After months of overcoming barriers to transporting fresh bamboo to feed its giant pandas, the Calgary Zoo announced today that it will be relocating giant pandas Er Shun & Da Mao back home to China where bamboo is abundant and local. “We believe the best and safest place for Er Shun and Da Mao to […]

The Calgary Zoo proudly opened their giant panda habitat, Panda Passage, on May 7, 2018. The stunning state-of-the-art building will house the four giant pandas, Da Mao, Er Shun, Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue for their five-year stay in Calgary. “This is a monumental achievement that required six years of preparations to welcome these giant […]

FedEx Express Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), had the honour of transporting four giant pandas from Toronto to their new home at the Calgary Zoo, where they will stay until 2023. With the help of FedEx Express Canada, Da Mao (male) and Er Shun (female) travelled from China to the Toronto Zoo […]

After years of planning, and $100 million in upgrades, the Calgary Zoo announced that it will open the doors to its new state-of-the-art Panda Passage on May 7, 2018. “Not only is Panda Passage the most unique animal habitat we’ve ever created, but we’ve renovated every corner of the zoo,” says Dr. Clément Lanthier, President […]

The Calgary Zoo is looking forward to the arrival of Er Shun, Da Mao and their cubs to Calgary in 2018. They got so excited they dusted off their old vinyl from the 1988 giant panda visit. This song was writen by Paul Finkleman for the visit of Xi Xi & Qun Qun in 1988. Calgary Zoo official website: www.calgaryzoo.com Paul Finkleman […]