DZG volunteer Alice Martin is settling into her new role – half way round the world. Twenty-three-year-old Alice, from Bushbury, Wolverhampton, who was also a member of our Little Zoo Keeper team, has moved to Japan where she will be teaching English. She said: “I am really excited about going to Japan, it’s a childhood dream come true. … Continue reading Alice’s adventures lead to Japan

Trainee broadcast journalists Amani Rodriguez and Victoria Bourne spent a morning on site compiling footage on DZG’s four Modernist structures earmarked for restoration in the £1.15m HLF programme. Amani and Victoria filmed around the site before interviewing CEO?Peter Suddock and Head of Media and Communications Jill Hitchman about the project which is due to start … Continue reading Spotlight on Tectons

A glut of fruits donated by Shropshire woman, Tricia Chevin, provided tasty treats for father and son Brazilian tapirs, Chico and Ronnie. Bags of grapes and pears grown in Tricia’s Dallicote garden were shared between Primates and Ungulates sections. Assistant Curator, Richard Brown, said: “The grapes went down very well with the Gelada baboons and … Continue reading Tapirs’ tasty treats

BRMB breakfast show presenter Foxy loved his radio station’s Community Service at DZG so much he arranged a private visit. He brought along a few friends and colleagues to meet his zoo favourites and spent an afternoon on site chatting to keepers about the collection. CAPTIONS:?RIGHT: Foxy feeds hungry Asiatic lion, Itar.  BELOW: Tickling a … Continue reading Foxy returns!

South Staffs teenager, Jessica Brookes, joined Dudley Zoo crew for a week during work placement from Wolverhampton Grammar School. Sixteen-year-old Jessica, of Stourton, spent time with Keepers, Marketing, Retail and Press Office throughout the week. She shadowed keeping staff for two days, including work on the farm and primates sections, plus birds and big cats. Head … Continue reading Jessica joins zoo crew

It’s arrived – our 2012 calendar is now on the shelves in the Safari Gift Shop. Inspired by this year’s bumper number of newcomers, the calendar features a dozen newborns and their mums. There’s Bornean orang utan Sprout and mum Jazz, emperor tamarin Edwina and mother Muriel and a day old capybara, who keepers have … Continue reading DZG’s 2012 calendar on sale

A group of rare Sulawesi crested macaques has moved into a new enclosure designed in-house to meet the needs of the critically endangered primates. Two males and two females of the five-strong group were recently transferred from Ramat Gan Zoo in Tel Aviv, Israel, and were quarantined for six months. The transfer was part of … Continue reading Macaques move into new home

DZG’s Keeper For a Day experience lets you get close to some of the rarest animals in the world. Shadow our keepers as they go about their daily duties caring for a whole range of exotic creatures and learn all about your favourite species with a hands-on experience you’ll never forget!   Caitlin Bradley,  aged 10 … Continue reading Be a Keeper for a Day!

DZG?CEO?Peter Suddock joined the Dudley City status debate with BBC Radio WM presenter, Jenny Wilkes, when the Beeb’s roadshow came to town. During an on-air interview with Joanne Malin he said:?”Any project that brings tourists to the area and more visitors to Dudley Zoo gets my vote!” Peter was also interviewed by BBC Midlands Today video journalist, Kevin Reide, who filmed his city status footage in … Continue reading Zoo boss joins city status debate

DZG holds very fond memories for octogenarian Doris Bratt. Doris, 83, of Kingswinford was employed as the zoo’s deputy cashier during the 1950s – along with seven other members of the Bratt family who worked on site! Husband Kenneth worked in Maintenance and various sisters and brothers-in-law were pony girls, keepers and administration staff. Doris … Continue reading Doris’s DZG days