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Check out torontozoo.com to plan your visit. To Get Here:
By Car
Take HWY 401 East or West to Meadowvale Rd. in Toronto (Exit 389)
Go north on Meadowvale Rd. and follow signs to Zoo entrance. By GO Train
The Toronto Zoo is just minutes from the Rouge Hill GO Station. Board a TTC 85 Sheppard East bus to the Zoo right at the station. For GO Train information, please visit www.gotransit.com

10/31/2026

Someone felt a little devilish today 👹🐾

Stay spooky (and be safe tonight), everyone!

10/31/2026

That's a wrap on 2026 🦇✨

While the week may be coming to an end, our commitment to protecting Ontario's bats continues all year long!

Throughout these last few days, we've taken you behind-the-scenes with your Toronto Zoo's Bat Conservation Team, introduced you to some of Ontario's native bat species, explored the important research happening in the field, and shared how we're working to better understand and protect these often-misunderstood animals.

From late nights in the field collecting valuable scientific data to monitoring bat populations and studying the challenges they face, our dedicated team, with the generous support of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, is helping advance conservation efforts for bats across Ontario.

These remarkable nocturnal mammals play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, including helping to control insect populations. Yet, despite their importance, Ontario's bats face serious threats, including habitat loss, white-nose syndrome and other environmental pressures. That's why research, education and community involvement are so important to their future.

Missed some of our Bat Week posts and want to keep learning? We've got you covered.

We're excited to invite you to explore our Bat Conservation Program's new webpage, where you can discover:

🦇 Meet the bats: Learn about Ontario's eight native bat species and what makes each one unique.
🦇 Conservation in action: Go behind the science and discover the important research projects led by your Toronto Zoo, with support from .
🦇 The challenges they face: Explore the threats impacting bat populations and the steps we can all take to help protect them.
🦇 Keep learning: Watch educational videos, explore conservation resources and discover more about these fascinating animals.

As Guardians of Wild, we believe protecting wildlife begins with understanding it. Every research project, every new discovery and every conversation about conservation brings us one step closer to securing a future where bats can continue to thrive in our skies.

A big thank you to our Field Conservation Team, partners and everyone who followed along, shared our stories and helped shine a light on these extraordinary creatures throughout Bat Week 🦇

The week may be over, but the conservation work never stops!

Explore torontozoo.com/bats and help us spread the word about the real stars of the night sky ✨

10/31/2026

Happy from your Toronto Zoo 👻🎃

From creepy crawlies and howling wolves to curious critters and some seriously fang-tastic friends, things are always a little WILD around here 🐺🕷️🐾

Wishing all our Zoo friends a spook-tacular Halloween filled with sweet treats, wild adventures, and plenty of animal-inspired mischief!

Stay safe, stay spooky, and stay WILD 🧡

10/30/2026

Behind every healthy animal is a dedicated team of people who care 🩺💚

As we wrap up , we're taking you behind the scenes for a special Day in the Life of a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) at your Toronto Zoo!

From routine health checks and preventative care to assisting with complex medical procedures, our RVTs play an essential role in supporting the health and well-being of the more than 3,000 animals in our care.

Their expertise, compassion and dedication make an extraordinary difference each and every day, often in ways our Zoo members and guests never get to see.

As we close out this month of recognition, we extend our thanks to our incredible RVT team for their countless contributions to the animals in our care, fellow Zoo staff, guests and members. Their work strengthens our commitment to exceptional animal care and well-being, and helps us live out our mission of being Guardians of Wild in a community funded conservation science organization, operating a world-class Zoo.

Join us in celebrating these remarkable professionals who give so much of themselves to the animals we know and care for 💚

10/30/2026

‘‘Twas the eve before 🐒👻

On this , we're celebrating the incredible colony of lemurs that call your Toronto Zoo’s African Rainforest Pavilion home, while learning about the important conservation work being done to protect these remarkable primates in the wild.

Did you know? Native to Madagascar, lemurs face growing threats from habitat loss, deforestation and human activity, making conservation efforts more important than ever.

