Two-year-old gorilla unexpectedly passes away at Calgary Zoo | Globalnews.ca


The Calgary Zoo says one of its lowland gorillas died as a result of injuries sustained while being moved between areas of the gorilla enclosure on November 12, 2024.

The zoo’s Director of Animal Care, Colleen Baird, says two-year-old Eyare died during a move between spaces in the back-of-the-house area of the gorilla enclosure on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.
“Our care team and out veterinary staff acted extremely quickly to save her,” said Baird, “but Eyare subsequently passed away as a result of injuries.”
“An investigation will be undertaken, including a necropsy, to understand what happened and any changes to process or infrastructure that need to be made to prevent this from happening in the future,” said Baird.
Eyare was born at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo on April 20, 2022 — the offspring of two of the zoo’s other gorillas, Dossi (mother) and Jasiri (father) .


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