On July 18 another Highland calf was born at High Park Zoo, this time to Heather and Fergus! Baby calf needs a name...help us choose. Make sure to get your vote in by September 3, 2021. Subscribe to stay in the loop [...]
July 11, 2021 - After weathering and much needed repairs, High Park Zoo will soon have a new home for its beloved llamas (and capybaras!). David Zura of City News has more on what’s being done and why it’s important for the animals. Watch the video at CityNews website
Some little ones that have arrived at the zoo! Help us name the baby bison calf born to Whistler and Benny in early June! Please vote by July 17. Subscribe to stay in the loop with our newsletter and be the first to [...]
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
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. [...]
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 [...]
Some little ones that have arrived at the zoo! Help us select names for our newest Mouflon babies.
● High Park Zoo project has been awarded $2.6 million in funding by the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) ● Project includes major infrastructure improvements at the Zoo ● Announced by the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Arif Virani, Member of Parliament for Parkdale–High Park; [...]
ZOOVIEWS is Friends of High Park Zoo's live speaker series with the ability to ask questions of an expert! Join on Saturday, June 5 at 1:00pm EST, along with animal expert Helen Panter to learn more about bison. Have you ever heard about the free-roaming herd of Wood Bison making [...]
ZOOVIEWS is Friends of High Park Zoo's live speaker series with the ability to ask questions of an expert! Join on Saturday, May 15 at 9:00am EST, along with animal expert Dr. Emilio A. Herrera Perez to learn more about capybaras. This talk will be about the capybara - its [...]
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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