The Adopt-A-Pond Wetland Conservation Programme (AAP) has received two awards this fall! Most recently, AAP received a Living City Impact Award, which recognizes outstanding groups and individuals for initiatives that enrich communities in Toronto… Continue reading
Ontario’s Lone Eurycea Salamander, the Northern Two-Lined Salamander: Photo taken by Clint Fulsom – Save the Salamanders The genus Eurycea is made up of some twenty-seven salamander species. These are commonly referred to… Continue reading
Snakes are among the world’s most misunderstood and feared creatures. However, the horrible reputation that snakes have is not deserved. Snakes will not make unprovoked attacks on people. When a person comes in… Continue reading
A big thank you to everyone who supported and came out to Adopt-A-Pond’s 9th annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup held in the Rouge Marsh Beach last Friday! The data has been tallied and… Continue reading
It’s summer – the best time of the year to see Ontario’s turtle and frog species on the move and active. Whether basking on a rock or log in the sun, crossing roads… Continue reading
I got this amazing opportunity to work as a Wetland Conservation Assistant at the Toronto Zoo’s Adopt-A-Pond (AAP) Wetland Conservation Programme in the summer of 2018. I am rightly calling it amazing because… Continue reading
Frog are in terrible trouble. Around 33% of all the world’s frog species are threatened with extinction. This includes several forms found here in Ontario. The Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population (east and north… Continue reading
June is National Indigenous History Month. For every Thursday in June, our Turtle Island Conservation has been sharing interesting facts and insight on Facebook and the blog! Did you know that in First… Continue reading
Aanii! Boozhoo! She:kon! Tansi! Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day from all of our staff at Turtle Island Conservation and Adopt-A-Pond! Turtle Island Conservation (TIC) is a subprogram of Adopt-A-Pond that works with First… Continue reading
Saturday, May 19, 2018 10am to 4pm Free with zoo admission Blanding’s turtle (Photo by Brennan Caverhill) May 23 is World Turtle Day, an annual day to “shellebrate” and protect turtles and tortoises… Continue reading
