Early Closures

Early Zoo Closure: Last entry to the Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo will be at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 11, to accommodate set up for our ZooBrew (18+) event. Last entry to buildings will be at 4 p.m. and the zoo will be cleared by 5 p.m. Thank you for your understanding.

Early Wild Canada Closure: Last entry to Wild Canada will be at 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, to accommodate set up for our FOCUSED (16+) event. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

Animal Viewing Impacts:

Polar Bear Viewing: Our polar bears will be temporarily off view in the main habitat from Tuesday, September 8, through Wednesday, September 16, while planned habitat maintenance is underway. The polar bears may still be visible in the courtyard through the amphitheatre window. 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.

Malayan tapir, 'Sempurna'. Photo credit: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo.

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Wishing a Warm Welcome to ‘Sempurna’

April 05, 2024 | 1 minute read

Who is black and white and cute all over? Our incoming female Malayan tapir ‘Sempurna’!

You read that right – we are thrilled to be adding a female tapir to our zoo family! Sempurna (pronounced sem-PURN-uh) is three years old and joined us from Woodland Park Zoo on a Species Survival Plan (SSP) breeding recommendation for our current resident male tapir, 22-year-old ‘Tanuck’. Only time will tell if these two will make a successful breeding pair, but we have our fingers crossed that they may one day contribute to the growth of their Endangered species under human care.

Sempurna is currently completing her quarantine at our offsite Archibald Biodiversity Centre so she won’t be joining us on zoo grounds just yet. Stay tuned for the news of when she will be making her public debut!

Photo credit: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo

Wishing a Warm Welcome to ‘Sempurna’

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