Five-Part Virtual Series on our Conservation Science
What does it mean to be a Guardian of Wild? Join your Toronto Zoo for a five-part virtual series as we dive into the stories of our incredible teams and their conservation work. Learn how they’re advancing science and animal well-being in the fight against extinction.
When it comes to saving species, we all have something to contribute and we want to invite your classroom to become a 'Guardian of Wild' today.
Introduction to One Well-being
Aired November 13, 2025
Have you ever wondered how a Zoo optimizes animal well-being? Join your Toronto Zoo’s animal welfare team as we take a closer look at the benefits and complex challenges that go along with housing birds in multi-species free flight aviaries, and the systems in place to ensure their optimal physical and psychological health.
Species Management: AI Monitoring & Zoo Monitor Program
Aired November 19, 2025
Do you ever wonder what animals are up to when the Zoo is closed? From AI technology to in-person live observations — learn how your welfare science team tracks animal behaviours to promote animal well-being and inform conservation action!
Food Production at the Toronto Zoo
Aired November 26, 2025
Have you ever wondered what it takes to feed over 3,000 animals? Join us to explore how your Zoo is growing nutritious, sustainable food, which helps to promote a healthier planet and healthier animals, and how all this is part of a holistic food production plan to strengthen long-term animal food security.
Introduction to One–Nature – Understanding Snake Biology for Breeding Success
Aired December 3, 2025
Have you ever wondered what it takes to help recover a species in decline? Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes are a threatened native species, and your Toronto Zoo is helping by participating in a breeding and release program. Meet the experts and discover the new techniques we’re using to protect them.
Caribou Biobanking
Aired December 10, 2025
Have you ever wondered how a Zoo can help save a wild species? Caribou in Ontario’s boreal forests are facing serious challenges. Your Toronto Zoo has partnered with Weenusk First Nation, an Indigenous community in northern Ontario, to develop and test cryobanking methods which involve the freezing and long-term storage of reproductive cells.
