Editing Calgary Zoo (section)

{{Short description|Zoo in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox zoo
|zoo_name=Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
|logo=Wilder Institute-Calgary Zoo Logo.png
|logo_width=280px
|image=Bow with Zoo.JPG
|image_width=280px
|image_caption=Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo on St. George's Island
|date_opened=9 January 1929<ref name=CalgaryZoo2020>{{cite tweet |user=calgaryzoo |number=1215314812839874573 |date=2020-01-09 |title=Happy birthday to us!🎉🎈Today in 1929 the Calgary Zoological Society was formed & we look pretty good for 91!😏We have evolved into a conservation organization who works to take & inspire action for wildlife & wild places. We can't wait to see where this chapter takes us!}}</ref>
|location=[[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada
|coordinates={{coord|51|02|45|N|114|02|00|W|scale:5000_region:CA_type:landmark}}
|area={{convert|0.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|num_animals=Over 4,000<ref name="WilderInstitueAnimals">{{cite web |title=Animals at the Calgary Zoo |url=https://www.calgaryzoo.com/care-conservation/our-animals/ |website=Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo |access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref>
|num_species=Over 100<ref name="WilderInstitueAnimals" />
|annual_visitors=1.54 million<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Steven |title=Calgary Zoo remains most visited in Canada after record attendance in 2023 |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-zoo-remains-most-visited-in-canada-after-record-attendance-in-2023 |agency=Calgary Herald |publisher=Postmedia Network Inc.}}</ref>
|members=[[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums|WAZA]],<ref name="waza_list"/> [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums|AZA]],<ref name="aza_list"/> [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]]
|exhibits=Penguin Plunge, Land of Lemurs, Wild Canada, Prehistoric Park, Destination Africa, Exploration Asia
|website=https://www.calgaryzoo.com/
}}

The '''Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo''' is located in [[Bridgeland, Calgary|Bridgeland]], [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada, just east of the city's [[Downtown Calgary|downtown]] and adjacent to the [[Inglewood, Calgary|Inglewood]] and [[Downtown East Village, Calgary|East Village]] neighborhoods.  It is accessible via Calgary's [[C-Train]] light rail system, by car via [[Memorial Drive (Calgary)|Memorial Drive]], and by bicycle and footpath via the [[Bow River pathway]]. A large portion of the zoo is located on St. George's Island in the [[Bow River]].

The zoo is operated by the Calgary Zoological Society, an independent [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit organization]] that is Alberta's oldest registered charity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=T3010 Registered Charity Information Return|url=https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNm=calgary+zoological+society&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=118824192RR0001&dsrdPg=1|access-date=2021-04-28|website=apps.cra-arc.gc.ca}}</ref> The [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums|AZA]]-, [[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums|WAZA]]-, and [[Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums|CAZA]]-accredited (formerly) zoo was among the first in Canada to be accredited by all three associations. It is home to over 1,000 animals, excluding individual fish and insects, and 272 different species. The 125-acre zoo is organized into distinct zones: Destination Africa, Wild Canada (formerly Canadian Wilds), Penguin Plunge, Dorothy Harvie Botanical Gardens and ENMAX Conservatory, Exploration Asia, and Prehistoric Park. The zoo is open every day except for Christmas Day.

As of 2023, it is Canada's most visited zoo.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Steven |title=Calgary Zoo remains most visited in Canada after record attendance in 2023 |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-zoo-remains-most-visited-in-canada-after-record-attendance-in-2023 |publisher=Calgary Herald}}</ref> The zoo has also received international recognition as one of the top zoos in the world for conservation research.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums said "the Calgary Zoo sets itself apart as one of the top zoos in the world."<ref name="calgaryzoo.com">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013-09-10 |title=AZA Grants Accreditation to the Calgary Zoo |url=https://www.calgaryzoo.com/media-releases/aza-grants-accreditation-calgary-zoo |location=Calgary, AB |agency=Calgary Zoo |access-date=2017-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002011/http://www.calgaryzoo.com/media-releases/aza-grants-accreditation-calgary-zoo |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015 the zoo was named one of the top three most respected organizations in Alberta<ref name="calgaryzoo.com"/> and one of Alberta's 10 most beloved brands.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2015-03-10 |title=Ipsos Reveals the Most Loved Brands in Alberta |url=http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=6786 |location=Calgary, AB |agency=Ipsos |access-date=2017-05-26}}</ref>