Your Toronto Zoo
Led by the Toronto Zoo, the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy is the dedicated fundraising partner supporting vital conservation efforts led by the Toronto Zoo. With the help of generous donors, we support animal well-being, essential conservation science programs, and experiential learning opportunities connecting people with nature.
Together, we can create a future where people, wildlife, and wild spaces not only survive but thrive.
Our Mission
Inspiring giving to fight extinction.
Our Vision
A world where people, wildlife and wild spaces thrive.
As we confront the dual challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, we are fuelled by a profound sense of optimism, confident in the Toronto Zoo's expertise and ability to drive meaningful, lasting change.
Animal Well-being
Prioritizing Animal Welfare
The well-being of the animals in the care of the Toronto Zoo is our top priority. We focus on creating natural, enriching environments that support both the physical and mental health of every species. Our commitment to innovation and compassionate care ensures that all animals thrive in a safe, supportive habitat.
Community and Education
Inspiring Future Conservationists
At the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy, we are dedicated to inspiring the next generation to care for the natural world. Through engaging educational programs and interactive experiences, we connect people to wildlife and conservation efforts, fostering a lifelong commitment to protecting nature.
Conservation Science
Preserving and Protecting Biodiversity
We are committed to advancing conservation science and preserving biodiversity for future generations. Through research, genetic preservation, and innovative breeding programs, we work to protect endangered species and restore healthy, sustainable wildlife populations.
Our Donors
A big thank you to our generous donors for their contributions towards saving wildlife and wild spaces.
We are in the process of updating our 2024 donor listing.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you to all of our committed Adopt an Animal program supporters! The following list acknowledges program recipients within the last 12 months.
Amina Aamir
Asifa Aamir
Alicia Ackroyd
Selena Albarrasin
Susan Aleksandrowicz
Burgundy & Alex Amaral
Amari Anderson
Jonathan Annan
Michael Arbour
Emma Archer
Our dearest Arden
Blair Armstrong Tucker
AudienceView People and Culture team
Sherzelle Louise Aviles
Justine Babilani
Chris J Ball
Nicholas Baril
Diane Barron
Isabelle Bartolo
Van Beal
Trevor Behrends
Stacey Bellamy
Julien Benhaim
Dylan Bennett
Marci Bentham
Danny Bertao
Emily Berzitis
Karl Berzitis
Sandy Biback
Blair Bigham
Eliza Billes
Brittany Blahovich
Lawrence Blake
Abby Bondar
Josh Bondar
Margaret Booth
Delia Borges
Nelson Borges
Benjamin Boyce
Alanna Braszak
Jennifer Braun
Michael Braun
Melody and baby Ryan Brown
Cassandra Brunshaw
Harrison Budish
Aubrey Budny
Sharyn Bulow
Maya Burke
Aurora Buzzelli
Jacob Buzzelli
Caitlin
Sloane Callaghan
Vivian Campbell
Aiden Campoli
Grant Carlson
Easton Carpino
Casie
Hayden Castellano
Jaclyn Castonguay
Catherine
