The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo announced in a news release on Tuesday, July 23, that one if its 7-year-old male polar bears named “Baffin” died by drowning after sustaining a “crushing ...

He lived there with other polar bears until he and Siku, who was rescued as an orphan cub in 2016, were transferred to the Calgary Zoo. "Baffin and Siku shared a long history as longtime habitat ...

Baffin the polar bear, as photographed in November 2023. Calgary Zoo The death of a polar bear at a Calgary zoo was due to horse play, in what is a tragic incident. That’s the conclusion of a ...

The Wild Canada zone at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo was closed Friday after one of the zoo’s two polar bears — a seven-year-old male named Baffin — did not resurface from the pool and died.

CALGARY, Alberta (Gray News ... We remain committed to providing an exceptional home where once-orphaned polar bears can thrive,” the zoo said. According to the National Wildlife Federation, polar ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Gray News ... We remain committed to providing an exceptional home where once-orphaned polar bears can thrive,” the zoo said. According to the National Wildlife Federation ...