Detroit Zoo wolf exhibit includes National Geographic photo display

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A National Geographic photo exhibition on wolves will open June 8 as the Detroit Zoo's new Wolf Wilderness attraction.

The exhibit, entitled "The Hidden Life of Wolves," will be on display in a building adjacent to the new wolf exhibit. The collection of photographs is intended to dispel the myths about wolves and educate visitors about the importance of protecting them. The traveling exhibition includes 21 images by award-winning filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher, who observed wolves for six years at the edge of Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness and documented their behaviors.

"We've all heard stories of the ‘big, bad wolf', but that reputation is undeserved," said Ron Kagan, executive director and CEO of the Detroit Zoological Society. "Wolves are close cousins to man's best friend and, as such, are highly intelligent, social creatures. This photo exhibition and the Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness are aimed at bringing about a greater understanding of wolves and their significance to ecosystems."

The Wolf Wilderness exhibit opens June 8, 2015 and "The Hidden Life of Wolves" exhibition runs from June 8 through October 24, 2015.