Eric’s Detroit Zoo Blog (Weblog)


Work begins on lions’ habitat at Detroit Zoo – dailytribune.com
February 22, 2011, 9:56 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized

Work begins on lions’ habitat at Detroit Zoo

Published: Tuesday, February 22, 2011

By Catherine Kavanaugh
Daily Tribune Staff Writer

ROYAL OAK – Construction began today on a $1 million habitat for the kings of the jungle residing at the Detroit Zoo.
Crews are using a drilling rig to bore into the ground where concrete will be poured for the foundation of 30 8–foot tall laminated glass panels that will let visitors see eye-to-eye with the six lions.
Work begins on lions’ habitat at Detroit Zoo – dailytribune.com



Detroit Zoo attendance breaks record | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
January 5, 2011, 7:40 pm
Filed under: Dinosauria, In The News, Lions, Special Events

Please read this to also find out what will happen in 2011!!!

BY TAMMY STABLES BATTALIA
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

Detroit Zoo broke its single-day attendance record and hosted more than one million visitors for the fifth consecutive year.

Detroit Zoo attendance breaks record | freep.com | Detroit Free Press



A Trip to the Zoo
November 9, 2010, 8:54 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized

I found this on the Internet. A very nice video someone made at the Detroit Zoo.



Smashing Pumpkins at the Detroit Zoo
October 18, 2010, 6:43 pm
Filed under: In The News

www.detroitzoo.org/Newsflashes/2010_Press_Releases/Smashing_Pumpkins_at_the_Detroit_Zoo



Detroit Zoo Offers $2 Off Admissions on Columbus Day
October 8, 2010, 7:21 pm
Filed under: Discounts, In The News

www.detroitzoo.org/Newsflashes/2010_Press_Releases/Detroit_Zoo_Offers_2_Off_Admissions_on_Columbus_Day



Fall in to the New Season at the Detroit Zoo
October 8, 2010, 7:16 pm
Filed under: Fall Festival, In The News, Special Events

www.detroitzoo.org/Newsflashes/2010_Press_Releases/Fall_in_to_the_New_Season_at_the_Detroit_Zoo



Zoo Boo Features Nine Nights of ‘Spooktacular’ Fun!
October 8, 2010, 7:15 pm
Filed under: In The News, Special Events, Zoo Boo

www.detroitzoo.org/Newsflashes/2010_Press_Releases/Zoo_Boo_Features_Nine_Nights_of_Spooktacular_Fun



GoErie.com: Local News – Erie Zoo’s male polar bear dies
September 10, 2010, 6:51 pm
Filed under: Arctic Ring of Life, In The News, Polar Bears

 

Published: September 08. 2010 1:15AM

Erie Zoo’s male polar bear dies

By ERICA ERWIN

Norton was a laid-back, low-key kind of polar bear with a personality that matched his lumbering 1,000-pound body.

GoErie.com: Local News – Erie Zoo’s male polar bear dies



Freeze at the Detroit Zoo – Flash Mob
August 29, 2010, 7:14 pm
Filed under: In The News, Special Events


Detroit Zoo Offers Back-To-School Discount
August 29, 2010, 7:13 pm
Filed under: Discounts, In The News

http://detroitzoo.org/Newsflashes/2010_Press_Releases/Detroit_Zoo_Offers_Back-To-School_Discount