greater vancouver zoo

Previously, visitors to the zoo could embark on a staff-driven bus tour of an enclosure featuring native B.C. wildlife.

Old wooden zoo signs, stored alongside firewood.

One of the zoo's trio of snow leopards, seen in the south-east corner of their enclosure (March 4th, 2023).

3 year old Milo, the youngest of the zoo’s trio of giraffes, investigating a log (Taken January 20th, 2023).

Jenga (7yo) and Jagar (5yo), two of the zoo’s trio of giraffes (Taken January 20th, 2023).

Due to the ongoing threat of HPAI, the zoo’s flamingo flock (nineteen American and one Chilean) spend their days in a small indoor shelter (Taken January 20th, 2023)

The zoo's trio of plains bison, bull Francis (6yo) alongside cows Ciri and Rikka (both 7yo) (Taken January 20th, 2023).

12 year old bull Manny, alongside one of the zoo’s two 16 year old elk cows (Taken January 20th, 2023).

A white-tailed deer doe, one of seven at the zoo (Taken January 20th, 2023).

Two of the zoo’s three bighorn sheep lambs, alongside one of the herd’s 8 year old rams (Taken January 20th, 2023).

Two of the zoo’s herd of nine bighorn sheep, made up of four males and five females (Taken January 20th, 2023).

12 year old Tika paces along the fence, trying to catch a glimpse of her ungulate neighbours (Taken January 20th, 2023).

The zoo’s sole cheetah, photographed as she paced along the fence line (Taken January 20th, 2023)

One of several signs around the zoo referencing the state of their avian stock, this one was located on the ostrich enclosure (Taken January 20th, 2023).

15 year old zebra mare, who now shares her enclosure with a pair of elderly elands (Taken January 20th, 2023).

The other half of the zoo’s pair of senior elands, 17 year old cow Princess (Taken January 20th, 2023).

One of the zoo’s pair of senior elands, 18 year old bull Ernie (Taken January 20th, 2023).

The zoo’s elderly miniature zebu, 17 year old bull Zeus (Taken January 20th, 2023).

The zoo’s elderly female nilgai, with a view of the giraffe house in the background (January 20th, 2023).

Four of the zoo’s all-female herd of six scimitar-horned oryx, basking in the brief winter sun (Taken January 20th, 2023).