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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Local yogis can bring their cows, cats, camels and downward dogs to the Detroit Zoo this summer.  Beginning July 10, guests 13 years and older will have a new and unique opportunity to participate in an early morning meditative flow with a certified yoga instructor.  Sessions will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8 […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) Curator of Birds Tom Schneider has received the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Recovery Champion Award. The award – presented June 19 at the Detroit Zoo – is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the recovery of federally listed endangered species. “The Detroit Zoological Society […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has a leg up on all the summer happenings and is kicking things off with a celebration of World Giraffe Day on Thursday, June 21, at the Detroit Zoo’s Giraffe Encounter. Zookeeper talks at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. will highlight not only the behavior of these iconic […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

As part of the Detroit Zoological Society’s (DZS’s) global wildlife conservation efforts and renowned animal welfare program, two rescued male sandhill cranes have found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo after being rescued and rehabilitated. One of the cranes was found as a chick in 2002 with a wing problem. Rescuers were concerned his injury would […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Thousands of Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles – 11,226 to be exact – left Detroit for Puerto Rico on June 6, where they will be released in the El Tallonal biological reserve as part of a federal program to restore this critically endangered amphibian. These tadpoles join the more than 52,000 Detroit Zoo-born tadpoles released […]