Editing Calgary Zoo (section)

===Exploration Asia (Formerly Eurasia)===
[[File:The red panda. (53613424761).jpg|thumb|[[Red panda]] (''Ailurus fulgens'') at the zoo.]]
The western portion of St. George's Island is dedicated to [[Eurasia]]n animals. Animals in this area include [[Siberian tiger|Amur tigers]], [[snow leopard]]s, [[Pallas's cat]]s, [[Japanese macaque]]s, [[red panda]]s, [[Japanese serow]]s, [[Bactrian camel]]s, and [[Komodo dragon]]s. This section was also home to four [[giant panda]]s which debuted in early May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/giant-panda-family-arrives-at-calgary-zoo-1.3855641|title=Giant panda family arrives at Calgary Zoo {{!}} CTV News|website=www.ctvnews.ca|access-date=2019-11-01|date=2018-03-23}}</ref><ref name="calgaryherald.com">{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-zoo-expects-crush-of-visitors-to-panda-passage-habitat|title=Calgary Zoo expects crush of visitors to Panda Passage exhibit|newspaper=Calgary Herald|first=Shawn|last=Logan|date=2018-05-08|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref> The giant pandas were on loan from the [[Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding|Chengdu Research Base]] in Chengdu, Sichaun, China.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/giant-panda-exhibit-at-calgary-zoo-opens-monday|title=Giant panda exhibit at Calgary Zoo opens Monday|newspaper=Calgary Herald|first=Sammy|last=Hudes|date=2018-05-07|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref> Panda Passage featured adult male [[Da Mao]], cubs [[Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan]] as well as their mother [[Er Shun]].<ref name="calgaryherald.com"/> The pandas returned to China because of bamboo supply chain issues arising from COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Joshua Berlinger|title=Canada's Calgary Zoo to return two pandas to China|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/world/calgary-zoo-pandas-intl-hnk-scli/index.html|access-date=2022-01-14|website=CNN|date=13 May 2020 }}</ref>  Formerly residing in the Panda's habitat area was a herd of [[Asian elephant]]s (relocated to the [[Smithsonian National Zoo]]) and later a male [[Indian rhinoceros]] named Sabari (now residing in Safari Niagara, [[Ontario]]). The area known as Panda Passage has since been renamed to Gateway to Asia and has seen the addition of [[Malayan tapir]] and [[white-handed gibbon]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alvarez|first=Alejandrina|date=July 22, 2021|title=Meet the Calgary Zoo's newest residents, featured in a new exhibit|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-zoo-gateway-to-asia-1.6113731|url-status=live|website=CBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723002410/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-zoo-gateway-to-asia-1.6113731 |archive-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref>

In February 2025, the zoo announced a multi-phase redevelopment of the Exploration Asia zone starting with the 'Asia Highlands' phase focussing on species of Southeast Asia, the Eastern Himalayas, and Northeast Asia. This first phase is expected to be completed in summer 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploration Asia Reimagined: The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo's Next Chapter Unveiled |url=https://www.calgaryzoo.com/news/exploration-asia-reimagined-the-wilder-institute-calgary-zoos-next-chapter-unveiled/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo |language=en-US}}</ref>