Latest Updates
High Park Zoo is now Open!
June 18, 2021 – High Park Zoo is now open. There is a one-way loop in place and you can only enter via the north gate (near the Grenadier Restaurant). Please note that COVID opening hours of 11am – 7pm will be in effect. COVID social distancing guidelines also remain in effect: please keep a 2 metre distance from other visitors and zoo workers to allow them to perform their work safely.
High Park Zoo Awarded $2.6M in Project Funding
April 13, 2021: Friends of High Park Zoo (FHPZ) is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the City of Toronto, $2.6 million in Government of Canada and Province of Ontario infrastructure funding has been secured for our $3.6 million High Park Recreational Trail Improvements project in High Park Zoo.
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Update – Llama Pen Activities
In order to ensure that our visitors, volunteers, zookeepers and animals remain as safe as possible, we made the difficult decision to not operate the llama pen activities in 2021.
Unfortunately this decision will impact our 2021 fundraising by $30,000. We are raising funds to enhance the Zoo under a phased capital Master Plan. If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation here.
Thank you and stay safe!
FHPZ
ABOUT FHPZ
Friends of High Park Zoo (FHPZ) was formed in 2012 to raise the necessary funds to ensure that the Zoo remained open in the wake of City budget cuts for the 2012 and 2013 operating years. With the City restoring operating funding in 2014, FHPZ now looks to raise sustainable funding from individuals, corporations and local businesses to enhance and sustain the Zoo.
FHPZ is still raising funds towards Phase 2 of our multi-phased Master Plan. This phase will include the removal of the asphalt roadway and concrete curbs, the installation of bioswales, rain gardens, raised beds, the planting of more trees and the expansion of the Bison enclosure.
FHPZ is a registered not-for-profit corporation created expressly to generate support for High Park Zoo. FHPZ accepts donations directly and through DonateTO (operated by the City of Toronto).
Please check our calendar frequently for a list of special events at the Zoo. The Zoo is open every day from 7:00 a.m. to dusk. The Llama Pen is open to the public on weekends and statutory holidays, weather permitting, allowing visitors to feed and pet the llamas from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 2:00 p.m. beginning in April until the end of October.
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For information on how to make donations that will support High Park Zoo, please visit our donation page.
There are also Yellow Donation Boxes located in the Zoo.
ABOUT HIGH PARK ZOO
Established in the 1893 for deer, the Zoo’s animal paddocks have always been a popular attraction. Today, over 120 years later, the Zoo’s eleven paddocks are home to a variety of animal species from around the world including bison, llamas, peacocks, reindeer, highland cattle, emus and sheep.
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City zoos reopen to the public
As the city continues to slowly reopen, zoos around Toronto have opened their doors for the first time in while. Maleeha Sheikh on everything you need to know when visiting the animals this time around. Original published at CityNews
FHPZ Annual General Meeting
FRIENDS OF HIGH PARK ZOO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING INVITATION Dear Friend of High Park Zoo, The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members of Friends of High Park Zoo will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. This year, the AGM will be held virtually [...]
Some little ones that arrived at the zoo – Poll
Some little ones that arrived at the zoo! Help us select names for our newest Mouflon babies. Thank you for naming the single lamb born on March 19! The selected name is Lupin - named after a native flower found in High Park. The Poll has been closed. [...]
Episode Three – Other Visitors
Humans aren’t the only visitors! Do the High Park llamas get visits from other animals? Two years ago, I witnessed a muskrat entering the llama enclosure. The llamas had spotted her running alongside the fence and ran over. The herd was all excited, tails up and ears alert. When the [...]
Thank You For Your Support!
During this unprecedented time, as the physical distance among us becomes greater, so too, does the importance of shared experience. When this is behind us, our work of inspiring connection, curiosity and new understanding will continue in earnest, as will our contributions to the fabric of our community. We thank you for your support and understanding, and ask that as individuals, families and communities, we continue to pull together.
