As schools and other educational institutions have closed in response to COVID-19 pandemic and kids are confined to their homes, Zoos across Canada have decided to bring their inhabitants to your home. Here is a list of places where you can watch wildlife online.
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Assiniboine Park & Zoo will introduce and teach you about animal enrichment, veterinary care, adaptations, and more! Catch them Live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1:00 pm CST on Facebook. They will be available to answer any questions you have during these Live Creature Feature sessions.
Monday, April 20: Pack Dynamics with Grey Wolves
Wednesday, April 22 – Earth Day: SPECIAL TIME 10:00 am – Endangered Species & Conservation with Red Pandas
Calgary Zoo
Calgary Zoo’s PandaCam goes live. Presented by Hainan Airlines, you can now watch the Zoo’s Giant Pandas – Er Shun and Da Mao – every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There are 3 cameras, one outside and two inside, so make sure to check out each of them.
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Orca Lab
See Stellar Sea Lions at their favorite “haul out” spot on Hanson Island in British Columbia as they fish, relax, and socialize by the waters of the Johnstone Strait at Blackfish Sound.
Saskatchewan Science Centre
Head over to the Saskatchewan Science Centre to see Live Bubo Cam of the Great Horned Owl.
Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium has a number of live cams that will help you to watch African Penguins, Jelly Fish, and Sea Otter using the Penguin Cam, Jelly Cam, Sea Otter Cam, Underwater Otter Cam
The Toronto Zoo
Tune into The Toronto Zoo‘s facebook page as they go live each day at 1:00 p.m. from a different area of the Zoo.
The Toronto Zoo is also partnering with Explore By The Seat Of Your Pants to bring you Virtual learning LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 am.
Toronto Zoo’s Wild For Live Podcast Series: Wild For Life brings you behind-the-scenes and unveils the “hidden zoo”. Each episode brings you information on the critical conservation work that protects endangered species and works to preserve biodiversity. A new episode becomes available every other Wednesday where you will have the opportunity hear from wildlife care, nutritionists, ecologists, veterinarians, social scientists, wildlife biologists, and more that are working hard to help protect wildlife from all over the world.
Zoo de Granby
Zoo de Granby has introduced short educational capsules every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. on Facebook and Instagram.
Canadian Polar Bear Habitat
Check-in with Ganuk, Henry, Inukshuk, and Eddy at the Canadian Polar Bear Habitat on their live streams.
Animals From Around the World
- You can see animals from around the world online through Explore.org’s live cams.
- Elephants at Tembe Elephant Park
- Gorillas at Grace Gorilla Conservation Centre
- Tiger, Elephant, Merrkat, Seal at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
- Giraffes, Penquins, Snow leopard, Lions at Melbourne and Werribee zoos
- Lion, Cheetah, Giant Panda, Elephant, Naked Mole-rats at Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington DC
You can see animals from around the world online through Explore.org’s live cams.