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World Lemur Day

We’re shining the spotlight on our endangered lemurs today, as we mark World Lemur Day. And it aptly falling during our Halloween half term week, because did you know the word ‘lemur’ actually means ‘ghost’ in Latin. Find out more about the critical threats lemurs face in the wild, during an awareness and fundraising event […]

Posted on 28th October 202220th June 2023 by Rachel Hickman

Conservation Matters : Lemurs

Discover more about lemurs and find out how we’re helping the species in the wild in this week’s mini Conservation Matters lesson.

Posted on 12th March 202111th March 2021 by Rachel Hickman

A decade celebrating lemurs

We’re marking Flashback Friday today, but as it’s also Working Naked Day (yes you read that right!) we’re turning back the clock 10 years to when a group of brave zoo keepers bared all in a saucy charity calendar! The daring team shed their uniforms to feature in the 2009 DZG calendar, which raised hundreds […]

Posted on 1st February 201930th January 2019 by Rachel Hickman

Loving lemurs

We’re getting ready to celebrate our five lemur species to mark World Lemur Day. There’s a raffle with the chance to win a lemur adoption package, lemur face painting and a name the lemur teddy competition, with all proceeds going to help protect lemurs in the wild. World Lemur Day is celebrated on October 26 […]

Posted on 25th October 201827th October 2018 by Rachel Hickman

Stars visit the zoo!

Panto stars Joe McElderry and Lucy Kay enjoyed some free time meeting the animals at DZG. The musical pair who are currently appearing in Aladdin at The Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton had a fun morning touring the zoo site and spotting our animals alongside dancer Katrina Ridley, before they headed back for the matinee performance. […]

Posted on 12th January 201711th January 2017 by Rachel Hickman

Celebrating lemurs!

We’re celebrating some of DZG’s most popular creatures this weekend as part of World Lemur Festival. And we’re using this opportunity to introduce you to Tom and Jerry – our newly-sexed and named ring-tailed boys! The youngsters were born to Phoebe and Frank in April and are proving popular additions to our walkthrough wood. And […]

Posted on 29th October 201628th October 2016 by Rachel Hickman

Conservation comes to life

DZG staff and visitors heard all about the vital conservation work being undertaken for the critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur in Madagascar during a special presentation. We’re three years into a five-year pledge to support the Lemur Conservation Association AEECL, which is helping secure a future for lemurs in the wild through a successful education […]

Posted on 19th October 201618th October 2016 by Rachel Hickman

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