Press Releases

In this section, you can view current and prior Detroit Zoological Society press releases. The Detroit Zoological Society is always interested in media opportunities. If your organization is looking for partnerships, sponsorships or exclusive programs, please feel free to call the Public Relations Department at (248) 541-5717 ext. 3731.

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All media must be accompanied by a representative of the public relations staff when conducting interviews or shooting video or still photography in the park.  Please contact Patricia Mills Janeway in advance at (248) 541-5717 ext. 3731 or pjaneway@dzs.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to make arrangements.

2013 Press Releases

• Detroit Zoo Heats Up For Wild Summer Nights

• Good Things Come in Small Packages

• Dinner with the Beavers on Auction Block June 14

• A Chick So Nice They Hatched It Twice

• Out of the House and Into the Wild

• Warthog Piglets Daphne and Violet Blossom at Detroit Zoo

• Don't De-Spare: Bowling For Rhinos Returns June 1

• Celebrate Bear Awareness at the Detroit Zoo May 18

• Sunset at the Zoo Features a ‘Boardwalk Bash’ June 14

• Chill Out at the Detroit Zoo's Wild Adventure Zone

• Detroit Zoological Society Gives Stamp of Approval to Save Vanishing Species Semipostal

• Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo May 17-18

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition Returns to Detroit Zoo

• Chief Program Officer Says "Yes" to Detroit Zoological Society

• See What's Popping at the Detroit Zoo

• Detroit Zoo's Newest Attraction Fits in Your Pocket

• Tri-County Seniors Invited to Free Day at the Detroit Zoo April 24

• Detroit Zoo Ushers in Ice Age with New 4-D Film

• It's Easy Being Green at Detroit Zoo's GreenFest

• Detroit Zoological Society to Host National Humane Education Conference

• Detroit Zoological Society Leads Expeditions to Peru

• Ask Yourself: Do I Want to be a Detroit Zoo Volunteer?

• Red-Letter Day for Detroit Zoo's Red-Eyed Tree Frogs

• Hop on Over to Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo March 30

• Belle Isle Nature Zoo's Mudpuppypalooza Celebrates Detroit River Salamander

• Leap Into Conservation by Joining FrogWatch

• Detroit Zoological Society Names Director of Animal Welfare

• It's ‘Hamer’ Time at the Detroit Zoo

• Detroit Zoo Has a New 'Mane' Man

• How Do Animals Make Woo at the Zoo?

• Detroit Zoo Attendance Tops 1.27 Million in 2012

• Warm Up to Winter with Wild Winter Weekends

2012 Press Releases

• Detroit Zoological Society Grabs the Brass Ring with International Award for Marketing Excellence

• Hear the Calls of the Wild at the Detroit Zoo

• Give Something 'Zoonique' This Holiday Season

• Get in the 'Loop' with Detroit Zoo's Science On a Sphere

• Detroit Zoo's Mayor of Amphibiville Leaps Into Office

• Detroit Zoological Society to Host Salvation Army Drive

• Halloween Fun at the "Boo-tiful" Belle Isle Nature Zoo

• Detroit Zoo Baby Has Visitors Seeing Red

• Smashing Pumpkins at the Detroit Zoo

• Detroit Zoo Visitors Fawn Over Baby Pudu

• No Tricks, Lots of Treats at Zoo Boo

• Out of the Zoo and Into the Wild

• Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Detroit Zoo's Wild Adventure 3-D/4-D Theater

• Detroit Zoological Society Creates Fund For Wildlife Rescue

• Meet Your Best Friend At The Zoo September 22-23

• DETROIT ZOO’S AMPHIBIVILLE SEARCHING FOR SLIME-LOVING POLITICIAN

• Detroit Zoo Attendance Tops One Million- Visitors get a mega-dose of Vitamin Z with baby animals, new arrivals, Boardwalk

• Detroit Zoo Extends Hours for Labor Day Weekend

• On Your Mark … Get Set … Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo

• Tri-county Seniors Invited to Free Day at the Zoo September 5

• SECOND CHANCE FOR SUMMER ZOOMANCE AUGUST 23

• Elands Living Large at Detroit Zoo

• A World of Wildlife Awaits Under the Boardwalk

• Rescued Polar Bear Dies at Detroit Zoo

• Detroit Zoological Society Wild About Zookeepers

• Detroit Zoo Named Michigan's Finest Meeting Site

• The Dark Night Heron Rises

• Life is a Cabernet

• Take a Chance on Summer Zoomance

• Detroit Zoo Heats Up for Wild Summer Nights

• Crocodiles Arrive Just in Time for Sunset at the Zoo

• Detroit Zoological Society Announces New Board Members

• Dinner with Grizzly Cubs on the Auction Block June 22

• Don't De-Spare: Bowling for Rhinos Returns June 30

• Detroit Zoo Wolverine Meets His Match

• Junior Reporters to Make TV News Debut at Detroit Zoo

• The Joy of Six

• Out of the House and into the Wild

• Detroit Zoo Extends Hours for Holiday Weekend

• Camel Calf Captivates Crowds

• Detroit Zoo's Australian Outback Adventure is Hopping with Kangaroo Joeys

• Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo May 19-20

• Come One, Come All to Sunset at the Zoo on June 22

• Celebrate Bear Awareness at the Detroit Zoo May 12-13

• Detroit Zoological Society Executive First Zoo Leader to Complete Noyce Fellowship

• It's Easy To Be Green at Detroit Zoo's Earth Day Celebration

• Visitors Hop to Detroit Zoo's Bunnyville in Record Numbers

• Detroit Zoo Plays Supporting Role in 'The Giant Mechanical Man'

• Tri-county Seniors Invited to Free Day at Detroit Zoo April 25

• From Chills to Thrills, New Films Offer Something For Everyone at Detroit Zoo's Wild Adventure Experiences

• Matters of the Heart: Detroit Zoo Gorillas Undergo Cardiac Exams

• Belle Isle Nature Zoo's Mudpuppypalooza Celebrates Detroit River Salamander

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition Returns to Detroit Zoo

• Orphaned Grizzly Bear Cubs Make Detroit Zoo Debut

• Detroit Zoological Society Leads Expeditions to Peru

• Hop on Over to Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo April 7

• Quit Lion Around! Volunteer with the Detroit Zoological Society

• Hop to the Detroit Zoo on Leap Day to Celebrate Amphibians

• Celebrate International Polar Bear Day at the Detroit Zoo Feb. 26

• Detroit Zoo Gives Visitors the Presidential Treatment

• Leap Into Conservation by Joining FrogWatch

• March 10 is "Girls' Night Out" at the Detroit Zoo

• Watch the Lions Play on Super Bowl Sunday

• Detroit Zoo Welcomes Newest "Rock" Stars

• Detroit Zoological Society Celebrates Black History Month

• New Tiger on the Prowl at Detroit Zoo

• Got Milk Frogs?

• How Do Animals Make Woo at the Zoo?

• Receive $2 Off Detroit Zoo Admissions on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• Poster Puts Focus on Rackham Fountain in Four Seasons

• Detroit Zoological Society Earns Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

• Warm Up to Winter with Wild Winter Weekends

• Detroit Zoo Attendance Tops 1.2 Million in 2011