Taiga (Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat)
Name: Taiga(male)
Born: 30 November 2009 in Zoo Sauvage de Saint-Félicien, Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Canada
Mother: Aisaqvak
Father: Inukshuk
Siblings: Ganuk (female – twin) & Kinuk (half-sibling) (male) born November 2018 to Aisaqvak in Saint-Félicien, Quebec
Current location: Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
History of captivity:
- Born in captivity Saint-Félicien, Quebec , Canada 30 November 2009
- Transferred to Aquarium du Québec, Sainte-Foy 16 November 2011
- Tansferred to Cochrane 27 February 2019
Progeny: None
Additional Information
Taiga is the Russian word for the boreal forest.
Taiga is staying temporarily at Cochrane whilst the habitat at Transferred to Aquarium du Québec, Sainte-Foy is exteneded and modernised.
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Page updated 28 September 2019