5/5 pevi2001 9 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
Just
got
back
to
Calgary
from
a
visit
to
Discovery
Wildlife
Park
in
Innisfail,
about
a
1-hour
drive.
After
visiting
all
the
beautiful
animals
(including
lions,
camels,
cougars,
elk,
bears,
wolves,
ostriches,
porcupines,
and
so
many
more),
we
learned
that
the
animals
there
tend
to
be
rescues
from
such
situations
as
orphans,
confiscation,
and
zoo
breeding
programs.
I
now
understand
that
such
parks
give
these
beautiful
animals
a
place
to
live
their
lives
in
a
safe
place
where
they're
nourished
and
otherwise
well-cared
for.
Thanks
so
much
to
owners
and
staff
for
providing
and
caring
for
such
a
facility.
One
more
small
note:
before
visiting,
I
had
mistakenly
thought
that
we
would
be
able
to
drive
our
car
through
the
park.
When
we
arrived,
we
were
told
that
the
walking
route
was
about
1
km.
We
were
with
my
83
year-old
mother,
and
I'd
forgotten
to
bring
the
wheelchair.
Fortunately,
there
were
golf
carts
available
for
rent
(show
driver's
licence
&
credit
card)
for
a
reasonable
fee.
So
we
did
that,
and
a
wheelchair
would
probably
not
have
helped
anyway
as
the
paths
are
gravel.
We'll
be
visiting
again
soon,
on
a
season's
pass
next
time!