Assiniboine Park Zoo
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Assiniboine Park Zoo is an 80-acre (32 ha) 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.
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Date opened | 1904[1] |
Location | 2595 Roblin Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N7 |
Land area | 32 hectares (80 acres) |
No. of species | 200 |
Memberships | |
Major exhibits | 11 |
Owner | Assiniboine Park Conservancy |
Director | Grant Furniss, Senior Director of Zoological Operations |
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Website | assiniboinepark.ca/zoo |
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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).[3]