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[Giant Panda]

The zoo has criticized a proposed amendment to Michigan’s Large Carnivore Act, which would loosen restrictions on breeding. Other zoos in the state, eg. John Ball, support the amendment.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...with-plan-to-broaden-large-animals-regulation

 

[GraysonDP]

One of America's most underrated zoos is renovating their giraffe house and doubling the interior space for the animals. This should open in late spring 2017. Cynthia and Edsel Ford and Family Fill Tall Order at Detroit Zoo - Detroit Zoo

 

[wilson]

From the zoos facebook....

The Detroit tigers are getting a new home – the zoo tigers, that is! The ferocious felines at the Detroit Zoo will soon have a renovated and expanded habitat, thanks in part to a $1 million gift from the Richard C. Devereaux Foundation.

The Devereaux Tiger Forest will provide the animals with more room to roam (triple the space!) and will feature naturalistic elements important to the species, including high vantage points, open spaces, trees, a cave, waterfall and pool.

Learn more: Richard C. Devereaux Foundation Sweetens the Kitty at Detroit Zoo - Detroit Zoo

 

[Coelacanth18]

Detroit Zoo set a new record of 1.7 million visitors. This is the 11th consecutive year that attendance has gone up.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl.../record-1-7-million-visit-detroit-zoo-in-2016

 

[pachyderm pro]

New year, new thread.

 

[BennettL]

Detroit zoo set attendance record for 2016:Detroit Zoo sets all-time attendance record for 2016

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[Alex Bensky]

A good deal of the reason for the high attendance was the opening of the new penguin exhibit. I should note that because of the popularity of the exhibit the Detroit Zoo did not honor Toledo zoo memberships for reciprocity (Toledo is a little over an hour's drive south. However, Toledo still honors Detroit memberships. I did politely express to the Detroit society management I thought this was not necessary.

 

[Milwaukee Man]

The Zoo's sloth, Homer, has moved to a new exhibit.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.mlive.com/v1/articles/20410555/sloth_takes_favorite_tree_alon.amp

 

[Azamat Shackleford]

Friendly reminder that the lion-headed macaques are off-exhibit and that their current exhibit is occupied by ring-tailed lemurs. :I

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Friendly reminder that the lion-headed macaques are off-exhibit and that their current exhibit is occupied by ring-tailed lemurs. :I

Errr, you meant? Lion-tailed macaque or golden headed lion tamarin, some difference there!

 

[Azamat Shackleford]

Errr, you meant? Lion-tailed macaque or golden headed lion tamarin, some difference there!

Crud, meant Lion-tailed macaque. Sorry bout that! xD

 

[Coelacanth18]

@Eublepharis: Do you know if the lion-tails are still there and just being held off-exhibit, or have they died/been sent elsewhere?

 

[jayjds2]

@Eublepharis: Do you know if the lion-tails are still there and just being held off-exhibit, or have they died/been sent elsewhere?

A male was sent to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Not sure of the rest.

 

[Azamat Shackleford]

@Eublepharis: Do you know if the lion-tails are still there and just being held off-exhibit, or have they died/been sent elsewhere?

I wondered as well, jayjds2 got one of the macaques' proven location

 

[jayjds2]

A male was sent to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Not sure of the rest.

I wondered as well, jayjds2 got one of the macaques' proven location

Or not, seeing as how someone has just brought it to my attention that I once again mixed up Denver and Detroit but from what I can tell, Detroit has gone out of the species.

 

[natel12]

From may 18, but the Detroit zoo is getting endangered boreal toads, and will obviously go in the amphibian center

 

[vogelcommando]

700 Wyoming toad soon to be released :

Endangered Tadpoles Set for Release to the Wild

 

[vogelcommando]

Great succes with the Puerto Rico crested toad ! :

Detroit Zoo sending 5,600 tadpoles to permanent vacation in Puerto Rico

 

[Milwaukee Man]

The river otter habitat has reopened after receiving a renovation.

River otters at Detroit Zoo get upscale accommodations in renovated habitat

 

[elefante]

I was just there last week. It was great as always. I'm probably far behind on things, but when did the lion-tailed macaques get shipped out and where did they go?