Press Room

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

A male bald eagle from southern Indiana is in his permanent habitat at the Detroit Zoo after recovering from an injury that prevented him from being released back into the wild. One of the bird’s wings was severely damaged, presumably after he flew into a power line, and had to be amputated. Named Mr. America […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoo saw its second-highest attendance ever in 2017, attracting 1,560,981 visitors. Wild Lights – the Zoo’s annual holiday light display presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions – drew 151,202 guests, boosting the year’s total. The Zoo achieved its all-time attendance record of 1,698,053 the previous year as visitors flocked from around the globe to […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

It’s red panda-monium at the Detroit Zoo as construction is set to begin on a major expansion of the home of these charismatic creatures, thanks in part to a $500,000 grant from the Holtzman Wildlife Foundation. The Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest will provide a larger and more stimulating naturalistic environment that ensures the […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Britain’s foremost natural history museum has selected the Detroit Zoo as the site of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition’s U.S. debut for the 12th consecutive year. The show begins November 18, 2017, at the Ford Education Center and runs through May 13, 2018. It is free with Zoo admission. “Words don’t do justice […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoo’s Mayor of Amphibiville, Trinity Favazza, 10, of Shelby Township, has issued her first Executive Order, calling for legislators to vote “no” on Senate Bill 316.