Calgary Zoo Calgary Zoo News 2023

[snowleopard]

Whooping crane are still listed in between the moose and North American porcupine near the top of Wild Canada.

Good catch! There are still Whooping Cranes at the zoo, although in a brand-new exhibit in a different location within the Wild Canada area. That's what threw me off. Calgary Zoo has also built another brand-new Whooping Crane exhibit at their off-site Archibald Biodiversity Centre and has truly committed to the conservation of the species.

 

[TZFan]

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd has pledged to donate $600 000 over the next three years to support the zoo's whooping crane conservation program.

CNRL donates $600,000 to Calgary Zoo whooping cranes conservation | Calgary Herald

 

[TZFan]

King penguin, Josephine, passed away due to kidney failure at 31 years old.

Farewell to Josephine - Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

 

[antilio capra]

African Spoonbill
Golden-breasted Starling
Hadada Ibis
Hammerkop
Helmeted Guineafowl
Hottentot Teal
Southern Bald Ibis
Spur Winged Lapwing
Taveta Golden Weaver
White Faced Whistling Duck

Does anyone know the current bird collection in the african aviary
I am aware of the ones in the list made by
geomorph. I also know of the the african pygmy goose flock there. It only list ten birds and one geese that have picture all over the internet. Does anyone know the final one(there are old pictures of vulturine guineafowls living there. But I don't know if they are even still existent in Canada)

 

[snowleopard]

Calgary Zoo's all-time record breaking year in terms of attendance was 2018, with 1.48 million visitors checking out the Giant Pandas and other animals. Well, in 2023 the zoo has now exceeded that total, hitting the 1.5 million mark just before the New Year. Certainly the December addition of Polar Bears helped bolster the total!

The zoo's Facebook page with the announcement:

The Calgary Zoo | Calgary AB

 

[Smaggledagle]

Piece of December 2023 News Not Mentioned:

On September 6th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) king penguin hatched.

The Calgary Zoo - Exciting news! We are thrilled to...

On October 20th, the zoo announced that the penguin was sexed as (1.0).

The Calgary Zoo - We have some exciting news about two of...

On December 11th, the zoo announced the king penguin's gender (1.0) and name, Augustus. The zoo also announced that the Humboldt penguin was named Antonio.

The Calgary Zoo

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On January 5th, the zoo announced they would install a large viewing window at the amphitheater portion of the polar bear exhibit shortly.

The Calgary Zoo