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Lions, tigers, and… giraffes? Not yet, but soon. John Ball Zoo, the beloved West Michigan attraction nestled in the rolling hills just west of downtown Grand Rapids, is preparing for a bold new chapter. Thanks to a record-setting $15 million donation from the Bill and Bea Idema Foundation, the zoo will welcome giraffes to Grand Rapids for the first time in its 133-year history. This historic gift, the single largest philanthropic contribution John Ball Zoo has ever received, is earmarked to fund a state-of-the-art giraffe habitat and marks a major leap forward in the zoo’s ongoing African expansion project.

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A decades-long partnership with a Peruvian nonprofit shows that protecting wildlife begins with supporting people. More than 3,000 miles from Metro Detroit, along the banks of the Amazon River, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is making a lasting impact on conservation through education. In remote rainforest villages – where pink river dolphins glide through the water and monkeys swing in the canopy – Detroit’s beloved zoo is helping local children get the books, pencils and lessons they need. It’s an unconventional approach: instead of focusing directly on animals, the Zoo is empowering the people who share their habitat with wildlife. And it’s working. This unique effort is forging a bond between Michigan and the Amazon, proving that you can’t…

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