Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
The zoo, on St. George's Island in the middle of the Bow River, is one of Canada's largest, with more than 1,000 creatures from 119 species in natural settings. It is also one of Calgarians' most cherished institutions. The Canadian Wilds section replicates endangered Canadian ecosystems, and the Exploration Asia exhibit allows you to (safely) get up close to Amur tigers. Prehistoric Park, a Mesozoic landscape, displays 22 life-size dinosaur replicas. Destination Africa showcases two African ecosystems, the TransAlta Rainforest and the African Savannah, and has mixed-species exhibits of more than 100 animals, the largest indoor hippo immersion habitat in North America, and 84 plant species indigenous to the African continent.
