Two Polar bears will be welcomed at the Calgary Zoo this fall.
A pair of male polar bears – six-year-old Baffin and seven-year-old Siku – will come from Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo in mid-September to Calgary.
A newly-built exhibit in the Canadian Wilds area, being renamed to Wild Canada, will house the pair.
Announced in 2021, the $31 million project, marks the first time that polar bears will live at the Calgary Zoo since 1999.
During their first few weeks in Calgary, with the help of a member of the polar bear team from the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, officials say the bears will spend time getting used to their new space and routines.
The redeveloped Wild Canada area will open to the public on Dec. 1.
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