Press Room (DZS)

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Thousands of runners and walkers will lace up their running shoes and head over to the Detroit Zoo on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, for the 20th annual Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo.  Proceeds from the event benefit the Ruth Roby Glancy Animal Health Complex and veterinary care for the Zoo’s animals. Sponsored by Ford […]

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. […]