Adjusted Hours and Impacts

Early Building Closure: Last entry to the ENMAX Conservatory will be at 3:00 p.m. and last entry to Kitamba Café will be at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27th, to accommodate set up for our ZooDunnit (18+) event. Thank you for your understanding.

Penguin Café: Penguin Café will be temporarily closed from Monday, March 9th, to Thursday, March 12th, while we complete renovations. The North Gift Shop will remain open during this time. Thank you for your understanding.

Seasonal Closures

Gorilla Amphitheatre: The Gorilla Amphitheatre is closed for the season from October 15th, 2025. Our gorilla troop remains viewable in their indoor habitat.

Prehistoric Park: Prehistoric Park is closed for the season from October 27th, 2025, pending favourable weather conditions.

Animal Viewing Impacts:

PETRONAS Gateway to Asia Malayan Tapir Viewing: ‘Sempurna’ and her calf have daily access to the main indoor habitat from 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. They’ll also have access to their behind-the-scenes space and may choose to spend time there, especially when the calf is nursing, so viewing isn’t always guaranteed. Thank you for your understanding.

Exploration Asia
The Exploration Asia Redevelopment project is officially underway! While there are some viewing impacts in the area, you can still visit many of your favourite species.

Species Viewable: Bactrian camels, Komodo dragons, white-handed gibbons, Malayan tapirs, red-crowned cranes, Turkmenian markhors, Amur tigers, wild boar, and Pallas’s cats.
Species Not Viewable: Snow leopards and red pandas have been relocated during construction, but don’t worry – these beloved species will be back in 2026. Our peacocks and Dalmatian pelicans are currently spending time in their winter holding space.

West Gate Closure

Due to significant construction activities in and around Exploration 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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Welcome, ‘Vasili’

November 21, 2023 | 1 minute read

We’re grrr-inning with excitement to announce the arrival of a new set of stripes. On November 19, 11-year-old male Amur tiger, ‘Vasili’ arrived safely in Calgary – a testament to the hard work done by his care team at the Toronto Zoo to prepare him for the journey.

Though he came to us from Toronto, this is actually a homecoming! Vasili was born here in 2012 and is the brother of our current male, ‘Samkha’.

Vasili will spend at least 30 days in quarantine before being introduced to the tiger habitat where Samkha and female tiger, ‘Sarma’, reside. Though you won’t be able to view him for some time, join us in wishing Vasili a warm welcome back to the zoo family!

Photo courtesy of the Toronto Zoo.

Welcome, ‘Vasili’

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