The Calgary Zoo, which launched the conservation organization the Wilder Institute in 2021, cares for over 4,000 animals, including 6 other western lowland gorillas.

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo. 4. The carer accidentally “activated the wrong door,” the zoo’s director of animal care says. The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo. 4.

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo announced in a news release on Tuesday, July 23, that one of its 7-year-old male polar bears died by drowning after sustaining a 'crushing injury' to his trachea ...

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has only had one other human-caused animal mortality over the last ten years: a North American river otter in 2016, the release said. Gabriella Rudy.

Eyare, a western lowland gorilla, celebrates her first birthday with some treats at the Calgary Zoo on April 20, 2023. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia/File. Article content.

An investigation by the Calgary Zoo determined a 2-year-old female western lowland gorilla named Eyare died from "human error" when it was struck by a hydraulic door. Jonathan Limehouse.

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 Calgary Zoo, which launched the conservation organization the Wilder Institute in 2021, cares for over 4,000 animals, including six other western lowland gorillas.