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The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, located on St. George's Island in the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, is one of Canada's most visited zoological institutions, holding accreditation from both the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). Its 120-acre campus hosts more than 1,000 animals representing 272 species, including threatened taxa such as the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), whooping crane (Grus americana), and Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis). The zoo's Canadian Wilds exhibit, opened in 2001, replicates ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains, boreal forest, and Arctic tundra, housing resident species including grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis), wood bison (Bison bison athabascae), and Canada lyn
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo houses giant pandas under international loan agreement with the China Conservation and Research Center, as part of the cooperative panda diplomacy and ex-situ conservation network.
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This page gathers the residents linked to Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
0 pandas recorded
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Recorded moments
Jia Pan Pan moved to Calgary Zoo in Canada with his sister Jia Yueyue.
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Coordinates: 51.0459 N, 114.0225 W
Archive notes
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, located on St. George's Island in the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, is one of Canada's most visited zoological institutions, holding accreditation from both the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). Its 120-acre campus hosts more than 1,000 animals representing 272 species, including threatened taxa such as the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), whooping crane (Grus americana), and Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis). The zoo's Canadian Wilds exhibit, opened in 2001, replicates ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains, boreal forest, and Arctic tundra, housing resident species including grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis), wood bison (Bison bison athabascae), and Canada lyn