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:

Grizzly Bear Viewing: Our grizzly bears are off-view from Tuesday, September 8 through Friday, September 18, to accommodate planned habitat work. 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.

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Welcoming ‘Bebe’

November 06, 2025 | 1 minute read

We have paw-sitively wonderful news – a new resident will soon be joining us in Wild Canada!

‘Bebe’ (pronounced BB) is a 12-year-old male Canada lynx who is currently in quarantine behind-the-scenes at our Animal Health Centre. He was born at the Montreal Biodome and arrived from the Saskatoon Forestry Farm & Zoo.

Ready for a fun fact that will get you purring? Bebe and our female Canada lynx ‘Kaya’ have previously lived together, and have even successfully bred! We currently have a Species Survival Plan (SSP) breeding recommendation for them and are hopeful they will be successful again in the future.

Stay tuned for news of when Bebe will make his on-park debut!

Welcoming ‘Bebe’

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