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Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
zoo Calgary, Canada
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
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Recorded moments
Archive timeline at Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
2018
Mar 19
Jia Pan Pan transferred to Calgary Zoo
Jia Pan Pan moved to Calgary Zoo in Canada with his sister Jia Yueyue.
Read update 2018
Mar 19
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Coordinates: 51.0459 N, 114.0225 W
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About Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
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