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

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

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