Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

Registered Name: THE CALGARY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Business No: 118824192RR0001

The Calgary Zoo is a conservation leader whose mission is to take and inspire action to sustain wildlife and wild places.

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About WILDER INSTITUTE/CALGARY ZOO

The Calgary Zoological Society was officially founded in 1929. Every day, we help our guests learn more about the amazing animals that call the zoo home, and inspire people to care about their wild relatives. Thanks to your support, your zoo is internationally recognized for animal care and habitat design practices and takes pride in inspiring and educating generations of visitors about the importance of biodiversity and conservation during visits.

For more than 30-years, your Calgary Zoo has led critical wildlife conservation work through the Calgary Zoo campus, the rural Wildlife Conservation Centre, as well as across Canada and around the world. As your zoo continues the journey to be Canada’s leader in conservation, we are pleased to introduce you and the world to the Wilder Institute.

The Wilder Institute oversees your Calgary Zoo’s conservation portfolio locally and globally and will continue to be a force of nature for making the world a wilder place. Along with you, the staff and volunteers of Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo are passionate about restoring balance to wildlife and human life, together.

Learn more at WilderInstitute.org and CalgaryZoo.com.

Inspiring and taking action for conservation is what the zoo is all about.

For more information follow our Twitter or Facebook page:

@calgaryzoo or facebook.com/calgaryzoo

Or call us at (403) 232-7774

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We are grateful for all that you do to inspire, educate and engage the citizens of Calgary in addition to your conservation work abroad.

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REGISTERED CHARITY ADDRESS

1300 ZOO RD NE

CALGARY, AB, T2E 7V6

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Our Impact

overview

The Calgary Zoo is more than just a place to see animals. Like accredited zoos and aquariums across the world, we are a force for threatened and endangered wildlife. We are one of the most respected zoos in Canada for wildlife conservation and recognized as a North American leader in the science of species reintroduction.

The successful care of endangered species in captivity and in the wild is not easy, but there is no alternative. Through education and exposure, we help our visitors understand and care about the natural world around us.

We are proud to provide a place where visitors can learn about protecting the world around them while creating action and developing future conservationists.

Our results

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Bringing Whooping Cranes Back from the Brink 400 of these graceful birds now live in the wild, recovered from an all-time low in the 1940’s, when the number of wild whooping cranes left in the world dipped to only 21 individuals.

The recovery of swift foxes is internationally recognized as the most successful reintroduction of a nationally extinct carnivore in the world.

Swift Fox RecoveryThe recovery of swift foxes is internationally recognized as the most successful reintroduction of a nationally extinct carnivore in the world.

1200

Kids really do belong in a zoo!Through education and exposure, we help our visitors understand and care about the natural world around us. In 2015, more than 1,200 kids enjoyed a weeklong zoo camp experience!

21,000

Recycling cell phones to save gorilla habitatsSince 2007, you have helped us recycle almost 21,000 cell phones, which reduces the need to mine from gorilla habitats, and keeps cell phones out of landfills.

To date, more than 100 owlets have fledged in the wild, from 52 head-started parents released by the Calgary Zoo, and more owlets will soon be fledging from last year’s 20 head-started parents.

Burrowing Owls were ReleasedTo date, more than 100 owlets have fledged in the wild, from 52 head-started parents released by the Calgary Zoo, and more owlets will soon be fledging from last year’s 20 head-started parents.

100,000

Building conservation stewards, one student at a time!Chevron Zoo School celebrated its 23rd year. Part of the Open Minds Campus Calgary program, more than 100,000 students have participated in week-long inquiry programs at sites around the city.

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Testimonials

"We try to be as supportive as we can, because the zoo has given us so many phenomenal memories— being stalked by a snow leopard or splashed by a penguin—there’s a moment during every visit that touches our hearts. We both strongly believe that we should leave the world a better place than we found it." testimonial 23

Lee BoyleZoo Supporter

supporting information*

Revenue and Expenses by Year ($)

Reporting Period End Date: 2023-12-31

223

full-time employees

681

part-time employees

$23,900,531

total compensation for all employees

$224,040

professional & consulting fees

*Based on the information Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides to CanadaHelps