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.

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:

Black Bear and Grizzly Bear Viewing Impact: From Monday, September 21 through Wednesday, September 23, our black bears and grizzly bears will rotate through the grizzly bear habitat to accommodate maintenance work in the black bear habitat. Thank you for your understanding.

Polar Bear Viewing Impact: Our polar bears will not be viewable in the main habitat on Wednesday, September 23, to accommodate habitat maintenance. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

Rock hyrax, Oshana

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Rocking Good News for Rock Hyraxes

June 13, 2025 | 1 minute read

Did you hear the rocking good news? Our two adult female rock hyraxes are pregnant!

Both ‘Kikami’ and ‘Oshana’ are expecting pups, sired by male ‘Kenickie’. While we’re cautiously optimistic about some spud-tacular pregnancies, this means we’ve wished farewell to our #ThreePotatoesYYC. Our three rock hyrax siblings ‘Chad’, ‘Emi’, and ‘Koussi’ have departed in preparation for moves to a new home that is excited to welcome this fascinating species.

While goodbyes are never easy, we’ll cherish our memories of seeing these tots showing off their #potatoparkour.

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