Calgary zoo conference prioritizes pivot from entertainment to conservation

Around 2,400 professionals are in Calgary this week for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Annual Conference. It's the first time the conference has been held in Canada in 40 years. The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is a member of the AZA and is helping to host the event, considered the largest gathering of zoo and aquarium professionals in North America. "It's pretty amazing to see the evolution that zoos and aquariums have had, especially in the last 30 and 40 years from a place that r