On October 1st, Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) and Project Swallowtail launched a pollinator garden initiative with a beautiful garden installation. For those not familiar with Project Swallowtail, it is a...
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By Victoria Badham, Education and Outreach Manager at TWC So often, the gifts we give and receive around the holidays go unused, underused, given away, or even worse, sent to…
By: Victoria Badham, Education and Outreach Thud – the gut-wrenching sound of a bird flying hard into a window. Thud. It’s estimated that 25 million birds die from window strikes…
For the last five years, Dave had been visiting and photographing a beautiful pair of great horned owls who live in a local park. But this year was particularly special;...
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Wildlife still need your help during this global pandemic… As part of our valued community of wildlife supporters, we’d like to let you know that during this COVID-19 crisis TWC…
By: Victoria Badham, Education & Outreach Manager, Toronto Wildlife Centre It’s March! Spring is only a few short weeks away and wild animals are already prepping for the next generation of…
By: Victoria Badham, Education & Outreach Manager, Toronto Wildlife Centre “There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” Joseph Conrad Halloween conjures up images of wild species associated with...
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By: Victoria Badham, Education & Outreach Manager, Toronto Wildlife Centre Our flighted friends will soon be leaving our backyards to head to their wintering grounds. Beneficial pollinators will prepare for hibernation....
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This big brown bat was found in December by Sean, a Mississauga resident. Bats can’t survive the harsh winter outdoors and must hibernate. Somehow, this bat accidentally awoke from his…
The coyote took a few nimble steps and stopped, standing in the snow wheezing painfully as the kill snare hung from his neck. The wire cut deep into his throat,…
