Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy: federal grants and contributions

The CALL: Climate Action Learning and Leadership

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

This contribution supports a broad scale assessment of populations, distribution and movement of species at risk reptile and amphibian species, specifically the Eastern Milksnake and the Western Chorus Frog, and assessment of the Blanding’s turtle survival, movement and habitat use. Research findings will assist land managers in conserving and protecting species at risk and restoring their habitats in Rouge National Urban Park and across Ontario.

• Parks Canada
• General Class Contribution Program
• Scarborough–Rouge Park

This contribution supports a broad scale assessment of populations, distribution and movement of species at risk reptiles and bats, specifically Blanding’s turtle (including assessment of head-start survival, movement and habitat use), eastern milksnake, little brown myotis, northern myotis, and tri-colored bat.

• Parks Canada
• General Class Grant and Contribution Program
• Scarborough–Rouge Park

Contributes to the recovery of endangered, threatened, and other species of concern, by engaging Canadians in conservation actions to benefit wildlife and to protect aquatic species at risk.

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Habitat Stewardship Program

This project will help the Toronto Zoo adapt it’s operations to meet COVID-19 health and safety regulations by allowing guests to safely use their facilities.

• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
• Tourism Relief Fund
• Scarborough–Rouge Park

This contribution supports ongoing efforts to enhance the recovery of endangered Blanding’s turtle populations in Rouge National Urban Park and to monitor population distributions, movement and habitat use of species-at-risk reptiles and bats including Eastern Milksnakes, Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis, and the Tri-colored Bat. All data collected will be used to inform planning for future years of these programs.

• Parks Canada
• General Class Grants and Contributions Program
• Scarborough Centre

Contributes to the recovery of endangered, threatened, and other species of concern, by engaging Canadians in conservation actions to benefit wildlife and to protect aquatic species at risk.

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Habitat Stewardship Program

This grant supports the implementation of freshwater mussel surveys, targeting the Eastern Pondmussel, in the Rouge Marsh area. This work will support previous freshwater mussel surveys completed by the Toronto Zoo across the inland watersheds of Lake Ontario in the Greater Toronto Area.

• Parks Canada
• General Class Grants and Contributions Program
• Scarborough–Rouge Park

• General Class Contribution Program
• General Class Grant and Contribution Program
• General Class Grants and Contributions Program

All grants from Parks Canada

All grants from Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Habitat Stewardship Program

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Tourism Relief Fund

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

• General Class Grants and Contributions Program

• Habitat Stewardship Program

• General Class Grants and Contributions Program

• General Class Grant and Contribution Program
• Habitat Stewardship Program

• Tourism Relief Fund

• General Class Contribution Program