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Greater Vancouver Zoo

Greater Vancouver Zoo, Zoo in Langley, Canada.

Greater Vancouver Zoo is a 49-hectare (120-acre) private zoo in Aldergrove, British Columbia, with 49 species on public display as of May 2026. Its grounds hold paddocks, ponds and walking trails, plus walk-through exhibits: Mesozoic Adventure with a dozen life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, opened in 2021, and Wallaby Walkthrough, a looped trail through a multi-species enclosure with red-necked wallabies, red kangaroos and an emu, opened on July 1, 2023.

Businessman Pat Hines bought 120 acres in Aldergrove in the late 1960s and opened the site on 20 August 1970 as the Vancouver Game Farm; its first animal was a llama named Dennis from Mount Vernon, Washington. Hines ran it with his wife Ann and family until 1991, when it was sold. It was renamed Greater Vancouver Zoological Centre in 1995 and took its present name in 1999.

The zoo runs a one-week summer camp for children aged 10–14 who handle and learn about birds of prey, a scheme in place since 2007 after the 2005 "Radical Raptor Birds of Prey" free-flight show at the amphitheatre. The Animalasium educational centre, opened in 2006, hosts school walking tours built on the B.C. Ministry of Education curriculum, plus birthday parties and guest speakers.

The zoo lies in Aldergrove, within the Township of Langley, about 45 km east of Vancouver. Visitors enter through a larger front entrance built during recent renovations, next to a new gift shop and guest services area. The site is a drive-to attraction with parking at the entrance; the miniature train and walk-through exhibits are inside.

A highlight is the safari bus ride through the North American Wilds exhibit where black bears, Vancouver Island wolves, and Roosevelt elk share the same space. This experience lets visitors get closer to the animals than typical zoo viewing from paths alone.

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5048 264 St, Aldergrove, BC V4W 1N7, Canada
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