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 Penguin Plunge Closure: Last entry to Penguin Plunge on Thursday, September 17, will be at 4:15 p.m., with the building closed by 4:30 p.m, to accommodate a private 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.

Grizzly Bear Viewing: Our grizzly bears are off-view from Tuesday, September 8 through Friday, September 18, to accommodate planned habitat work. Thank you for your understanding.

Giraffe Viewing: Our giraffes will not be viewable from Tuesday, September 15 through Thursday, September 17, to accommodate maintenance of the Savannah Building’s fabric doors. 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.

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Donations

ZooCare Adopt a Species - Show Your Love For Wildlife
Donations

The ZooCare Adopt a Species program helps us provide exceptional care to over 4,000 animals that call the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo home. With your support and symbolic adoption, we feed our animals specially designed diets and create enrichment activities that encourage natural behaviours.

Animal Adoption Packages

$25 E-Adoption Package

We'll email you a personalized adoption certificate and biofact PDF. You'll be helping us save both paper and postage fees -- which means more of your donation goes toward caring for the animals! If you don't see the animal of your choice in the menu, please make a note in the comments.

$50 Feature Animal Adoption Package

You package includes a personalized adoption certificate for your chosen animal, a full-colour collector biofact collector card, photo magnet and window sticker.

$100 Feature Animal Adoption Package

In addition to your personalized adoption certificate for your chosen animal, a full-colour collector biofact collector card, photo magnet and window sticker you will receive a plush toy.

Once you select an animal, you will be able to see which packages are available for your selected animal in the Donation Level dropdown.

To purchase more than one package, please fill out the form, add to cart. From the cart, select "add another ZooCare donation".

If you are ordering ZooCare for delivery at one of the following events, please include the recipient’s name, the date you are attending, and an optional message for your guest. Enter this information in the “Is there anything else we should know about the gift?” section. Your adoption package will be waiting for you at your table when you arrive.

  • Garden Globes

  • Polar Bear Breakfasts

  • Red Panda Breakfasts

Please note: Orders must be placed by 5:00 PM on the Wednesday prior to your event to ensure they are ready in time. Orders placed after this deadline can be arranged for pick-up at the zoo on a later date.

Do you wish to mail the ZooCare package to a different address?
**Please note we do not ship outside of Canada. Additional charges may apply when shipping to remote locations.

Do you wish to email the ZooCare E-Certificate to a different email address?
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You’ll be issued a charitable tax receipt for your donation as eligible by the CRA. Please allow up to ten business days for delivery. For more information, call us at (403) 232-7774 or email donations@calgaryzoo.com.

The Calgary Zoo is a registered charity. Our charitable registration number is 118824192 RR0001