender in its Best Zoo Lights contest. Twenty zoos throughout the […]
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