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Assiniboine Park Zoo
Summary
Assiniboine Park Zoo is an zoo at the west end of Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It has been best known for decades for its polar bear exhibit, of which the old enclosure was replaced in 2013 with Journey to Churchill.
Established in 1904, it is managed by the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, and accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
In 1904, the City of Winnipeg Parks Board purchased some native animals including deer, bison, and elk to start the zoo. In 1908, the bear enclosure was built, and by 1909, the zoo had 116 animals of 19 species.
In 1916, the zoo budget was 1,800 for food, 1,158 for new construction). Two decades later, the zoo got its first lion, a female, in 1935; and its first polar bear, a wild, orphaned cub named Carmichael, in 1939. Carmichael got a partner in February 1940—a female named Clementine.
The Zoological Society of Manitoba was formed in 1956 to provide the vision and funding for the zoo. In 1957, the zoo helped develop "Aunt Sally's Farm", a children's petting zoo named after Sally Warnock. A scale model had been presented in February 1958, and the petting zoo officially opened on Friday, 7 August 1959. At first, an admission fee was charged: 10 cents for children over 5 years old, and 25 cents for adults. The fee was dropped years later.
In 1959, the zoo was officially named Assiniboine Park Zoo.
In the 1960s, the gibbon/monkey house was built, another orphan polar bear cub arrived at the zoo, and a snow leopard was added to the zoo. The polar bear enclosure was renovated in 1967, adding an upper story, and two more orphaned cubs arrived. Subsequently, in 1968 and 1969, the Tropical House, Native Animal Exhibit, and a new south gate were added.
In the 1980s, the Zoological Society of Manitoba, which had not been active for a while, began to provide money for new signage, exhibits, and infrastructure.
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