The polar bears arrived at their new, $11.5-million habitat in Calgary earlier this fall after spending most of their lives at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg.

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has announced a nearly $16-million plan to redevelop some wildlife habitats ahead of its centennial in 2029.

The Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute reopened Canada Wild area with its new polar bear exhibit opened to the public for the first time on Friday, December 1, 2023. Gavin Young/Postmedia ...