The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is set to euthanize what it calls a “very geriatric” grizzly bear today. Animal care specialist Nicole Yeoman says Khutzeymateen, nicknamed Khutzy, is being euthanized ...

Skoki, a grizzly bear at the Calgary Zoo, lounges in his pond in 2005. DATE PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005 *CALGARY HERALD MERLIN ARCHIVE* The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has euthanized one of ...

New federal funding is helping to expand a Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo education program that aims to provide environmental and climate education across Canada. Since its launch in fall 2024, the ...

CALGARY, Alberta — Siku, a polar bear at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, was recently captured on video skillfully using a puzzle feeder to access snacks. The enrichment tool encourages natural ...

CALGARY - The first thing Kyle Burks does when he gets home from work is greet his cat. “I tell her about my day and she tells me about hers,” said the new president and CEO of the Wilder ...

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has announced plans for a multi-phased redevelopment of its Exploration Asia zone. Construction is scheduled to be complete by summer 2026 and is expected to cost ...

Kyle Burks was named the new president and CEO of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo on Friday. The zoo says Burks has more than 20 years of experience in management, wildlife conservation and animal ...

A 2-year-old female western lowland gorilla died at the Calgary Zoo after sustaining head injuries from the closing door, zoo officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.

A Calgary Zoo staff member mistakenly activated a door that struck the western lowland gorilla named Eyare, a report found. By Emmett Lindner A 2-year-old gorilla died of traumatic injuries last week ...

Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary Zoo. Eyare, a 2-year-old western lowland gorilla, died last ...