Press Room

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Belle Isle Nature Zoo will be buzzing with excitement on Saturday, August 20, 2016 for the inaugural Bee Fest in celebration of National Honey Bee Day.  The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and all activities are free. Bee Fest will feature bee keeper talks, music, crafts, demonstrations on how […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is mourning the loss of Curator of Amphibians Marcy Sieggreen, who died July 26 of cancer.  She was 43. “Our hearts are heavy as we say good bye to an incredible friend and colleague,” said Ron Kagan, DZS executive director and CEO.  “Marcy was a gift to us all.  Our […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS), a partner in a collaborative worldwide effort to save the highly endangered Grauer’s gorilla, will host a special presentation by the executive director of the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dr. Sonya M. Kahlenberg will speak at 6 p.m. on Sunday, […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Many Detroit Zoo guests will be looking down during an upcoming visit, but not to play Pokémon GO on their smartphones.  Street artist and illustrator David Zinn will create playful 3-D animal drawings composed entirely of chalk on the pavement at three Zoo locations from noon to 8 p.m. on July 27 and August 10. […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

A 29-year-old female polar bear named Tundra explored her new home for the first time today at the Detroit Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life.  The senior bear was relocated last week from the Indianapolis Zoo, which is permanently closing its polar bear exhibit. “Tundra arrived over the weekend and is acclimating very well to her […]