Early Closures and Late Openings

Early Asian Highlands Closure: Last entry to Asian Highlands will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, and Sunday, September 27, to accommodate set up for Wild After Hours: Snow Leopards (18+). The area will be cleared by 5 p.m. Thank you for understanding.

Early Building Closure: Last entry to Kitamba Café and the ENMAX Conservatory will be at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, to accommodate set up for our ZooDunnit (18+) event. The buildings will be cleared by 3:30 p.m. Thank you for your understanding.

Late Zoo Opening: The Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo will open to members and the day admission ticket holders at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, to accommodate our Wild Walk event. Thank you for your understanding.

Animal Viewing Impacts:

PETRONAS Gateway to Asia Malayan Tapir Viewing: ‘Sempurna’ and her female calf ‘Nyawa’ have daily access to either the main indoor habitat or the outdoor habitat from 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. They’ll also have access to their behind-the-scenes space and may choose to spend time there, so viewing isn’t always guaranteed. Thank you for your understanding.

West Gate Closure

Due to significant construction activities in and around Imagine Asia, the zoo’s West Gate will remain closed for the 2025 season and is expected to remain closed until at least 2028/2029. This necessary step supports the safe movement of visitors while we undertake exciting improvements to animal habitats and visitor experiences.

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Welcoming a Red Panda Pair

July 11, 2023 | 1 minute read

Are you red-y for some good news? On June 17, red panda parents ‘Udaya’ and ‘Linus’ welcomed their second litter of cubs – a set of twins!

These youngsters bring our resident red panda pack to six – joining their lively one-year-old siblings ‘Sundari’ and ‘Ravi.

While we promise red pandas are in fact red in colour, the photos we have are taken from CCTV footage in our nursery of Udaya bonding with her new cubs. The cameras allow our Animal Care, Health & Welfare team to keep a close eye on them from a distance while allowing her to stay calm and enjoy some newborn snuggles.

While Udaya and her new cubs relax behind the scenes, you can still visit the rest of the red panda family and congratulate them on this paw-some news!

Red panda ‘Udaya’ and twin cubs

Welcoming a Red Panda Pair

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