Welcome, Hiiro
What’s better than a celebrity couple? A royal couple! We’re thrilled to welcome our female red-crowned crane ‘Ruby’ back to zoo grounds along with her new habitat-mate, male ‘Hiiro’. In August, Ruby…
Read MoreThe Garden Gallery in the ENMAX Conservatory will be closed from Monday, November 11th, through to Thursday, November 14th, to accommodate setup for ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company.
Thank you for your understanding.
Wild Canada: On Tuesday, October 29th, travel through Wild Canada will be adjusted to accommodate tree removal near the black bear habitat. To view the snow leopard, located in the former cougar habitat, visitors may enter and exit through the South Entrance of Wild Canada but will not be able to proceed past the habitat. To view the rest of the Wild Canada animal residents, visitors can enter and exit through the zone’s north entrance.
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.
PETRONAS Gateway to Asia: The building will have adjusted viewing from September 23 until mid-November while we complete mechanical upgrades to the Malayan tapir habitat. Komodo dragons will remain viewable indoors. Malayan tapirs and red-crowned cranes will be viewable in their outdoor habitats (weather permitting). White-handed gibbons will not be viewable for the duration of the project.
African Savannah Yard: Our Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches will be off-view until the end of the year 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.
Bite-Sized
We are saddened to share that earlier this month, we said goodbye to 1-year-old gentoo penguin, ‘Amery’.
Amery hatched here on June 13, 2022 and struggled with congenital deformities that predisposed him to further health challenges. He was receiving multiple ongoing treatments and supportive care, but his overall welfare continued to decline. For this reason, the zoo’s Animal Care, Health & Welfare team made the difficult but compassionate decision to euthanize him on March 6, 2024.
In his short time with us, he became a much-loved member of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo family. Please keep his dedicated care givers in your thoughts during this difficult time.