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Just Bison their time
Just Bison their time

Just Bison their time

Date6/16/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Just Bison their time: These wood bison at the Metro zoo have something to be grateful for. Close to extinction just 31 years ago; Canada's largest land mammal has been taken off the international endangered species list; the World Wildlife Fund has announced.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116202F
Roundup time at Metro Zoo. Two of the 18 wood bison at the Metro Zoo, chosen for the move to an Indian reserve in Manitoba, were reluctant to enter lo(...)
Roundup time at Metro Zoo. Two of the 18 wood bison at the Metro Zoo, chosen for the move to an Indian reserve in Manitoba, were reluctant to enter lo(...)
3/11/1985
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Bison
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Bison
3/11/1985
Wood bison
Wood bison
3/11/1985
Home on the range -- soon. Canadian Animal Domain at Metro Zoo is scheduled to open July 1 and will include this herd of 30 bison. They're being kept (...)
Home on the range -- soon. Canadian Animal Domain at Metro Zoo is scheduled to open July 1 and will include this herd of 30 bison. They're being kept (...)
5/12/1976
With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
2/28/1985
A patient pachyderm. Is this elephant camera-shy, or just showing her best side? Likely she's just patiently waiting to be fed at the Metro Zoo. She a(...)
A patient pachyderm. Is this elephant camera-shy, or just showing her best side? Likely she's just patiently waiting to be fed at the Metro Zoo. She a(...)
6/21/1989
. . . Just make sure he's fast asleep. Okay, Charlie, count backwards 100 and you won't feel a thing. Just lay yourself down here on the table and we(...)
. . . Just make sure he's fast asleep. Okay, Charlie, count backwards 100 and you won't feel a thing. Just lay yourself down here on the table and we(...)
1/10/1978
Metro's littlest giraffe. Born just 10 days ago to Cecilia the giraffe at Metro Zoo, Ginetta is already a pert and chipper youngster, zoo attendants s(...)
Metro's littlest giraffe. Born just 10 days ago to Cecilia the giraffe at Metro Zoo, Ginetta is already a pert and chipper youngster, zoo attendants s(...)
8/22/1983
These warm spring days are just the thing for lazin' in the sun, and residents of Metro Zoo were among the first to find out. A picture of total relax(...)
These warm spring days are just the thing for lazin' in the sun, and residents of Metro Zoo were among the first to find out. A picture of total relax(...)
4/13/1977
These warm spring days are just the thing for lazin' in the sun, and residents of Metro Zoo were among the first to find out. A picture of total relax(...)
These warm spring days are just the thing for lazin' in the sun, and residents of Metro Zoo were among the first to find out. A picture of total relax(...)
4/15/1977
Gee, Mom, you're just great. It's hard to tell whose head is whose as Kahn, a young Bactrian camel, snuggles up to his mother, Patches, at the Metro Z(...)
Gee, Mom, you're just great. It's hard to tell whose head is whose as Kahn, a young Bactrian camel, snuggles up to his mother, Patches, at the Metro Z(...)
3/3/1977
Hold that Tiger! This 500-pound tiger just checked in at Riverdale zoo from India, and he's hungry - so don't try to scratch his ears. The tiger, a gi(...)
Hold that Tiger! This 500-pound tiger just checked in at Riverdale zoo from India, and he's hungry - so don't try to scratch his ears. The tiger, a gi(...)
6/22/1962