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The Detroit chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) has announced a location change for its annual bowl-a-thon for the conservation of endangered rhinos.   Bowling for Rhinos – previously scheduled to take place at Thunderbird Lanes in Troy – has been moved to Hartfield Lanes Family Fun Center in Berkley, 3490 12 Mile Road, […]

As part of its continued efforts to conserve the most vulnerable wildlife species around the world, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is collaborating with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) to help launch AZA’s new initiative, Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE). To honor the occasion, which coincides with the 10th anniversary of Endangered Species […]

The Detroit Zoo’s breeding efforts for the critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad have yielded the best results in the Zoo’s history with a record 22,571 tadpoles.  Twenty tadpoles have been retained for future breeding at the National Amphibian Conservation Center while the rest were shipped last week to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, for release […]

The Detroit chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) invites bowlers to help save rhinoceroses “one pin at a time” at Bowling for Rhinos.  The annual bowl-a-thon for the conservation of endangered rhinos will take place Saturday, May 30, 2015, 7 p.m., at Thunderbird Lanes in Troy, 400 W. Maple Rd.   Bowlers may […]

Get a whiff of this! The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today announced a new crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. The campaign will support an energy-producing biodigester that will harness the power of poo at the Detroit Zoo. If the DZS attains its crowdfunding goal of $55,000 by […]