Stefania Cerisano
Debbie Cerullo
Matt Cestra
Carolyn Chabot
Rache Chadwick
Wei-Hsuan Chang
Laith Chappell
Yara Chappell
Tessa Charalambides
Addison Chen
Laurie Chisholm
Veronica Chiu
Ka Kwai Chow
Circa 1818
Ann Clarkson
Harper Sophia Grace Coady
Perry Comm
Beverly Conrad
Tracy Conrad
Jayda Conradi Hansen
Eilish Cook
Stephanie Cookson
Couper Family
Nancy Cox
The Cox Family
Nolan Crawford
Alex Crema
Jim Crerar
Sarah Cresswell
Linda Cross
Noah Cross
CSU Team 4
Stephanie Currie & Claire Van Allen
Clementine Curtis
Sophia Lucas-Dainard
Darlene Dalla-Vicenza
Smriti Dalvie
Danielle
Isla Davey
Louis D'Cunha
Ava Del Favero
Elaina DeSousa
Vikram Dhawan
Isla Donaldson
Doreen
Evelyn Dormer
Samantha Doyle
Camila Victoria Duarte
Josef Ebner
Claire Edkins
Eric Edmondson
Noah Elane
Eleanor
Elle
Ellen
Emery & Tate
Olivia Ersil
Harley Evdemon
John Mervyn Evjen
Carolyn Ewen
Anna Faulkner
Elisa Dinis Fernandes
Jade Fernandes
Emilia & Olivia Filer
Finn
Clementine Finnerty
Moira Finoro
Everett Fletcher
Alexander Foord
Monica Forget
Hunter Forgione Reggio
Leah Fortune
Kate Fox
Sheldon Franchuk
Bob Fraser
Natalie Garvey
Brigitte Gee
Geoff
Judi Gillespie
Stephanie Gillespie
Jane Givens
Sarah Glassman
Justin Gomme
Zoe Goodchild
Lauren Grant
Elaine Greaves
Lenore & Brian Greaves
Rajesh Gupta
Gwen & Gemma
Shahi Hafez
Rachel Haggart
Gilles Hamel
Qiuli Han
Sunita Hanlon
Andrew Harley
Dillon Harney-McGregor
Lisa, Cory, Chelsea & Hadley Harris
Derek Hartley
Kate Heersink
Liam Heikkila
Valen Heikkila
Helen
Sharron Hembroff
Brenda Henderson
Henry, Evie & Kaia
Isabella Hill
Margaret Hill
Christine Hogenkamp
Homesense 017
Wesley Howarth
Amy Hradaker
Sicily Hudson
Elisabeth P. Hurd
John C. Hurd
Jennifer Ierullo
In Honour of Imiq and Dora
Kristin Inglese
Jackson
Quinton Jackson-Bonnett
Jan
Alex Jawahir
Donovan Jenkinson
Jillian
Joan
Josée
Amanda Joy
Mila Kajdaniuk
Roni Kapadia
Katherine
Abhay Kaushik
David Keddy
Rhylin Kelly
Alysa Kenn
Christina Kennard
Adam Kent
Angela Kernoghan
Sam & Olive Killam
Ava Kim
Brian Kimmel
Ellen King
Kipling Group Inc
Meg Knaack
Susan & Phillip Knaack
Susan and Phillip Knaack
Johanna Ko
Jessica Kocmiel
Verena Kompp
Patricia Koutoulas
Ariel Kreinis
Gramma Jan Krentz
Beverly Kukhta-Jackson
Alex Laba
Bennett Lalonde
Dominic Lalonde
Elliott Lalonde
Serena Lam
Everly Lamont
Kerry Landovskis
Heather Lanning
Freddie Lanos
Maci Lanos
Myles Larcina
Nadine Latchana
Declan Lau
Kyson Lau
Seraphina Lau
Laura
Tim, Krystal, Victoria & Nicole Lawson
Mary Lea
Michael Leaker
Karen Leblanc
Brenda Lee
Cherrie Lee
Mei Tin Lee
Jeannie Lehbauer
Tiina Leivo
Lennon & Mara
Carmina de Leon
Lexi
Mei Sze Li
Bill Little
Shelby Logan
Pamela Longhurst
Danielle Lowe
Lucas
Abigail Luke
Lola Luo & Denis Song
Ying Ma
Ashlynn Maattanen
Ashlynn Maattanen Pritchard
Mabel
Alec MacDonald
Liam MacDonald
Dianna MacFarland
Aiden MacKean
Fox MacKinnon
Sheri MacLeod
Madison
Rick Maj
Jennifer Joy Marcelino
Sara Marentette-Budgell
Jessica Mariano
Marilena
Robynn Marks
Marlene
Harold Martin
Joseph Martinez
Samuel Matarazzo
Matilda
Matthew
Katharine Maxwell
Kerry Maxwell
Jill Mazur
Erin McAdam
Chris McAllister
Kylie McAllister
Lucas McAllister
Adelina McBratney
Leslie McBride
