Toronto Reference Library Blog

When most Torontonians think of animals here in the City, we think RACCOONS! 

And most of us have a few choice words to say about those mammals.

The Red Fox shown here is an integral part of Toronto’s wildlife community, occupying diverse habitats from the lakeshore to ravines and woodlots and even people’s backyards on occasion. It is well adapted to live in the city.

I've seen fox and coyote in my midtown area near the Cedarvale Ravine. How about you? 

Karen McDonald fell in love with wildlife and nature growing up on a farm in eastern Ontario.  Now, as a Project Manager with the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority, she works with a dynamic team on habitat restoration projects that enhance habitat for Toronto’s wildlife.  

Karen’s work with mammals includes coyote tracking in urban centers; characterizing white-tailed deer habitat and populations; resolving human conflicts with beavers; and handling public inquires about mammals.  She is proud to be a contributing author of Mammals of Toronto,  one of the Biodiversity in the City series of booklets put out by the City of Toronto. 

Come hear Karen McDonald of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, contributor to Mammals of Toronto : a Guide to Their Remarkable World, next in our Thought Exchange series on Biodiversity in the City.

See you on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 

at 1pm at the in the Beeton Auditorium,

Toronto Reference Library,

789 Yonge St.

When most Torontonians think of animals here in the City, we think RACCOONS! 

And most of us have a few choice words to say about those mammals.

The Red Fox shown here is an integral part of Toronto’s wildlife community, occupying diverse habitats from the lakeshore to ravines and woodlots and even people’s backyards on occasion. It is well adapted to live in the city.

I've seen fox and coyote in my midtown area near the Cedarvale Ravine. How about you? 

Karen McDonald fell in love with wildlife and nature growing up on a farm in eastern Ontario.  Now, as a Project Manager with the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority, she works with a dynamic team on habitat restoration projects that enhance habitat for Toronto’s wildlife.  

Karen’s work with mammals includes coyote tracking in urban centers; characterizing white-tailed deer habitat and populations; resolving human conflicts with beavers; and handling public inquires about mammals.  She is proud to be a contributing author of Mammals of Toronto,  one of the Biodiversity in the City series of booklets put out by the City of Toronto. 

Come hear Karen McDonald of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, contributor to Mammals of Toronto : a Guide to Their Remarkable World, next in our Thought Exchange series on Biodiversity in the City.

See you on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 

at 1pm at the in the Beeton Auditorium,

Toronto Reference Library,

789 Yonge St.