The zoo is a major tourist attraction in Winnipeg, with much of that interest surrounding visitors who want a chance to see a polar bear up-close, the minister said. More on Entertainment.

Winnipeg's zoo gave a sneak peek of its brand new entrance on Tuesday. The $5.5-million, 11,410-square-foot facility is located just east of the old entrance on Roblin Boulevard and features a ...

"The bears know nothing," Dr. Joseph says, "about climate change." Five years ago, the Assiniboine Park Conservancy came up with an ambitious $200-million plan to rejuvenate the park, the old zoo ...

Winnipeggers have numerous ways to celebrate Canada Day on Tuesday, July 1, with significant events, fireworks, and ...

The Winnipeg Humane Society is raising ethical concerns and urging the Assiniboine Park Zoo to shut down a travelling stingray-petting exhibit, but the zoo is standing by its track record of care ...

The zoo says certain animals are more vulnerable to COVID-19, including primates, big cats such as tigers and snow leopards and those that have closer interaction with human caregivers. Fifty-five ...

Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press "They were so popular, we wanted to design a habitat for them," Curator Johanna Soto said. The zoo area previously occupied by the wolves will be taken over ...

A female polar bear at Assiniboine Park Zoo died Tuesday of cardiac arrest, ... The bear was initially found wandering near the Churchill airport, and had lived at the Winnipeg zoo since 2013.

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Winnipeg's zoo gave a sneak peek of its grand new entrance on Tuesday. The $5.5-million, 11,410-square-foot facility is located just east of the old entrance on Roblin Boulevard and features a large ...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg zoo is giving a COVID-19 vaccine to some of its animals that are considered to be at greater risk of contracting the virus.