A 2-year-old female western lowland gorilla died at the Calgary Zoo after sustaining head injuries from the closing door, zoo officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.

CALGARY, Alberta (Gray News) – A polar bear at the Calgary Zoo died in a tragic accident while playing with his fellow polar bear companion, the zoo announced Tuesday. In a Facebook post, the zoo said ...

A Calgary Zoo staff member mistakenly activated a door that struck the western lowland gorilla named Eyare, a report found. By Emmett Lindner A 2-year-old gorilla died of traumatic injuries last week ...

Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary Zoo. Eyare, a 2-year-old western lowland gorilla, died last ...