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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – As the Detroit Zoo prepares to open the Polk Penguin Conservation Center in April, it is recruiting enthusiastic, friendly and passionate volunteers 18 years and older to lend a hand at the world’s largest penguin facility and elsewhere throughout the 125-acre Zoo. In addition to the new penguin center, volunteers are […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has been selected to take part in a year-long fellowship through the Cultural Competence Learning Institute, an initiative of children’s museums and science centers working to advance diversity and inclusion in their staffs, programs and audiences. As part of the fellowship, the DZS will develop a […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – People who are passionate about penguins, obsessed with otters or fascinated by frogs might consider working at the wildest place in town this year. The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is looking for smiling, energetic, friendly and enthusiastic individuals for seasonal employment during the Detroit Zoo’s peak time – March through December. […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Birds do it. Bees do it. Find out how animals at the Detroit Zoo do it at the fifth annual Love Gone Wild on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. Open to both singles and sweethearts 21 and older, this memorable Valentine’s Day event takes informal science learning to a new level through a candid, intimate and […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is inviting Southeast Michigan residents to hop to it and join the local chapter of FrogWatch USA. The citizen science program teaches volunteers how to identify frogs and toads by their breeding calls and to gather and record data that supports a national network. “We already know about the extinctions […]