# @thetorontozoo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbIyM3DjvME
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68162198-thetorontozoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T13:35:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Toronto Zoo (@thetorontozoo) — https://gondola.cc/thetorontozoo

## Caption

On this Day 5 of #NationalZookeeperWeek and as we reflect on our role in conservation, we are grateful for the many members of your Toronto Zoo's Wildlife Care team who are committing and contributing to conservation initiatives that extend far beyond the habitats they care for each day 🌎

Did you know? While our mission of connecting people, animals, conservation science and traditional knowledge to fight extinction begins here at your Toronto Zoo, it also takes our staff into forests, wetlands, Arctic tundra, and communities around the world alongside the incredible organizations we partner with!

In-situ conservation is about protecting wildlife where it belongs: in its natural environment. Through collaborative field projects, our team helps support species recovery, habitat protection, community-based conservation, wildlife monitoring, education, and research that directly benefits wild populations. These experiences strengthen conservation efforts in the field and enrich the care, knowledge, and stories our Zookeepers bring back to the many guests and members who visit your Zoo each year.

From the frozen shores of Churchill, Manitoba, members of our team have participated in polarbearsinternational Climate Alliance, completing months of climate science training before travelling north to witness wild polar bears and learn directly from researchers and Indigenous knowledge holders. The experience equips them to become stronger climate communicators, helping inspire guests to take meaningful action for polar bears and the Arctic ecosystems they depend on 🐻‍❄️

Half a world away, Toronto Zoo staff have rolled up their sleeves alongside the sumatranrangerproject, working with local communities to build livestock corrals that help reduce human-wildlife conflict along the edge of the Leuser Ecosystem. By protecting farmers' livelihoods while reducing encounters with critically endangered Sumatran tigers and other wildlife, these projects demonstrate that conservation succeeds when people and wildlife can thrive together 🐅

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