Detroit Zoo Says “Thanks a Million” to Visitors

Zoo says attendance is on record pace in 2016.

The Detroit Zoo is on its way to setting a new attendance record this year. Detroit Zoological Society Director and CEO Ron Kagan says one million people had passed through the gates as of August 6three weeks ahead of last year’s pace. More than 1.4 million people visited the zoo in 2015. Kagan tells WDET’s Pat Batcheller the zoo has spent eight years improving its infrastructure and its programs. Click on the audio player to hear the conversation.

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  • Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.