Thank you for your interest in naming our three capybabies! Voting has now closed. The results will be revealed and the most popular names will be given to our capybabies at a celebration at High Park Zoo on Saturday, June 24 at noon. Please join us for refreshments! Stay tuned [...]
By: May Warren Metro Published on Wed Apr 19 2017 They’ve already made their social media debut and well wishes have poured in from across the city. But Toronto’s most famous new bundles of joy, the three High Park capybara pups, still need names. COURTESY: JASON MCCULLOUGH Members [...]
PRI - The World - Apr 10, 2017 They love water and have webbed feet and short, vestigial tails. And on Saturday, I came face-to-face — or more like microphone-to-snout, with the world's most famous capybaras. I visited Toronto's High Park Zoo, where last summer two capybaras made a break for [...]
CBC News Mar 3, 2017 Large rodents, dubbed Bonnie and Clyde, were on the run for weeks when they escaped enclosure last spring Toronto's infamous capybara couple, who gained fame when they broke free from the High Park Zoo last spring, are expanding their family. Mayor John Tory announced that [...]
Friends of High Park Zoo is Seeking Qualified Board of Directors Nominations Nominations for Eligible Candidates are Due Friday March 3, 2017 Up to Five Directors Expected to be Elected on Two-Year Terms AGM to be held Sunday March 26, 2017, 2 pm to 3:30 pm at Howard Park Tennis [...]
Noel the High Park Reindeer Published on Dec. 17, 2016 Jane Welowszky, The Star "Most adoring pet owners would do anything for their cherished companions, but could they speak for their furry or feathered or finned friends and tell us what they are thinking? To find out, we're putting pet [...]
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How Adele spent her day off in Toronto Published Oct. 6th, 2016 Chris Mejaski, etalk.ca "After performing two of four sold out shows in Toronto this week, Adele took some time Wednesday to relax and take a walk in the park -- and we have the photos! The singing superstar [...]
Friends of High Park Zoo fundraises for new capybara enclosure Published October 6th, 2016. May Warren, The Star "Extreme Makeover: Capybara edition The most famous residents of Toronto’s High Park Zoo could soon see a home reno. Friends of High Park Zoo, a non-profit that raises money for the free [...]
High Park capybaras getting renovations that could keep them at home CBC News Published October 6th, 2016 The capybaras that made worldwide headlines in the spring when they escaped from Toronto's High Park zoo will soon have more space to strut their stuff — and perhaps less chance of escaping [...]
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 looks to raise sustainable funding from individuals, corporations and local businesses to enhance and sustain the Zoo.
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