ROYAL OAK, Mich. — The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) invites the community to leap into an event like no other. Sunset at the Zoo, presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions, returns from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 23. During this 21-and-older fundraising gala, guests will enjoy a strolling dinner featuring some of metro Detroit’s best […]

The global phenomenon BRICKLIVE is assembling at the Detroit Zoo this summer. Presented by Michigan First Credit Union, this limited-time installation will feature more than 70 dazzling toy brick sculptures spaced throughout the Zoo – mostly along the 3-acre gravel trail located near the Zoo’s northern border. From a 7-foot elk and 12-foot giraffe to […]

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) and the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced today that two polar bear cubs, Astra and Laerke, will move to Point Defiance Zoo in spring 2023. The transfer is being conducted per recommendations by Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) polar bear population experts. As with all recommendations, zoos collaborate […]

This June, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is bringing back an event that makes dreams come true. For the first time since 2019, the Detroit Zoo will host Dream Night, presented by Michigan Educational Credit Union, from 6 to 9 p.m. June 2. During this special evening at the Zoo, children and families living with […]

It’s easy being green at the Detroit Zoo! The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) will ring in Earth Month this April with a weekend celebration featuring two events designed to restore the planet, keep the environment clean and encourage guests to live greener lives. “Environmental sustainability and conservation are core goals of the DZS mission, and […]

Hop over to Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo this April for two days of “egg-citing” fun for the whole family! The Zoo’s annual springtime celebration, presented by Meijer, returns from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 7-8 and is free for Zoo members to attend. Non-members can also join in on the fun, as admission […]

The Detroit Zoological Society is saying “hello again” to a familiar face this week. After nearly a year away, male polar bear Nuka has returned to the Detroit Zoo. Born at the Denver Zoo on Nov. 25, 2004, Nuka lived at the Detroit Zoo from 2011 to 2022. While at the Detroit Zoo, Nuka successfully […]

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) announced today the hiring of Mike Murray as the nonprofit’s new vice president of life sciences. He joins the DZS after spending the past five years at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, serving most recently as its curator of mammals and behavioral husbandry.   As the DZS’s new vice president of […]

Join the Belle Isle Nature Center for a free event full of winter fun! WHAT:  Celebrate all things winter at the Belle Isle Nature Center’s annual Winterfest! Guests will have the opportunity to trek through the trails on snowshoes, make a feeder to care for birds in the winter, learn about animal adaptations and cold-weather survival, […]

The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center will reopen to the public on Saturday, Dec. 24. The Zoo will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and the Nature Center will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Both campuses are closed on Christmas Day (Sunday, Dec. 25) and will resume normal […]