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Retail Closures

It’s inventory time! Our Retail Gift Shops will be closed on various dates from January 5 to 8 (pending any delays) while our Retail team completes the annual inventory.

Jan. 5: Polar Treasures

Jan. 6-7: North Gift Shop and Penguin Café

Jan. 8: The Bamboo-tique

Thank you for your understanding.

Animal Viewing Impacts

Land of Lemurs Walkthrough & Outdoor Gorilla Amphitheatre: The two outdoor animal viewing areas will close for the season beginning on October 15. Lemurs and gorillas will be viewable in their indoor habitats.

African Savannah Yard: Our Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches will be off-view until early 2025 while we complete exciting upgrades in the African Savannah Yard, including the construction of a new Savannah Barn for the animals. Our giraffe tower will continue to be viewable throughout the project.

Thank you for your understanding.

Public Notice

Pesticide application to control the invasive species Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus) will occur within the property boundary of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo under approval from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. For full details or information on appeals, click here.

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News

Wood bison female

January 7, 2025

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An Iconic Canadian Species Returns to the Zoo

Have you herd the news? There are two new woolly faces calling Wild Canada home! We’re thrilled to welcome two female wo…

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Gentoo penguin, Lochlan

December 16, 2024

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Happy Hatchday to our Oldest Gentoo Penguin

We have flipping fantastic news – our oldest gentoo penguin, ‘Lochlan’, is 30 today! This is an exciting hatchday for ou…

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December 16, 2024

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Farewell to an Old Friend

Last week, we said a heartfelt goodbye to our cherished male Rocky Mountain goat, ‘Yukon’. At the remarkable age of 12.5…

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November 29, 2024

Announcements

Public Notice

Notice to Our Members and Visitors: In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the City of Cal…

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Dossi

November 28, 2024

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Gorilla Troop Update

Two weeks ago, we shared the heartbreaking news of the passing of ‘Eyare’, our two-year-old western lowland gorilla. Sin…

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Eyare

November 20, 2024

Announcements

Investigation Confirms Western Lowland Gorilla Death An Accident

20 NOVEMBER 2024 (Calgary, AB) – The death of 2-year-old female western lowland gorilla, ‘Eyare’, was determined to be a…

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