As proud Guardians of Wild, your Toronto Zoo continues to support important conservation initiatives alongside our partners at Planet Madagascar, working to protect critical habitats, empower local communities and safeguard the future of Madagascar's unique biodiversity 🇲🇬

Together, we're making a difference for lemurs, both here at home and halfway around the world.

Stay spooky, everyone 🎃

10/29/2026

As we continue with our celebration of , did you know that bats can be tracked using Bluetooth? 🛜

This summer, your Toronto Zoo’s Bat Conservation team deployed a new tracking device that uses Bluetooth technology, much like an AirTag on your luggage! These BluBat tags are powered by a small battery and weigh only 0.21g, allowing them to be attached to bats.

They can then be detected by cellphones as the bat moves around the landscape, and location data is uploaded to a research database. We deployed 14 BluBat tags on 4 bat species. Here are some of the most interesting results:

🦇 1 big brown bat travelled ~65km north to Lake Simcoe and returned to the Toronto Zoo area over a 2-day period.

🦇1 little brown myotis was captured and tagged near the Zoo but regularly roosts 15km northwest. This bat then travelled ~80km west near Palgrave and returned to Unionville over a 2-day period.

🦇1 big brown bat travelled 100+ km northeast of Toronto, and was last detected near Fenelon Falls before the tag battery stopped working; the farthest-travelling bat we had during this study!

With 7 of Ontario’s 8 native bat species listed as provincially or federally endangered, your Toronto Zoo, with support from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), is embracing innovation and new technology to learn more about the movements of bats right here in the GTA.

10/28/2026

Postcards from : Dear Zoo Miami & Kirra... 💌🐾

Life as a growing wombat means plenty of new experiences, and little , Clover, has been busy exploring the world around her!

Known for her impressive digging skills (10/10 holes!), quality naps and cautious approach to unfamiliar things, Clover has also been showing moments of bravery as she continues to grow and develop.

While she tends to take her time getting comfortable with new experiences, Clover has been gradually exploring more of her surroundings, putting those excellent digging skills to work and learning a little more about the world around her, one paw at a time.

Her latest adventure? An introduction to a mirror ball 🪩👀

As part of her ongoing enrichment, Clover was introduced to a shiny new object in her environment. With plenty of new surfaces, reflections and textures to investigate, the mirror ball offered another opportunity for Clover to explore something unfamiliar at her own pace.

Watch as Clover investigates this new addition to her environment, one little boop at a time.

And this is just the beginning! We're teaming up with Zoo Miami for a special wombat pen pal series, sharing little milestones and moments from two growing wombats, hundreds of kilometres apart 💚

Stay tuned for more postcards from Clover 💌

10/28/2026

The elusive Canadian house hippo is back! But is it real? 🦛

In recognition of Media Literacy Week (Oct. 26-30), your Toronto Zoo, the CN Tower / Tour CN and MediaSmarts have teamed up to bring back a beloved Canadian icon with an important message and reminder to celebrate Media Literacy Week - a national event to promote digital media literacy which runs from October 26-30.

In a complex digital world, we find ourselves asking “is this real?” more often than ever before. Knowing the difference between fact and fiction is difficult to navigate, and the house hippo serves as an important reminder to check the facts before sharing. MediaSmarts provides online programs like Break the Fake to help parents and educators provide young people with the tools they need to help ask the right questions, evaluate the source material, and think critically about the information they are absorbing ⚠️

To highlight this important message and week-long campaign further, our friends at the CN Tower will be lighting the Tower teal and magenta, the colours to promote Media Literacy Week TODAY, Wednesday October 28th.

So, if you see the Tower all lit up, it is NOT fake news, it is real and it carries an important meaning.

10/27/2026

CN Tower / Tour CN - we saw your announcement on social media this morning and are officially on the case 🔍

A similar mystery has been unfolding here at your Toronto Zoo. Earlier today, our team spotted some unusual activity in the African Rainforest Pavilion which was caught on the zoolife livecam 🎥

We’re confident that by working together, we will solve this mystery along with the help of our Zoo members, guests and greater community.

Any theories on what we may be dealing with? 👀

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