Sarah McCarthy
Diane McCracken
Kait McFadyen
Louis McIntyre
Chantal McKeirnan
Anne McKellar
Theo & Abby McKim
Erin McLean
Brett McLellan
Katie McLellan
Diane McMinn
Nanci McNeil-Llewellyn
Michelle Meighoo
Melissa
Vittorio Menechella
Gini Mezea
Jim Miller
Summer Misurec
Madelyn Mitchener
Jintian Mo
Satish Adlur Mohan
Mom
Amanda Moore
Manuel Mora
Ian Morgan
John Morris
Justin Morrison
Nathan Morrison
Patricia Moser
Justine Mossman
Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Hamid's class
Flannery Muise
Mark Mullen
Kathy Mundy
Timothy Robert Mundy
Natalicia
Ami Naylor
Martin Nishino
Jessica Nishio
Martina Norval
Avraam Oakey
Inara Obla
Susan Ockene
Lynn O'Connor
Olivia
Will ONeill
Suan O'Reilly
Susan O'Reilly
Deanna Palangio
Andrea Palmieri
Rajvi Panchal
Judith Pashley
Payton
Deborah Peel
Nancie Pelley
Sofia Pena Tavara
Diane Peter
August Arlo Peters Holton
Gabriella Petralito
Meredith Petrychanko
Brent Phelan
Kristen Piercey
Lisa Pietschinski
Adriana Georgina Plummer Jimenez
Lauren Portengen
Casie Porter
Ben Posavad
Angela Pritchard
Kylie Prystanski
Hanson Quach
Laura Qualey
Megan &Michael Quaroni
Pedro Quintairos
Kaitlyn Rakacky
Rosa M Ramos
Linda Reade
Natasha Reid
Lex Revilla
Kareem Reyhani
Kristofor Richard
Grace Rizal Martinez Patawaran
James Robertson
Willow Rodriguez-Sinclair
Mia Belle Ross
Ashely Rossato
Crystene Roy
Olivia Ruffolo
Vivan S
Ameena S.
Sabrina Salemi
Samantha
John Sampat
Gabriela Sanchez
Maria Sandor
Sandy & Jim
Lynn Saunders
Henry & Mabel Scheer
Seneca Hill Grade 3 Class
Joey Sgambelluri
Michael Sgambelluri Jr
Sangita Shah
Sandy Sharpe
Bonnie Sharratt
Brianna Shaw
Sydney Shaw
Hafsa Sheikh
Aaron Shimla
Briar Simon
Graeme Simpson
Maren Simpson
Mark Robert Simpson
Maggie Sin
Michelle Sin
Midred Sin
Stephen Sin
Sindhu
Kulparas Singh
Surinder Singh Dayal
Sir Giraffey of S’more
Harrison Sleeman
Myles Sleeman
Diane Smith
Doug Smith
Paul & Karen Smith
Ruthanne Smith
Sarah Smook
Krysta Souliere
Gloria Spoden
Squishventures
Nate Stanavech
Stephanie Stark
Abby Starkman
Ben Starkman
Keelin Stechey
Catherine Stevens
Stevie
Fiona Stocker
Henry Sullivan
Oscar Sullivan
Olive Superbunny
Glenna Supurkas
Fern Sussman
Alanna Svendsen
Nandini Syed
Tammy & Jeff
Chris Tang
Elora Tarry
Cameron Taylor & Olivia Tetrault
Team Awesome
Chloe Tempier
Kevin Teutenberg
Emma Thomson
Alison Thornton
Donna Tien-Hurter
Toronto Zoo Finance and Technology Team
Toronto Zoo Volunteers
Hadley Trepanier
Bryan Trothen
Matthew Tsim
Robin Ugge
Harlee Vachon
Harrison Vaz
David Vella
Corina Versteegh
VMA Grade 2/3 Class 2024
Francesca Vottero
Zoe W.
Taylor Walker, in memory of Glen Walker
Winnie Wallace
Mason Walters
Kaylee Wang
Ethan & Ryan Ward
Leslie Ward
Maeve Ward
The Warrens
Jordan Wasylyniuk
Jaida Weber
Chloe Weenen & Tori Rivera
Grace Wei-Palmer
Wen & Ken
Austin Westcott
Madeleine White
Whitely Family
Jessica Wilcox
Samantha Wild
Kaitlin Wiles
Taylor & Justin Williams
Williamson Family
Dr. Elaine Wilson
Derek, Sloane & Vaughan Windross
Theron Winship
Christine Winter
Ada Wong
Colleen Wood
Emily Wuschnakowski
Carmen Xie
Vera Xie
Piper Yando
Ann Yarnell
Mackenzie Yee
Xiang Yin
Dennis W. Zauszniewski
Mia Zhu
Evalynn Zulkoskey