Closure Alerts

Christmas Day: The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th, for both day admission and ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company. Normal operations will resume on December 26th.

New Year’s Eve: On Tuesday, December 31st, last entry for day admission and members will be at 3 p.m. with grounds cleared at 4 p.m. to accommodate set up for our Zoo Year’s Eve event, presented by Orange Frog.

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.
Male red crowned crane, 'Hiiro'

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Welcome, ‘Hiiro’

September 20, 2024 | 1 minute read

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 temporarily moved to our offsite Wildlife Conservation Centre (WCC) to meet Hiiro for the first time. Our Animal Care, Health & Welfare team tells us that the pair got along like – well, like birds of a feather!

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species classifies red-crowned cranes as Endangered. We’re proud to be part of a Species Survival Plan (SSP) that is working to help maintain healthy, genetically diverse populations of this remarkable species under human care.

Stop by Exploration Asia to see these two (hopefully!) lovebirds and welcome Hiiro to his new home!

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