The interesting world of leeches!
Have you ever wondered about leeches? What do they actually do, anyway? Read this blog post to find out!
Have you ever wondered about leeches? What do they actually do, anyway? Read this blog post to find out!
Written by: Courtney Leermakers If you follow Adopt-A-Pond (AAP) on Facebook or have read some of our other blog posts, you may be aware that we monitor and protect reptiles and amphibians in… Continue reading
Winter is here, and the Adopt-A-Pond team is still out and about conducting fieldwork!
We had the pleasure of bringing four interns out in the field with us from the Climate Action Learning & Leadership (CALL) Program. They assisted us with tracking our headstart and adult Blandingâs turtles via radio telemetry and also partook… Continue reading
Written By: Courtney Leermakers, Wetland Conservation Technician Megan Young, Adopt-A-Pond Conservation Steward Donnell Gasbarrini, Adopt-A-Pond Coordinator As autumn brings bright colours of orange, red, and yellow to the trees, we also know to… Continue reading
The Toronto Zooâs new âAdopt-an-Animalâ turtle package offers you the chance to name one of our 49 baby Blandingâs turtles from our headstart program. Each of the turtles will be released into the… Continue reading
Staff from the Adopt-A-Pond programme look after 200 baby turtles here at Toronto Zoo. These turtles are more than just interesting creatures to learn about though, they are the future for declining populations… Continue reading
The Toronto Zooâs Adopt-A-Pond Wetland Conservation Programme wishes Shannon Ritchie a warm farewell, and good luck on her new adventure into a Master of Science (MSc) program through the University of Toronto at… Continue reading
Check out this great article featuring our Blanding’s Turtle Headstart project published in Wild for Life Magazine: Having trouble viewing this article? Try this PDF: WFL_Issue3-Blandings Turtle Article_Toronto Zoo Funding and Support for This Project Has Been Provided By: For… Continue reading